by Annelies VandendriesscheAntoine Deltour, Raphaël Halet and Edouard Perrin, three French nationals, were brought before the Correctional Tribunal of Luxembourg on April 26th 2016 in what is commonly referred to as the LuxLeaks Trial.
At stake are the preservation of professional secrecy on the one hand, and freedom of the press and protection of whistleblowers on the other. The three men are accused of leaking over 30 000 confidential documents revealing the tax deals concluded by large multinational companies with the Luxembourgish fiscal authorities. A verdict will be reached on June 29th.
In October 2010, Deltour copied documents concerning tax rulings from…
