Martine Luijten

Martine Luijten handles common and economic criminal cases, both large and small in scale. These include cases involving suspected offences of violence, property crime, or sexual misconduct. In addition, Martine represents individuals who have been designated as suspects in connection with an alleged violation of the Road Traffic Act or the Opium Act. She also regularly provides assistance to investigating officers who have become involved in criminal cases or fact-finding investigations, and she specialises in complaint proceedings against decisions not to prosecute under Article 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Finally, Martine represents clients in cassation proceedings before the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.

Where clients are eligible, Martine represents them on the basis of a government-funded contribution (a ‘toevoeging’). She also provides legal assistance on a privately funded basis.

Martine graduated cum laude in international and European law from Tilburg University. After graduating, she gained professional experience at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and as a legal associate at our firm. Martine also worked for a year and a half as an adviser at Reclassering Nederland (the Dutch Probation Service). This experience makes her exceptionally well placed to provide clients with expert advice on forensic care and supervision, pro Justitia assessments, and the tbs measure (compulsory treatment order). Since January 2024, Martine has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Pieter Baan Centre.

In the legal practice areas register of the Netherlands Bar Association, Martine is registered as a specialist in Criminal Law. She is also registered as a specialist in Cassation (criminal).

Each calendar year, she obtains a minimum of ten training credits in these areas of specialisation, in accordance with the standards of the Netherlands Bar Association.