
Equity Partner
Christine Mussche has been a lawyer since 1984. Already a close collaborator with Walter Van Steenbrugge and Jo Van Acker, she joined the firm in its early days. Christine Mussche works in criminal law in the broad sense and has particular expertise in sexual offences.
Christine Mussche
criminal law
In the early years of her career, Christine Mussche specialised in juvenile law. She moved into criminal law because of her fascination with human behaviour, behavioural problems and their causes. A humane outlook is the consistent feature of the honest legal advice she offers to the victims and perpetrators of crimes.
Christine Mussche succeeds in combining her years of experience as a criminal lawyer with a fresh perspective, and consistently demonstrates a keen interest in new subject matter relevant to criminal law, with a view to assisting her clients as comprehensively as possible. She works in criminal law in the broad sense and has particular expertise in sexual offences.
She is the first point of contact for all new cases.
Degrees and qualifications
Licentiate degree in law, Ghent University, 1984
Internships
Ignace Peckstadt law firm
Experience
Registered at the Ghent Bar since 1984
Specialisations
Legal advice for perpetrators and victims of crime
General and specialised criminal law
Sex offences
Assizes cases
Capital offences
Languages
Dutch, French, English
Other
Member of the Council of the Ghent Bar Association.
Member of the Board of Directors of vzw Herstelgerichte en Constructieve Afhandeling Oost-Vlaanderen.
Member of the Board of Directors of vzw Touché.
Member of the Board of Directors of Compagnie Cécilia.
Member of the Board of Directors of vzw Empathie.
Substitute judge at the Court of First Instance in Ghent.
Mediator in family cases.
Contact
0032 (0)9 269 10 69
christine.mussche@vsadvocaten.be
personal assistant: Kamie Delbeke, kamie.delbeke@vsadvocaten.be – 0032 (0)9 269 10 62