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It is now illegal in Belgium for lawyers to accept cash payments, according to a lawyer. Thus, no due process for unbanked people? Do other member states have this rule? (fedia.io)
submitted 3 weeks ago by ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io to c/Law
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(crossposted from !brussels)

How are unbanked people and those with cashless bank accounts expected to pay lawyers if the money they have for the lawyer is in cash?

Why are lawyers of all people not trusted with cash? Can’t lawyers be disbarred if they do something dodgy?

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[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In France you can still have a bank account from the government (with a lot of restrictions obviously) and I guess they have an equivalent in Belgium.

[–] ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

The EU mandates the availability of “basic” bank accounts. But then each member state introduces their own limitations that essentially defeats those accounts as an option in various situations. Does France allow their basic accounts to have cash services? If not, then they are useless to someone who has their money in cash.

Also noteworthy that basic bank accounts are not free, and generally cost more than retail accounts.