Breach of professional secrecy means that a person discloses matters covered by professional secrecy by which he or she is bound. This professional secrecy applies, among others, to doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives, lawyers, bailiffs, notaries, police, accountants, members of the public social welfare centres, staff of the registries and public prosecutors' offices, ... . . The disclosure of a professional secret is only possible within the testimony in a particular case or investigative committee or when the law expressly permits this. In some cases, however, professional secrecy may be broken, for example when learning of a serious crime or when there is a serious and real danger to someone's life or health. For more information about this crime, a concrete punishment and/or tailor-made advice, contact our criminal lawyers at [email protected].