We have extensive experience in all types of arbitration proceedings that could be brought before national and international bodies, such as the Belgian Arbitration Tribunal for Sports (BAS/CBAS), CEPANI, Federation of Belgian Diamond Bourses (FDBD), ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, and ad hoc arbitrations. In addition, we are very experienced in mediation and other forms of alternate dispute resolution, such as conciliation procedures, mini-trials, etc.
In particular, we have a lot of experience in proceedings in which the suspension of the enforcement or nullification of arbitral awards is sought, and those in which foreign states are involved or implicated.
Some examples of our work in arbitration and ADR include:
- assisting a telecommunications company in a mini-trial concerning a contractual dispute it had with wholesale customers and competitors;
- assisting a diamond mining company in arbitration proceedings before the Federation of Belgian Diamond Bourses in Antwerp in a damages claim resulting from the termination of a contract with a local agent, and in related court proceedings following discussions about the impartiality and independence of the arbitral tribunal;
- advising a stainless-steel producer in a multi-party arbitration under the CEPANI Arbitration Rules in which the case concerned the liability of subcontractors in the framework of complex technical services;
- assisting the national railway company in arbitration cases under the CEPANI Arbitration Rules in which these cases concerned various post-acquisition claims following the sale of the railway company’s subsidiary, which is an international freight forwarders and logistics service provider, to a private equity company;
- defending a European construction group in a case relating to the construction of an oil refinery at the Antwerp port area, and this case was governed by Spanish law and subject to ICC arbitration in London;
- assisting a medical device, pharmaceutical, and consumer-packaged goods manufacturing company in mediation proceedings (CEDR and Independent Mediators) and in the subsequent arbitration proceedings and settlement discussions;
- assisting a leading independent manufacturer of sealants and adhesives in a dispute following the takeover of a company in China; we coordinated its defence in Belgium, China, and Hong Kong according to the arbitration matters that fall under the rules of CIETAC, HKIAC, and SHIAC.
