Diplomas
Bachelor of business management (specialization in legal practice), Arteveldehogeschool, cum laude, 2008
Master of Laws, University of Ghent, magna cum laude, 2012
Erasmus Mundi Program, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, 2011-2012
Experience
Enrolled at the Ghent Bar since 2014
Enrolled as an EU lawyer at the Barcelona Bar since 2021 (affiliation number: 124)
Member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Insolventie- en Beslagrecht (TIBR) and of the sub-editorial board ‘beslag’ since 2022
Specializations
Corporate law
Banking and financial law
Seizure and execution law
Law of obligations and liability
Security law
Insolvency law
Languages
Dutch
English
French
Spanish
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Legal contributions
“General Principles” (Chapter 1) and “General Rules for Attachment of Real Property” (Chapter 14)
in Book of Attachments, Kluwer, 2025, 1-42 and 535-564, respectively.
“Reopen your cold case: request for account information simplified”
RW 2023-24, vol. 42, 1642.
“Can a public buyer seek redress in the event of an artificially inflated price?”
(note under Cass. Nov. 17, 2022), TIBR 2024, vol. 1, RS-68.
“Commentary on Articles XX.21 to XX.38 of the Code of Economic Law,”
in Business Law Annotated 2024-2025, Die Keure, 2024, 887-898 (early warning, chambers for enterprises in difficulty, provisional measures and amicable settlement outside judicial reorganization).
“Bailiff’s duty to investigate public sale of vehicle,”
(note under Antwerp Oct. 17, 2022), TIBR 2023, vol. 2, RS-71.
“Forfeiture of a penalty after a period of performance: watch out for the starting point,”
(note under Cass. Sept. 2, 2022), TIBR 2023, vol. 1, RS-109.
“Mortgage creditor’s collateral broadened: civil fruits also become immovable after bankruptcy,”
(note under Cass. Dec. 9, 2021), TIBR 2022, vol. 1, RS-176.
“Credit opening, loan and reinvestment fee: the story goes on & on & on”
(discussing Cass. Feb. 3, 2022), Corporate Finance Lab, March 22, 2022.
“Opposition to rents after executive real estate attachment and debtor’s declaration (art. 1576 Ger.W.),”
(note under Gent Oct. 8, 2019), RW 2021-22, vol. 15, 597-601.
“Commentary on Article 1576 Ger.W.”
in Comm.Ger., Kluwer, 2021, vol. 122, 1-30 (real estate release and opposition to rental and leasehold monies after executive real estate attachment).
“The Catch 22 of Judicial Reorganization: balancing between an open portal and anti-abuse,”
TBH 2021, vol. 6, 817-827.
“Litigation by or against (or suing and executing against) a bankrupt,”
(note under Cass. Oct. 11, 2018), RW 2020-21, vol. 18, 702-705.
“Can a pre-emption right be exercised subject to brokerage fees?”
(note under Gent Nov. 12, 2019), RABG 2020, vol. 15, 1268-1271.
“Investment credit and reinvestment fee. Light at the end of the tunnel after recent Supreme Court rulings?”
(discussing Cass. April 27, 2020 and Cass. June 18, 2020), Corporate Finance Lab, Aug. 13, 2020.
“The nuanced duty of separatists to declare claims in bankruptcy,”
(note under Cass. Jan. 16, 2020 and Cass. March 12, 2020), TIBR 2020, vol. 2, RS-3-5.
“Thanks to corona temporarily no surprises? RD No. 15 places far-reaching restrictions on custodial movable attachment”
Corporate Finance Lab, April 29, 2020.
“Recent developments on garnishment and urgency: is a lack of voluntary payment and/or dispute sufficient?”
(note under Gent March 5, 2019), TIBR 2020, vol. 1, RS-49-55.
“Can one already file a request for account information (art. 1447/1 Ger.W.)?”
RW 2019-20, vol. 12, 442.
“Openbare verkoop onroerend goed is eenvoudiger geworden”
Juristenkrant 2018, afl. 373, 10.
