Emiel Haesbrouck

Emiel Haesbrouck is our exclusively recommended Civil Litigation Law expert in Belgium on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Emiel directly using the contact details listed above.

• Started at the bar of Kortrijk as a intern-lawyer in 1970.
• Elected as a town councillor in Kortrijk ( West Flandern ) in 1970 ( till end 1982 )
• Employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs/Development Cooperation ( 1982 – 1983 )
• Employee of the Services of the Prime Minister ( 1983 – 1985 )
• Appointed Clerk Rapporteur of the Dutch-speaking Council of Appeal in the office of the Prime Minister, by decision of the Prime Minister dated April 6th 1984.
• Member of the Council of State of Belgium – Auditors’ Office – ( 1985 – 2008 )
• Researcher at the study department at the ministry of the Secretary for the Reform of the State Ferrdinand De Bondt ( September 1977 – April 1979 ) : preparing laws concerning the reform of the State : first texts concerning the ” Arbitragehof ” , current Constitutional Court .
• Member of the National Board of the CVP ( political party, 1973-1986 ).
• Representative for Belgium at the first UN Congres on International Law in New York ( 13 – 17 of March 1995 .)
• Grand-officer in the Order of the Crown ( Royal Decree of 29 th of April 2008 )
• Commandeur in the Order of Leopold ( Royal Decree of 11 th of April 2000 )
• Honorary lieutenant in the reserve ( 2 th June 1992 )
• Outright winner of a 2021 Lawyer Monthly Legal Award.
• Q&A WITH EMIEL HAESBROUCK

Practice Areas

• Human rights
• Fundamental rights and freedoms
• Disciplinary law in government and liberal professions. administrative, tax and economic disputes.