Litigation
Arbitration-Related Litigation | Commercial Litigation
Draye Law represents Belgian and international clients before the Belgian courts in arbitration-related proceedings and complex commercial disputes.
A significant part of the practice concerns court proceedings arising out of arbitration, including the recognition, enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards, as well as applications for interim relief and other measures in support of arbitral proceedings. Foreign counsel, corporate clients and sovereign States regularly seek Draye Law’s assistance in navigating these matters before the Belgian courts.
Beyond arbitration-related proceedings, Draye Law acts in a broad range of commercial and civil disputes across a variety of industries.
For clients involved in cross-border disputes, litigation rarely exists in isolation. Maarten’s cross-border experience enables him to integrate court proceedings into a broader dispute-resolution strategy, taking account of parallel proceedings, enforcement prospects and the client’s commercial objectives from the outset.
Maarten appears before the courts of first instance and the courts of appeal and has acted in matters conducted simultaneously across multiple jurisdictions.
“At ease before Belgian courts and before tribunals worldwide” (WWL)
Experience
Setting Aside/Enforcement
Representing a sovereign State in setting-aside and enforcement proceedings in The Netherlands and Belgium regarding arbitral awards rendered in a PCA arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty
Wholesale & Distribution
Representing a Belgian retail wholesaler against a US food manufacturer in distribution disputes in the Benelux under Belgian and Dutch law before the Belgian and Dutch courts
Engineering
Representing the Belgian subsidiary of a US multinational engineering company against a group of companies concerning a soil remediation dispute before the Belgian courts under Belgian law
Insurance
Representing a UK trade financing company against a Belgian credit insurer in an insurance dispute before the Belgian courts under Belgian and Danish law
Enforcement
Securing an attachment for an Israeli distributor against the Belgian principal in support of an ICC Arbitration
Setting aside
Representing and advising a Swiss party in setting aside and enforcement proceedings against a Ukrainian party before the Belgian and the Swiss courts involving Belgian, Swiss and Ukrainian law
Enforcement
Defending a Belgian subsidiary of a Finnish international group in enforcement proceedings against a Dutch entity under the New York Convention