Sanctions Advisory & Compliance

BOEX has wide experience handling complex commercial disputes before national courts or tribunals, combining commercial interests with intricate, often demanding, regulatory challenges during dispute resolution process. BOEX helps you set out clear legal strategies and outcomes to resolve disputes effectively and productively.

BOEX’s dispute resolution practice is defined by clarity, depth, and strategic focus.
We believe in strategic foresight, setting out a strategic course together with the client at the onset of a dispute
to reach efficient and effective resolution of disputes in the client’s legal and commercial interests.

National Litigation

BOEX has wide experience in domestic litigation, representing clients before Belgian courts in complex commercial disputes.

This includes all manner of commercial disputes, including contractual disagreements in M&A's, distribution, CISG, commercial lease agreements, sales of goods and services and market practice claims to obtain cease-and-desist-orders  against unfair market practices of competitors or up/down-stream businesses in a distribution.

We also handle proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, ensuring that international decisions are given effect within the Belgian jurisdiction.

Commercial Arbitration

BOEX has a strongly specialised arbitration practice, representing clients in commercial arbitration under a range of institutional rules, including the ICC, CEPANI, SIAC, VIAC, and CIETAC rules. Our partners and counsel are deeply specialised in arbitration practitioners and academics.

Our arbitration services cover the full lifecycle of a dispute — from drafting arbitration clauses and representing clients during arbitral procedures and enforcing arbitral awards.

Investment Arbitration

In the field of investment arbitration, BOEX represents investors and states in disputes under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. These cases often involve claims of expropriation, denial of justice, or breaches of fair and equitable treatment standards.

BOEX boasts distinguished academic and practitioners to represent the interests of clients in investment arbitration. This offers clients a rare combination of scholarly depth and practical experience in international arbitration in the field of international investment protection.

Court of Justice of the EU

BOEX also litigates before the Court of Justice of the European Union, particularly in matters concerning foreign investment, trade regulation, and restrictive measures. We represent clients in challenges to individual and sectoral sanctions, as well as in disputes over the legality of EU licensing decisions. Our EU litigation practice is grounded in a thorough understanding of the Union’s legal architecture and its intersection with international law. We ensure that our clients’ rights are defended with precision and authority at the highest judicial level.

Expert Witness Reports

BOEX provides in-depth expert opinions in support of international litigation or arbitration on EU commercial & investment regulation and on the impact and scope of EU and international sanctions.

We pride ourselves on providing expert witness reports  to arbitral panels or foreign courts that describe law and facts with clarity without compromising on the scholarly depth and nuance required to provide credible and independent resolution

Public & Administrative law litigation

 Our litigation practice extends to administrative law, handling appeals and petitions before separate administrative law courts against decisions or acts of public authorities, particularly in sensitive regulatory areas such as financial and economic sanctions and export control licensing.

We have in-depth experience handling administrative appeals against negative decisions to release frozen assets in EUROCLEAR.

Sanctions Advisory & Compliance

BOEX builds on significant experience in sanctions advisory and assisting companies with audit & development of internal compliance programmes to ensure compliance with EU sanctions and export controls.

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