Area of specialisation
Bar admission
Experience with legal system
Professional experience
A dual British-Belgian citizen, in 1982 I was the first British citizen to be admitted to the French-speaking Brussels bar. I have over 40 years of experience as a practitioner of Belgian and international company and commercial law, including more than 20 years in the field of Belgian and international arbitration, both as counsel and arbitrator.My long career began with the DEBANT firm in Brussels and subsequently included founding my own firm as well as serving as a partner of DLA PIPER. I currently occupy a position of Of Counsel with the French DELSOL law firm.
I have full law degrees from both England and Belgium and this, allied with my dual British-Belgian nationality and culture, has allowed me to acquire considerable experience in handling trans-national disputes involving parties from both civil and common law jurisdictions. I am recognized by the Brussels Bar as a specialist in arbitration. My working languages are English, French and passive Dutch.