Emiel F. Haesbrouck

Civil Litigation Lawyer of the Year - Belgium

Profile

• Born in Belgium, Kortrijk: 31 of May 1946
• Started at the bar of Kortrijk as a intern-lawyer in 1970
• Elected as a town councillor in Kortrijk (West Flanders) 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)
retired as a honorary First-auditor in the Council of State 1 July 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 )
• Accredited Arbitrator at the “Cour d’ Arbitrage et de Médiation de l’ Europe du
Nord“ (14 december 2014)
• 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)