Alexander Hansebout

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 4

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Belgium

4 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Alexander Hansebout

Europe

Practice Areas

Alexander specialises in domestic and international dispute resolution. He has extensive experience in complex disputes concerning a broad range of issues, including: commercial and contractual matters, liability and insurance, insolvency-related matters, and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Alexander also has in-depth knowledge of distribution, agency, franchising and brokerage agreements in their respective international contexts.

Alexander provides pre-litigation counsel and conducts negotiations, mediation and litigation before the national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

He has been involved in numerous arbitration cases (ICC, CEPANI, NAI, SCC, WIPO and ad hoc), both representing the parties and as an arbitrator.

Professional Memberships

Alexander is a member of the International Bar Association and CEPANI. He is also highly involved in the Belgian Franchise Federation and is a member of the Council of the Brussels Bar (Dutch language section) since 2019.

Publications

Alexander regularly publishes and lectures on his areas of practice, including last year:

- “Kunst en Arbitrage: de Court of arbitration for Art”, in Handboek Kunstrecht, Intersentia 2021

- “Arbitration in Belgium” – Lexology Navigator 2021

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Belgium

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Alexander Hansebout advises clients on competition and commercial litigation, as well as acting for clients in enforcement proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Alexander Hansebout is able to keep a sense of perspective and gives us the positives and negatives of our situation to ensure we get a good assessment of risk."

Dispute Resolution: Litigation respondent
Europe

"Alexander Hansebout is able to keep a sense of perspective and gives us the positives and negatives of our situation to ensure we get a good assessment of risk."

Dispute Resolution: Litigation respondent
Europe

Articles, highlights and press releases

3 items provided by ALTIUS

Article

The Supreme Court’s recent Decision on the Burden of Proof in State Immunity Matters Alters the Dyna

On 19 December 2024, the Belgian Supreme Court issued a key ruling clarifying State immunity, the burden of proof, and debtor States' obligation to cooperate. It also introduces nuanced considerations on using factual presumptions to meet evidentiary requirements in sovereign immunity cases.

Feb 11, 2025