Biography - Liedekerke

Biography
AIMERY de SCHOUTHEETE
Partner
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
boulevard de l’Empereur 3 Keizerslaan
1000 Brussels – Belgium
[email protected]
T: +32 2 551 14 52 • F: +32 2 551 14 53
Aimery de Schoutheete has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial
contracts and in handling litigation before the Belgian courts, but also in other jurisdictions as well
as arbitration proceedings (ICC and CEPANI). He has particular expertise in the fields of
distribution, international sale of goods and commodities, manufacturing, chemicals, agribusiness
and insurance as well as Congolese law. He is the co-founder and head of Liedekerke’s Africa
desk.
Aimery also advises mainly corporate clients on labour and employment law, with a focus on
company restructuring and transfer of undertakings. His practice encompasses such issues as
employment termination, free-lance contracts, employment litigation, stock options, incentive
plans, international law in relation to employment contracts and social security and Congolese
employment law.
He is the author or co-author of several publications on distribution law and on employment law
and he is the editor for general commercial law of the Revue de Droit Commercial.
Aimery holds a law degree (1983) as well as a degree in philosophy (1984) from the University of
Louvain (UCL).
Aimery joined Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick in 1986 and became a Partner in
1995. He was Managing Partner of the firm from 2001 to 2010. He is currently Senior Partner of
the firm.
PRACTICE AREAS
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Commercial contracts
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Litigation and Arbitration
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Labour and employment
LANGUAGES
French, English, Dutch,
Spanish
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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CEPANI
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FRANCARBI
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UIA
RECENT MATTERS
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Representation of a major mining corporation in a dispute with a U.S. mining corporation over the
performance of a joint venture agreement regarding the exploitation of mines in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
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Representation of a leading European aircraft manufacturer in 3 major civil procedures against the
Belgian State in relation to the delivery of aircraft (contractual litigation).
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Representation of an international hotel operator in proceedings regarding liability claims and
regarding a management agreement in the context of the bankruptcy of a luxury hotel in Brussels.
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Representation of a leading mining company in a major dispute (arbitration) with a European group
regarding the ownership of the shares in a joint venture agreement in the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
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Representation of a major European group in the sugar industry in a multi-million euro dispute
regarding export levies.
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Representation of a leading world insurance group in a dispute regarding a major liability claim (in
excess of € 20 million) linked to “cash in transit” policies.
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Assisting a European Top 50 listed group in a major restructuring and collective lay-off in Belgium.
KEY PUBLICATIONS
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Le livre X du nouveau Code de droit économique – ‘Les nouveautés en matière d’information
précontractuelle’ » in cooperation with Olivier Vanden Berghe, Revue de Droit Commercial, 2014/8.
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Editor of the “General Commercial Law” section of the monthly Revue du Droit Commercial.
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Belgian sections on commercial law and employment law and coordination of the whole Belgian
chapter in the 2012 edition of the Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Belgium
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Le caractère autolimité de la loi du 13 avril 1995 relative au contrat d’agence commerciale”, in
collaboration with Paul Vandepitte, Revue de Droit Commercial, 2012.
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Belgian chapter on employment law in the 2011 edition of “Business Operations in Belgium”
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“De quelques aspects de l’égalité en droit du travail: droits acquis des travailleurs et devoirs acquis
des employeurs”, in Le droit des affaires en évolution: l’égalité de traitement dans le monde de
l’entreprise, in collaboration with Mikaël Glorieux, Bruylant, 2009.
RECENT CONFERENCES
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« Pitfalls in international commercial contracts » (Seminar organized by the AWEX for Walloon
export businesses, February 2012)
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« Equality of treatment in the employment world » (Seminar organized by the Brussels Bar for the
Brussels Bar lawyers, November 2011)
MARKET RECOGNITION
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Aimery de Schoutheete is praised by clients who appreciate that “he has the ability to understand a
particular situation very quickly, a strong knowledge of our industry and excellent contacts in the
legal world” - Chambers 2012.
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“Aimery de Schoutheete is an experienced disputes lawyer described by sources as "calm, focused
and unflappable." His strategic skills are also noted.” - Chambers 2014.
Brussels-based lawyer Aimery de Schoutheete heads Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick's
African desk and is highly visible on Congolese mandates. He advises on commercial matters, with a
focus on the mining and natural resources sector, and is also active on contentious matters. Chambers 2014.