Roel Fransis
Partner
Roel Fransis is a Partner in the Banking and Finance Practice Group.
He specialises in banking and (international) insolvency law. He advises national and international clients and has extensive experience in litigation in these fields. With our Supreme Court lawyer Simone Nudelholc, he handles Supreme Court litigation in civil law and insolvency law.
He holds a law degree (2005) and a PhD in Law (Contractual subordination of claims in insolvency law, 2013) from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). He is a researcher at the Institute for Commercial and Insolvency Law of the University of Leuven. He is author of many publications in the field of insolvency law, and is a regular speaker at national and international insolvency law conferences. He is a member of Insol Europe, Insol Europe Academic Forum and the Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law (NACIIL).
He joined Liedekerke in 2005 and became partner in 2014.
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Studies
Catholic University of Leuven (PhD in Law) 2013
Catholic University of Leuven (Law degree) 2005
Université de Namur (Bachelor of Laws) 2002
Relevant expertise
Providing an expert opinion to the English Companies Court in respect of the recognition and enforcement in Belgium of a € 700 million English scheme of arrangement pertaining to a European listed technical services provider in the fields of electrical solutions, ICT and mechanical solutions
Advising a German company in garnishment proceedings in Belgium subsequent to an arbitral award rendered by the International Court of Arbitration.
Advising the Dutch bankruptcy trustees of a Dutch subsidiary of a worldwide distributor of marine fuel in various legal proceedings in Belgium due to arrest of ships
Advising the liquidators of an Australian fund manager in legal proceedings brought by various Belgian investors for alleged mis-selling and misrepresentation
Publications/Speaking Engagements
“Recente (cassatie)rechtspraak inzake zakelijke zekerheden en insolventieprocedures (2012-2015)”, in Themis Insolventierecht (University of Leuven). Conference in October and December 2015, 34 p. (to be published)
Fransis, R., Vanmeenen, M., “Report for Belgium. Rescue of Business in Insolvency Law. European Law Institute.” (74 p.)
“National Report for Belgium”, in Oxford International and Comparative Insolvency Law Series, Ranking and priority of creditors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 13p. (to be published)
“Gedifferentieerde behandeling van schuldeisers in het reorganisatieplan: een privaatrechtelijke toets aan het verbod op rechtsmisbruik”, (comments on Cass. 7 February 2013 and Cass.13 March 2014) , TBH/RDC 2014/7, pp. 696-702
Artikel 38 Pandwet, in Voorrechten en hypotheken: artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer. Mechelen: Kluwer, 1-9.
Artikel 37 Pandwet, in Voorrechten en hypotheken: artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer. Mechelen: Kluwer, 1-8.
(together with E. DIRIX) “National report for Belgium”, in D. FABER, N. VERMUNT, J. KILBORN, K. VAN DER LINDE (eds.), Treatment of Contracts in Insolvency, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 29-47
“Achterstelling van schuldvorderingen in het insolventierecht” – Subordination of Claims in Insolvency Law, PhD-thesis (promotor: Prof. dr. E. DIRIX), University of Leuven, 2013, 448p
Preadvies “Achterstelling van schuldvorderingen op grond van de rechtshandeling van de junior”, Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law, Annual Conference, Amsterdam, November 2013, pp. 49-86 (to be published in 2014)
(with E. Dirix), “National Report for Belgium”, in Commencement of insolvency proceedings, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012, 42-81
“De conversie van de fiduciaire eigendomsoverdracht van een schuldvordering in een pand bij samenloop”, (noot onder Cass. 3 december 2010), RW 2010-2011, 1178-1181
“Het territorialiteitsbeginsel in het executierecht”, RW 2009-2010, 218-227
“Het mobiliseren van hypothecaire schuldvorderingen”, in C. Biquet-Mathieu en E. Terryn (eds.), Hypothecair krediet – Crédit hypothecaire, Brugge, Die Keure, 2010, 725-750
“Tegenwerpelijkheid van het eigendomsvoorbehoud bij samenloop: de wetgever is opnieuw (dringend) aan zet”, (noot onder Cass. 7 mei 2010), NjW 2010, 503-504
“Recente ontwikkelingen inzake collectieve schuldenregeling”, in Nationale Vereniging van Kandidaat-Gerechtsdeurwaarders en Vereniging Nederlandstalige Licentiaten en Masters in het Notariaat (eds.), Knelpunten collectieve schuldenregeling, rangregeling en evenredige verdeling, Brussel, Larcier, 2009, 1-18
“Beslag onder derden in handen van de bank en lopende verrichtingen op bankrekeningen”, (noot onder Cass. 15 juni 2006), RW 2007-08, 232-235
Book review : “T. KEIJSER, Financial collateral arrangements, Deventer, Kluwer, 2006, 430 p.”, RW 2007-08, 1744
“Het vereenvoudigd fiscaal beslag onder derden en toekomstige vorderingen”, noot bij Cass. 6 september 2007, RW 2007-08, 1676-78
“Achterstelling”, in Comm.Voorr., Mechelen, Kluwer, losbl. 2008, 45 p
Lecture “Party autonomy and security rights”, Ius Commune Congress, Luik, 29-30 November 2007
“Art. 12”, “Art. 13”, “Art. 14”, “Art. 15” (actualisering), Commentaar Voorrechten en Hypotheken, Antwerpen, Kluwer, 2006
“Het K.B. van 22 mei 2003 betreffende het op de markt brengen en het gebruiken van biociden”, M.E.R. 2004, afl. 4, 255-271
“Bankiersaansprakelijkheid en exoneratiebedingen in algemene bankvoorwaarden”, Jura Falc. 2004-05, afl. 3, 315-364
Recognition
Roel Fransis is ranked as "Excellent" in the Insolvency and restructuring practice area. – Leaders League, 2022
Roel Fransis is ranked as “Key Lawyer”. According to a client: “ Roel Fransis delivers exactly what the client needs, when they need it. He is able to deal with complex issues and makes the client feel comfortable Roel Fransis is helpful, practical and is helpful, practical and a good insider in a Belgian situation.” – Legal 500, 2021
Roel Fransis is ranked as “Next Generation Partner”– Legal 500, 2020
Roel Fransis is recommended in the practice area of Insolvency and restructuring – Legal 500, 2019
Roel Fransis has the ability to ‘effectively convey Belgian legal concepts to the uninitiated’ – Legal 500, 2018
Memberships & Admissions
Member of the Brussels Bar
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- French