Jean Pierre Kesteloot
Counsel
Jean Pierre Kesteloot specialises in aviation and transport law (including shipping and railway) and insurance law. He acquired in-depth experience in these fields while working on numerous litigation cases on behalf of Belgian and foreign insurers and carriers.
He is the author of several publications, primarily on transport law and insurance law, including a reference book on transport law (Larcier, 2020). He teaches transport insurance law at UCLouvain FUCaM (Mons).
He holds a master’s degree in from the University of Louvain (UCL 1999). During his education he took part in an exchange program at the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. In addition he holds a master’s degree in aerospace law and maritime law (ULB 2003).
Jean Pierre is a member of the Brussels Bar since 2000 and joined Liedekerke in 2015.
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Studies
University Libre de Bruxelles (Master’s degree in Aerospace Law and Maritime Law) 2003
Université Catholique de Louvain (Master’s degree in Law) 1999
Relevant expertise
Advising and representing Iberia before the Belgian courts in the context of passenger claims based on the Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights.
Representing Iberia in court in relation to a claim by a travel agent regarding the recovery of compensations the travel agent paid out to customers over various years as a result of different flight incidents on Iberia flights (delays, cancellations and downgrades).
Advised and assisted BCA Europe Transport Solutions with the gathering and assessment of the status of the implementation of the Mobility Package.
Advised and assisted SNCB in several matters in the past months, amongst others:
Advised Eurostar's shareholders CDPQ and Patina (a consortium CDPQ and Hermes Infrastructure), in relation to all Belgian aspects of the merger between Eurostar and Thalys.
Assisted Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national airline, in relation to Thomas Cook Belgium’s bankruptcy.
Assisting Brussels Airlines in legal proceedings before the French-speaking Enterprise Court of Brussels against its former component support service provider, Sabena Aerospace Engineering, as a consequence of the contract termination amidst the covid-crisis.
Assisting Uber with different matters since 2015
Assisting LM Belgium in the further implementation of the change of the joint committee and the negotiations with the trade unions.
Publications/Speaking Engagements
La responsabilité du fait des engins de transport maritime et de navigation intérieure, in J.L. Fagnart (dir.), Responsabilités. Traité théorique et pratique, livre 34, Waterloo, Kluwer, 2022
Le transport d'animaux vivants, IHT 2022/1, p. 3
Action en réparation collective Test-Achats / Ryanair : la phase de recevabilité, RDC 2021/4, p. 546RDC 2021/4, p. 546
Affaire C-28/20, Airhelp : circonstances extraordinaires et grèves dans le transport aérien, REDC 2021/3, p. 441
"La notion de "contrat de transport", IHT 2021/1, p. 3
La loi applicable aux assurances aériennes : la Cour de cassation confirme son revirement de jurisprudence, IHT 2020/2, p. 227
Le droit du tourisme à l'aune du Covid-19, JT 2020/18, p. 382
Droit des transports, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2020
« Droit des transports », Bruxelles, Larcier, 2020 ;
« Arrêt « Niki Luftfahrt » : la notion d’« accident » au sens de la Convention de Montréal », J.D.E., 2020/5, p. 215 ;
« La notion de « circonstances extraordinaires au sens du règlement n° 261/2004 », R.E.D.C., 2020/2, p. 143 ;
« Les obligations des transporteurs et des opérateurs de voyage relatives à la transmission des données des passagers », I.H.T., 2019/3, p. 310 ;
« Oldtimers : de l’immatriculation à la transmission », R.P.P., 2018/2, p. 117, with C. Kesteloot ;
« Questions spéciales en matière de droits des passagers », I.H.T., 2018/2, p. 231, with S. Botticelli and V. De Smet ;
«L'Acte uniforme de l’OHADA relatif aux contrats de transport de marchandises par route», I.H.T., 2017/3, p. 391 ;
«Véhicules autonomes, vélos électriques & drones : incidences en matière de responsabilité et d'assurance», Bull. ass., 2017/3, p. 248 ;
«Les responsabilités en matière de transport sous température dirigée», I.H.T., 2017/2, p. 131, with V. De Smet ;
« Les assurances transports », in J.L. Fagnart (dir.), « Responsabilités. Traité pratique et théorique », livre 74, Waterloo, Kluwer, 2017 ;
« La loi applicable aux assurances aériennes : un revirement surprenant de la jurisprudence de la Cour de cassation », R.G.A.R., 2016/5, n° 15299 ;
« L’obligation d’assistance de l’organisateur de voyages et la force majeure », R.D.C., 2016/4, p. 376 ;
« Transport routier », in J. Libouton (dir.), « Transport de marchandises », T.P.D.C., t. VI, Waterloo, Kluwer, 2015 with V. De Smet ;
« La nouvelle législation belge en matière de transport de personnes par route », D.C.C.R., 2015, p. 33 ;
Recognition
Jean Pierre Kesteloot is ranked as a “Rising star” in the Transport area – Legal 500, 2021.
Jean Pierre Kesteloot is “a pleasure to work with and understands clients’ needs” – Legal 500, 2019.
Memberships & Admissions
Member of the Brussels Bar
European Aviation Club
Association des Juristes de l’Assurance (AJA)
Association Belge de Droit Maritime (ABDM)
Languages
- French
- English
- Dutch
