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Toon Smets

He/himLead Lawyer
About

Toon advises local and international companies on various branches of individual and collective, with a special focus on managing business restructuring, trade union involvement and working time. He has experience in transfers of undertakings, collective dismissals (or closures) and drafting of social documents. He also has experience in employment litigation.

Areas of FocusEmployment
Professional QualificationsAdvocaat registered with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised several international companies on a global restructuring project in connection with a sale of a part of the business and the transfer of the employees.
  • Advised an international company in the retail business on a collective dismissal (and closure of the site) project, including information and consultation procedure, drafting of social plan.
  • Represented several clients before the Belgian labour courts regarding different employment law disp...
  • Advised several international companies on a global restructuring project in connection with a sale of a part of the business and the transfer of the employees.
  • Advised an international company in the retail business on a collective dismissal (and closure of the site) project, including information and consultation procedure, drafting of social plan.
  • Represented several clients before the Belgian labour courts regarding different employment law disputes.

*Denotes experience at a previous firm.

Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Post-Graduate Employment Law Degree, 2017
  • Ghent University, Law Degree, 2016

Publications

  • Author, Hoe objectief is een ontslag om objectieve redenen? Bevestiging van de principes inzake discriminatie door het Europees Hof van Justitie, 2020
  • Author, Artikel 39ter Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet: revolutie of storm in een glas water?, Nieuwsbrief Ontslag, nr. 9-10, 2019, p. 1-8...

Memberships

  • Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sport – Arbitrator

 

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Phone

+32 250 06 539
(Work, Brussels)
+32 478 68 67 76
(Mobile, Brussels)

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Location

Brussels
70 Rue aux Laines
Brussels
1000
Belgium