Lydian‘s transport practice is highly commended for its expertise in port projects and development, logistics outsourcing, and railway accidents resolution. The firm is adept at handling wet shipping matters, and is highly capable of handling domestic and multijurisdictional matters. Yves Lenders leads the practice, representing Belgian railway transport companies in complex litigations. Pieter-Jan Van Mierlo is key to the team, with knowledge of disputes linked to rail transport, road transport, and logistics services agreements.

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Key clients

  • Lineas NV
  • De Lijn
  • DFDS Belgium NV
  • DFDS A/S
  • STIB-MIVB
  • Water-link OV
  • Klipsch Group Europe BV
  • Cotac Belgium NV
  • Metrans a.s.
  • Combinant NV
  • Puratos NV
  • Talia Shipping Line Co. Sarl
  • Crossrail Benelux NV
  • Uniqa Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen SA
  • H. Essers Railport NV
  • United Parcel Services (UPS) Belgium

Work highlights

  • Assisting various railway operators such as Lineas NV and Crossrail Benelux BV with regard to derailment and collision cases in Belgium and Germany.
  • Assisting DFDS Belgium NV and DFDS A/S in both contractual work (relating to their logistics operations) as well as in contentious work (such as damage cases) .  
  • Assisting Combinant NV following a derailment of a Hupac NV owned wagon operated by Railtraxx NV on its private railway infrastructure hub in the Antwerp port, before the link with the public railway system of Infrabel.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Pieter-Jan Van Mierlo
Lydian

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yves Lenders

Other key lawyers

Pieter-Jan Van Mierlo