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Alexis Laes

Associate

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Alexis Laes

Associate

Contact
CMS DeBacker
Chaussée de La Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
Belgium
Languages French, Dutch, English

Alexis Laes joined the Brussels Bar in 2010, and specialised within the law firm Olswang in new technology law, regulatory law as well as general EU law, both advising and litigating. By joining CMS in 2017, he continues to develop expertise in his key areas of focus.

Alexis principally deals with regulatory cases involving the national regulatory authorities in charge of electronic communications/telecommunications.

Alexis also deals with free movement cases, principally in the field of e-Commerce and sport.

Furthermore, Alexis regularly intervenes in gambling cases (off-line and on-line) where he counsels Belgian and foreign operators on the specifics of the Belgian legislation and its compatibility with EU law, and represents them before the Gaming Commission (including licence applications and sanctioning proceedings).

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"The CMS teams are fully dedicated to the matters which the client entrusts to them. They really care about their clients, work relentlessly in the best interest of their clients and always look for additional innovative arguments. Dirk Van Liedekerke and Alexis Laes really stand out in this respect."

Feedback from a client about the department - Legal 500, 2022

"The CMS teams are fully dedicated to the matters which the client entrusts to them. They really care about their clients, work relentlessly in the best interest of their clients and always look for additional innovative arguments. Dirk Van Liedekerke and Alexis Laes really stand out in this respect."

Feedback from a client about the department - Legal 500, 2022

Publications

  • A. LAES & M. VAN LIERDE, “The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice clarifies the theory of the “acte clair” almost 40 years after its judgment in Cilfit”, CMS publications, 02/12/2021.
  • A. LAES & M. VAN LIERDE, “European General Court confirms that recourse to CAS arbitration under sports federation statutes does not compromise the full effectiveness of EU (competition) law”, CMS publications, 13/01/2021.
  • A. LAES & M. VAN LIERDE, “Court of Justice confirms that taxi apps are in principle to be qualified as information society services”, CMS publications, 08/01/2021.
  • A. LAES & M. VAN LIERDE, “Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook: CJEU ruling on online defamation and liability of hosting services providers under the e-Commerce Directive”, CMS publications, 19/12/2019.
  • A. LAES & M. VAN LIERDE, “Certain shocking cases are sad reminders of the importance of caller location in emergency calls”, CMS publications, 18/12/2019.
  • A. LAES, “Belgium tightens legislation on online gambling advertising: for better or for worse?”, CMS publications, 12/12/2018.
  • A. LAES & M.LOGNOUL, “La fin de l’anonymat des cartes SIM prépayées”, Revue du droit des industries de réseau, 2017/2-3, pp. 198-205.
  • A. LAES & D. VAN LIEDEKERKE, “Les recours contre les décisions des autorités de régulation économique devant la Cour des marchés : état des lieux à la suite de l’adoption de la loi du 20 février 2017”, Revue du droit des industries de réseau, 2017/2-3, pp. 205-211.
  • A. LAES & D. VAN LIEDEKERKE, “Advocate General Szpunar considers that Uber’s activity should not benefit from the country of origin principle enshrined in the E-Commerce Directive”, CMS publications, 26/05/2017.
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Education

  • 2010 - Université de Namur, UNamur - Belgium (Advanced Master ICT in Law)
  • 2009 - Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB - Belgium (Master of Laws)
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Expertise

12/05/2022
10 key aspects of the revised EU competition law in the field of distribution...
The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) were published on 10 May 2022. The new VBER will enter into force on 1 June 2022 and apply for the next twelve years. The new VBER/VGL introduce sev
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18/05/2023
5G regulation and law in Belgium
1. What is the state of 5G deployment in your country? There were delays to adopting 5G regulations due to a political disagreement between the federal authority and the regional authorities on how to...
Expert Guide TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
Comparable
09/05/2023
Online gambling law and regulation in Belgium
 Last updated: April 2023
Expert Guide TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
16/07/2021
CMS Belgium advised Superbet on its acquisition of Napoleon Games Group
CMS Belgium advised Superbet in connection with the acquisition from Waterland of Napoleon Games Group, a leading Belgian operator active in the online, retail arcade and sports betting business, with...
Deals
13/01/2021
European General Court confirms that recourse to CAS arbitration under...
In its judgment of 16 December 2020, the European General Court decides that the European Commission was not entitled to consider that the arbitration rules of the International Skating Union (ISU), which...
Law-Now
08/01/2021
Court of Justice confirms that taxi apps are in principle to be qualified...
On 3 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its ruling in the case Star Taxi App (C-62/19). The case concerns the interpretation of the notion of “in­form­a­tion...
Law-Now TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
18/12/2019
Certain shocking cases are sad reminders of the importance of caller location...
   In its judgment of 5 September 2019 (case C 417/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union considered that the Universal Service Directive requires Member States, subject to technical feasibility...
Newsletter
12/12/2018
Belgium tightens legislation on online gambling advertising: for better...
In Belgium, the online gambling sector has experienced significant growth over the last few years, despite the restrictive policy put in place by the authorities. According to some commentators, this...
Law-Now TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
15/08/2018
Summer of sports 2018
After much excitement in June and July, it was France who were left holding the golden trophy aloft, with Les Bleus able to overcome Croatia to win their second FIFA World Cup. As always, the FIFA World...
Guide
20/06/2018
Loot boxes – a treasure trove of gambling regulatory issues
In this article we take a look at the impact of publications from the Dutch and Belgian authorities in relation to loot boxes in computer games. The popular FIFA computer game published by Electronic...
Publication
06/09/2017
European & Competition Law
Our team is led by Annabelle Lepièce and Dirk Van Liedekerke. Romain Alderweireldt, Joëlle Froidmont, Alexis Laes, Matthieu van Lierde, Nawal Bouz­in­ab-Chuit­ar, Nissim Picard, Mateusz Rys, Marie Vandenneucker...
Brochures
31/05/2017
May 2017 Newsletter
Editorial Dear Reader,Since 2013, we have been supporting the Belgian Foundation Against Cancer through legal advice and financial support. Last weekend, it was time once again to give our support a more...
Newsletter
26/05/2017
Advocate General Szpunar considers that Uber’s activity should not benefit...
On 11 May 2017, Advocate General Szpunar delivered his opinion in the case between an association of Barcelona taxi drivers (Elite Taxi) and Uber Systems Spain SL (Uber Spain) (C-434/15). Elite Taxi...
Law-Now Commercial Law