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Dr Michiel Poesen
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Biography
Michiel Poesen is a Lecturer (assistant professor) at the Centre for Private International Law (CPIL). Michiel's research interest is in civil and commercial private international law, with a particular focus on EU and international harmonisation in the field. Michiel has held visiting teaching and research positions at the University of Edinburgh, Maastricht University, Heidelberg University, ELTE Budapest and Hasselt University.
Michiel obtained a PhD from KU Leuven in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Geert Van Calster. His dissertation focused on the concept of "matters relating to a contract" in the EU law of civil jurisdiction. His work was cited in AG Szpunar's Opinion in Case C-265/21 AB, AB-CD v Z EF. Michiel's work on the impact of Brexit on civil and commercial private international law was referenced in a European Parliament study.
Michiel's research has been published in i.a. the Common Market Law Review, Journal for Private International Law, Yearbook of Private International Law, Maastricht Journal for European and Comparative Law, and Uniform Law Review.
Michiel has advised the European Commission on the reform of European private international law as a consultant multiple times, and as a national expert for studies conducted by the European Association for Private International Law (EAPIL). He also co-advised the Belgian government in preliminary reference proceedings before the European Court of Justice.
Prior to joining the Law School, Michiel was a postdoctoral research fellow at the KU Leuven Research Council and a fixed-term lecturer of International Business Law in the Leuven LL.M. programme. He gained practical experience as a junior dispute resolution associate in a Brussels-based law firm, as a trainee at the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers), and as a law clerk in two Belgian commercial courts.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Laws (PhD)2021 - KU Leuven
- Belgian Bar Exam2017 - Flemish Bar Association (OVB)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.)2016 - KU Leuven (one-year exchange at UC Louvain)
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)2014 - KU Leuven
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Coordinator of the Centre for Private International Law Working Paper Series
- Publications Officer for the Anti-SLAPP Hub
- Member of the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub
- Deputy LLM admissions selector
- Personal tutor
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- Analyst for EU Law Live
- Member of SCOTLIN - Scottish Law and Innovation Network
- National rapporteur for Belgium; European Commission Study on the Reform of the Brussels Ibis Regulation
Latest Publications
Belgium
Jurisdiction Over Non-EU Defendants. Lutzi, T., Piovesani, E., Zgrabljic Rotar, D. (eds.). Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Civil Litigation against Third-country Defendants in the EU: Effective Access to Justice as a Rationale for European Harmonization of the Law of Jurisdiction
Common Market Law Review, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 1597-1632Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.54648/cola2022113
Three’s A Crowd. Jurisdictional Protection of Employees in Multinational Company Groups (Case C‑604/20, FD v ROI Land Investments Ltd)
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesPrivate international law’s contribution to the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI): an EU perspective
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsRegulating Artificial Intelligence in the European Union: Exploring the Role of Private International Law
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
- Research
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Research Overview
- Harmonisation of private international law in the European Union (EU)
- Adjudicatory jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters
- Strategic international litigation
- Private international law and artificial intelligence
- Brexit and international commercial dispute resolution
- International jurisdiction over contractual disputes
Funding and Grants
- Fellow of the KU Leuven Research Fund (2021-2022)
- Stanford Existential Risk Initiative (SERI) Summer Fellow (2021)
- Consultant for European Commission studies on the Brussels Ia Regulation and Rome II Regulation (JUDGTRUST; BIICL; Milieu)
- PhD Fellow at the Institute for Private International Law at KU Leuven (2017-2021)
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Belgium
Jurisdiction Over Non-EU Defendants. Lutzi, T., Piovesani, E., Zgrabljic Rotar, D. (eds.). Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Civil Litigation against Third-country Defendants in the EU: Effective Access to Justice as a Rationale for European Harmonization of the Law of Jurisdiction
Common Market Law Review, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 1597-1632Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.54648/cola2022113
Three’s A Crowd. Jurisdictional Protection of Employees in Multinational Company Groups (Case C‑604/20, FD v ROI Land Investments Ltd)
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesPrivate international law’s contribution to the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI): an EU perspective
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsRegulating Artificial Intelligence in the European Union: Exploring the Role of Private International Law
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsFundamentele rechten in het internationaal privaatrecht: heden en toekomst in Zuid-Afrika, België en Nederland
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesRegulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the European Union (EU): Exploring the Role of Private International Law
Recht in beweging – 29ste VRG-Alumnidag 2022. Gompel&Svacina, pp. 297-314Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersExtension of the Jurisdictional Rules of the Brussels Ibis Regulation to Non-EU Defendants. Country Report: Belgium.
Books and Reports: Commissioned ReportsPrivate International Law and Artificial Intelligence: An EU Perspective
European Review of Private LawContributions to Journals: ArticlesReculer pour mieux sauter. Internationale bevoegdheid “ten aanzien van verbintenissen uit overeenkomst” in geschillen met niet-contractuele grondslag in het EU bevoegdheidsrecht
Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht / Revue de Droit Commercial Belge, pp. 80-86Contributions to Journals: Articles