Guy Fremault

Background

Fremault's documented professional life was centred on Brussels, the capital of Belgium and a major centre for legal practice, hosting the seat of federal government institutions and many international organisations. His legal career unfolded in this urban setting after his university studies in Louvain.

The Brussels bar forms part of Belgium's system of court-based bar associations, which regulate the admission and professional conduct of lawyers who plead before the courts in the capital.

Education

Fremault obtained a doctorate in law, the Doctor Juris., from the University of Louvain in 1971. The University of Louvain was founded in 1425 and was among the oldest universities in Europe, with a long tradition in legal studies.

In 1968 the university divided along linguistic lines, with the Dutch-speaking Katholieke Universiteit Leuven remaining in Leuven and the French-speaking section relocating to Louvain-la-Neuve. Fremault's doctorate of 1971 falls in the years immediately following this division.

Career

Fremault was admitted to the Brussels bar in 1971 and subsequently practised law in Brussels as a partner of De Scheemaecker, Laevens, Bertouille & Van Look. His professional work therefore combined his legal qualification with a partnership in a Brussels practice, where lawyers share the firm's activities under a common name.

Brussels was a centre of Belgian commercial, administrative and international legal work during this period, and the capital's bar served lawyers handling matters before its courts.

Membership

Fremault was admitted to the Brussels bar in 1971. The Brussels bar is the professional body of lawyers practising before the courts of Brussels, and Belgian bars regulate the admission and conduct of advocates within their jurisdictions.

• Brussels Bar , Belgium

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