Counsel
Avocat à la Cour, Member of the Luxembourg Bar, 2011
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising)
| 2009 | Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Law, University College London, United Kingdom |
| 2008 | Graduate degree in Law, University of Louvain la Neuve, Belgium |
French, English, Dutch and Italian
Laurent is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA) for the Banking Law and Securities Law committees and the ALJB (Association luxembourgeoise des juristes de droit bancaire).
Laurent advises institutional and corporate clients on cross-border and domestic financing, insolvency proceedings, and restructuring deals involving the enforcement of financial collateral arrangements. He also assists Luxembourg regulated institutions in relation to regulatory issues.
His transactional experience allows him to provide sharp pre-litigation advice on investment and shareholder disputes, and to take an active role in the preparation of expert opinions on specific financial law and corporate law issues.
(Court of Appeal, 4th ch., 7 March 2023, judgment no. 39/23 IV) The decision of the Court of Appeal of 7 March 2023 (now res judicata) is worth highlighting in relation to the issue of the liability of the banker, or more generally the payment service provider (the “PSP”), when it executes a transfer that […]
(Cour d’appel, 4e ch., 7 mars 2023, arrêt n° 39/23 IV) La décision que la Cour d’appel a rendue le 7 mars 2023 (aujourd’hui coulée en force de chose jugée), mérite d’être soulignée par rapport à la question de la responsabilité du banquier, ou plus généralement du prestataire de services de paiement (PSP), lorsque celui-ci […]
Armel Waisse and Laurent Henneresse have contributed to the winter 2020/2021 edition of Eurofenix, INSOL’s quarterly journal. INSOL is an organisation of professionals who specialise in insolvency, business reconstruction and recovery.
Introduction In response to the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, a variety of economic relief measures have been taken and proposed by national governments and EU bodies in order to support individuals, households and businesses affected by the crisis and facing difficulties with the timely repayment of their financial commitments. As Luxembourg is approaching […]
The law of 10 July 2020 regarding professional payment guarantees (the“PPG Law”)[1] introduces a new and flexible type of personal security (sûreté personnelle) in the Luxembourg legal environment, which is expected to become a not-to-be-missed tool in the coming years. Professional payment guarantees will certainly rival some foreign instruments, such as English law guarantees and […]