In the press
A selection of articles, interviews and contributions in which our lawyers and our cases appear.
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Wat te denken van de nachtelijke dopingcontroles in de Tour? “Er zullen aanwijzingen zijn, maar...”
Mathieu Baert on the night-time tests at the Tour de France, and where the line runs between a doping control and the right to privacy.
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Ongezien: 300 voetballertjes Patro MM en hun ouders naar rechter omdat club niet meer bij elitejeugd mag spelen
Almost 300 youth players and their parents go to court in Brussels to force the elite licence for Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.
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“Dát gevoel moet erin kruipen bij alle supporters”: expert sportrecht over waarom sanctie voor bidongooier belangrijk signaal kan zijn
What the spectator who threw a bottle at Mathieu van der Poel in Paris-Roubaix risks, and why a ruling matters.
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Expert sportrecht over bidongooier: “Geen poging tot doodslag, maar toch goed idee om een klacht in te dienen”
Which complaint a rider can bring against a spectator who throws a bottle, and why attempted manslaughter does not hold.
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Basketbalbonden zelf in het vizier: riskeren schadeclaim in fraudezaak 3x3 Belgian Lions
Basketbal Vlaanderen and Basketbal Belgium joined as civil parties, but after the verdict they face a damages claim themselves.
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3x3 Belgian Lions betalen tol voor weg naar Tokio
The criminal court in Antwerp convicts former internationals Nick Celis and Thierry Mariën of fraud and forgery.
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Verklikt door ex-ploegmaat en ook basketbalbonden speelden rol: alles over de meest beschamende episode ooit in Belgische olympische geschiedenis
Community service and fines for two players of the 3x3 Belgian Lions, and the part the basketball federations played themselves.
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GDM Sports stoot terug en reageert nu wel: “Biljartbond verhindert andere leveranciers en producenten markt te betreden”
The supplier responds to the judgment and accuses the billiards association of keeping other suppliers and manufacturers off the market.
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Hof van beroep: biljartbond schuldig aan 'kwade trouw'
The Brussels court of appeal again rules against the Royal Belgian Billiards Association in the dispute over equipment tenders.
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“Zo straf je 1.400 onschuldige fans”: ongeloof bij Beerschot en supporters over eis om Vak I op het Kiel drie wedstrijden te sluiten
The disciplinary board for professional football wants to close stand I for three home games after the disorder at the Antwerp away match.
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Matches de tennis truqués depuis la Belgique : cinq nouveaux joueurs suspendus
The ITIA suspends five players from Ecuador and Mexico. A sequel to the trial where we represented the ITIA.
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Toeschouwers gooien bier naar Mathieu van der Poel tijdens Ronde van Vlaanderen: “Kan mogelijk tot een rechtszaak komen”
The police are looking for the spectators who threw beer on the Oude Kwaremont. Mathieu Baert explains on De Ochtend what they face.
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- Hetq Belgian-Armenian Gets Five Years for Global Tennis Match-Fixing; Syndicate's No. 2 Has Ties to Armenia's Football League An Armenian investigative outlet on the verdict and on the second man of the ring. Read the article
- L'Avenir Matchs de tennis truqués: 7 joueurs belges suspendus de 2 à 4 ans par l'ITF The ITF suspends seven Belgian players for two to four years after the Oudenaarde verdict. Read the article
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The maestro: The man who built the biggest match-fixing ring in tennis
An investigation into Grigor Sargsyan, who built the largest match-fixing ring in tennis out of Brussels. Mathieu Baert appeared for professional tennis.
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The unraveling: How a small-town police officer took down the largest match-fixing ring in tennis
The second part of the same investigation: how a local police officer uncovered the ring and how the trial in Oudenaarde ran.
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Five key findings from The Post's investigation of match-fixing in tennis
The five main findings from the same investigation, in short.
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28 mensen veroordeeld voor grootschalig gesjoemel in het tennis, miljoenen euro's verbeurd verklaard
The verdict in Oudenaarde: five years for the ringleader and more than ten million euro confiscated.
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Matchs de tennis truqués : 28 personnes condamnées, des millions d'euros de gains confisqués
The French-language account of the same verdict in Oudenaarde.
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Matchfixing tennis: spilfiguur uit Sint-Gillis krijgt vijf jaar cel
A Belga report on the verdict: five years, and seven players guilty without punishment because the case ran too long.
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Proces rond massale matchfixing in het tennis van start: wie staat er terecht?
The trial in Oudenaarde against 28 defendants opens. Mathieu Baert represents the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
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Une vaste affaire des matchs de tennis truqués, impliquant sept joueurs belges, sera jugée fin avril
The trial is set to resume, with seven Belgian players among the defendants.
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- Lexbase [Le point sur...] Le monde du tennis a les yeux rivés sur une vaste affaire de matchs truqués jugée en Belgique A French legal journal on the scale of the Belgian case: 181 players involved. Read the article
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Proces rond tennisfraude op eerste dag geschorst in Oudenaarde
The first day of the trial is put back a week because the defence calls the file incomplete.
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Seven players due in court for Belgian tennis match-fixing trial
An AFP report on the seven Belgian players appearing before the court in Oudenaarde.
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Comment la FIFA veut réduire le pouvoir des agents
The agent licence returns and the cap on commission follows in October. The French counterpart of the piece in Het Laatste Nieuws.
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Tot maximaal 5 procent commissie en geen belangenvermenging meer: hoe de FIFA voetbalmakelaars aan banden wil leggen
Mathieu Baert explains what the new FIFA agent regulations change, and why the cap on commission may not survive a legal test.
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Conflict in biljartsector leidt tot baanbrekend vonnis
The Leuven business court bars the billiards federation from exclusive supply contracts. The ruling sets a precedent for every sports federation.
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Precedent voor hele sportwereld? Biljartbond veroordeeld voor misbruik van machtspositie
The same billiards ruling, read as a precedent for any federation that grants exclusive rights.
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Waarom stervoetballers na al die jaren opeens klagen over hun digitaal portret in FIFA-games
Why players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic dispute that the maker of FIFA may use their name and face.
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Kan renner Dylan Groenewegen aangeklaagd worden voor moord?
A radio item on the crash of Fabio Jakobsen and the complaint by Patrick Lefevere. Radio 1 took it offline; this is the archived copy.
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Teambaas Patrick Lefevere stapt naar rechter tegen Dylan Groenewegen na val Fabio Jakobsen, heeft hij kans op slagen?
Does Patrick Lefevere's complaint against Dylan Groenewegen stand a chance? A legal reading of the crash in the Tour of Poland.
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15 wedstrijden geschrapt zodat kampioen niet kan starten
The Landelijke Wieler Unie scraps fifteen races after a judge quashed the suspension of champion Giovanni Debaere.
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- Europe 1 Matches truqués dans le tennis : "une centaine de personnes" concernées par l'enquête belge The federal prosecutor says around a hundred players and coaches are involved, four years before the trial. Read the article
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Positieve dopingtest bij Lotto-Soudal zindert na: hoe staat Tosh Van der Sande er nu voor? En wat is prednisolone eigenlijk?
Tosh Van der Sande tested positive for prednisolone after the Ghent Six Days. What the substance is, and what the rider now faces.
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Vijf vragen over de (vermoedelijke) overname van het team van Wout van Aert: kan hij nu vroeger weg?
Aqua Blue Sport buys Sniper Cycling. What does that mean for the contract of Wout van Aert and for the riders of the team?
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- Krant van West-Vlaanderen Advocaat Mathieu Baert boetseerde het topcontract van CDK in elkaar: “Elke zaak is een wedstrijd die ik wil winnen” A profile of Mathieu Baert as a sports lawyer, prompted by a football contract in the first national division. Read the article
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