Pierre ROBERT
Matter of preference: Migration law
Languages: French, Dutch, English and Spanish
Email: 
Pierre Robert holds a law degree from the Université Catholique Louvain (1998) and a degree in communication and media from the Ghent University (1999). He is a member of the Brussels Bar since 1999.
He has been recognized as a specialist in foreigners’ law by the Bar Association and practices all aspects of this legal field (in particular asylum, family reunification, regularization, economic migration, nationality, etc.).
He has brought several important cases before national and international courts, including:
- Before the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Ruiz Zambrano v. Onem (CJEU, 8.3.2011, C-34/09), on European citizenship;
- X. v. the Belgian State (CJEU, 7.3.2017, C-638/16), concerning humanitarian visas
- Before the European Court of Human Rights
- Singh a.o. v. Belgium (ECHR, 2.10.2012, 33210/11), concerning the examination of asylum application and the obligations of asylum authorities in that respect
- Before the Constitutional Court
- Judgment 121/2013 of 26.9.2013, with regard to the law of 8 July 2011 modifying the rules for family reunification
Judgement no. 23/2021 of 25.02.2021 regarding the laws of 21 November 2017 and 17 December 2017 on the reform of the asylum procedure.
- Before the Council of State,
- Judgement no. 243.306 of 20.12.2018 regarding the quotas on asylum applications.
Judgement no. 249.163 of 07.12.2020 regarding videoconferencing in asylum hearings.
Pierre Robert has also written several articles, such as:
- “Accès au dossier administratif en droit des étrangers : Quelle effectivité derrière les principes ? », R.D.E., 2017, avec Sarah JANSSENS;
- « Droits fondamentaux et extrême urgence – Comment sortir de l’insécurité juridique ? », R.D.E., 2017.
He has been a speaker at the following conferences and symposia:
- European Court of Justice Separation of children and families in migration, through detention and/or deportation of a parent: Zambrano and Chavez (Aire center – Brussels – Separated Children in Judicial Proceedings: Access to justice for Separated Trafficked and/or Asylum Seeking Children, 19-20.10.2017)
- Minderjarige asielzoekers en de Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen (RUGent – CESSMIR – Migratieonderzoek in praktijk, 26.1.2018 )
- Qu’est-ce qu’un réfugié? Entre idéaux de Genève et “hotspots” (Ligue bruxelloise francophone pour la santé mentale – Ce qui fait et défait l’humain, 12-13.3.2018)
- La práctica jurídica del Tribunal Europeo en materia de DDHH de las personas migrantes (Asociación Libre de Abogados – Madrid – 3.5.2018)
- Lois « mammouth » – impact et enseignements de l’arrêt 23/2021 de la Cour constitutionnelle (a study for the Association pour le Droits des étrangers – 16.06.2021).
- The needs of victims of torture (Presentation at the symposium organised on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Nansen association – 30.09.2022).
Pierre Robert is a member of the board of directors of the Syndicat des Avocats pour la Démocratie and the Nansen association.
Justine VAN EDOM
Matter of preference: Migration law
Languages: French, Dutch, English and Spanish
Email: 
Justine Van Edom holds a Bachelor of Laws obtained in the bilingual (Dutch–French) programme jointly organised by KU Leuven and the Université Saint-Louis. She subsequently earned her Master of Laws from KU Leuven in 2019 and went on to complete an advanced master’s degree in human rights at the Université Saint-Louis.
As part of her academic training, she participated in an Erasmus exchange programme in Granada, Spain. Her master’s thesis focused on the principle of non-refoulement.
In complemented her education with several traineeships, including within the International Humanitarian Law team of the Red Cross and at the Human Rights League (Belgium).
She has been a member of the Brussels Bar since 2020 and has since been practising law at Kompaso. She works in Dutch, French, English, and Spanish.
In addition to her legal practice, she is a member of the Syndicat des Avocats pour la Démocratie (SAD) and is committed to promoting access to justice, in particular through first-line legal assistance provided with Droit Sans Toit.
On 9 February 2023, she spoke at the Climavocat conference on the theme “Migration and Environment.”
Her preferred field of practice is migration law.
Cedric D'HONDT
Matter of preference: Migration law
Languages: Dutch, French and English
Email: cd@kompaso.be
Cedric D’Hondt obtained a master’s degree in law from KU Leuven in 2017. The following year, he obtained an additional master’s degree in democracy and human rights from Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut.
After his studies, he completed an internship with the European Union delegation in Egypt. This internship focused on human rights.
He then worked as a project development officer at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), an independent human rights organization based in Egypt and Belgium.
In 2021, he joined the bar at the Kompaso law firm, where he continues to practice today.
Cedric works in migration law.
- Case law:
- ECJ, Afrin, C-23/1 of April 18, 2023 https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/document/C/2023/C-0001-23-00000000RP-01-P-01/RES/272584-FR-1-html
- Brussels Court of Appeal (NL), January 22, 2026, no. 2025/FA/145, www.agii.be (on the issue of the nationality of a child born in Belgium to parents of Palestinian origin, the municipality had withdrawn Belgian nationality, granted under the Nationality Code to prevent the child from becoming stateless, on the instructions of the Immigration Office).
- ECJ, Afrin, C-23/1 of April 18, 2023 https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/document/C/2023/C-0001-23-00000000RP-01-P-01/RES/272584-FR-1-html
- Publications:
- « Les demandes de visa « auprès » du poste diplomatique – d’une mise à distance vers une introduction à distance » , Revue du Droit des étrangers, (n° 222) 2025.
Liane WATTIEZ
Matter of preference: Migration law
Languages: Dutch, French and English
Email: lw@kompaso.be
Liane obtained a bilingual bachelor's degree in law (French–English) and a second bachelor's degree in history from Saint-Louis University in Brussels, before going on to earn a master's degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL).
Alongside her studies, Liane was involved in the Law Clinic at Saint-Louis University. She also worked with student representatives at the university's legal department, where she assisted students with various procedures and helped organise events and awareness campaigns on student rights. Liane continued this work by spending four years in the legal department of the Federation of French-speaking Students in Brussels.
Since October 2023, Liane has been registered with the Brussels Bar and practises as a solicitor at the Kompaso law firm.
She specialises in immigration law but also has expertise in certain aspects of family and social law.
Liane practises in French, Dutch and English.