Gert Buelens

Gert Buelens is a partner at KONSILIO Advocaten, a Belgian law firm based on the Brusselsesteenweg in Mechelen. Within a practice that advises clients and represents them in judicial and administrative proceedings across a wide range of legal fields, Buelens has built a reputation for his work on liability and the compensation of damage. That focus is reflected in his recognition as Compensation Law Expert of the Year in Belgium at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026, an award that highlights both his technical depth in this demanding area and the standing of the firm he helps lead.

A Mechelen practitioner with a compensation focus

Buelens obtained his law degree from K.U.Leuven in 1999 and began his professional training that same year, working under experienced Mechelen advocates while also gaining corporate legal experience at Belgian Shell. He became a partner in 2001 and has managed KONSILIO since 2007, acting as the firm's generalist while maintaining a particular concentration on liability and damages. His specialism lies in the law of compensation for damage and, in particular, the interdisciplinary determination, calculation and recovery of losses arising from serious bodily injury – work that sits at the intersection of legal argument, medical assessment and financial calculation.

Compensation for personal injury is one of the most technically challenging areas of civil practice. Establishing the extent of an injury, translating medical findings into heads of damage, and then quantifying and recovering the sums due requires a lawyer who can work confidently alongside medical experts and actuaries while remaining a persuasive advocate. Buelens's long concentration on this field, combined with his role as the firm's all-round practitioner, allows him to guide injured clients through a process that is often protracted and emotionally difficult, keeping them informed at each stage.

KONSILIO Advocaten and its approach

KONSILIO is a Mechelen firm that provides legal advice and represents clients in both court and administrative proceedings across a broad spread of practice areas. The firm's published fields of work include liability and damages, labour law, banking, construction, tax law, business law, tenancy and rental law, debt recovery, family law, personal injury, estate administration, permits and enforcement, and traffic and insurance matters, among others. This breadth allows the firm to serve individuals and businesses that need a single trusted adviser across the different legal issues they encounter.

The firm places emphasis on keeping clients informed throughout their case and on maintaining a sensible balance between the effort invested and the result that can realistically be expected – a client-centred philosophy that suits the sensitive compensation and personal-injury work at the heart of Buelens's practice. Operating as part of a small, close-knit team of advocates, KONSILIO offers the kind of direct, partner-led attention that clients dealing with the aftermath of an accident or injury particularly value.

Bar service and professional standing

Beyond his client work, Buelens has been active in the wider legal community. He served on the board of the Mechelen Bar's legal aid office in the early 2000s and held a series of leadership roles within the Young Bar Conference between 2001 and 2011, including responsibility for continuing legal education and, later, the chairmanship. This engagement reflects a commitment to the profession and to the ongoing training of fellow lawyers, and it has helped him build relationships across the Belgian bar.

For clients in Belgium facing questions of liability and, above all, the assessment and recovery of compensation for serious injury, Gert Buelens and KONSILIO Advocaten offer focused, experienced counsel. His recognition as Compensation Law Expert of the Year in Belgium at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 underlines his authority in this specialised branch of the law and the dependable, client-focused service that defines his Mechelen practice.