Dr. Bregt Natens

Bregt represents clients in litigation before the EU courts and EU member state courts, and at the WTO. In particular, Bregt has been involved in over 25 cases before the Court of Justice of the EU. He also has extensive experience representing clients before the European Commission and customs authorities.

As part of his trade remedies work, Bregt has assisted clients in more than 20 anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard cases in the EU and in third countries. Notably, Bregt has experience from the initial, administrative phase of trade remedies proceedings up until litigation before the Court of Justice of the EU and the WTO Appellate Body.

• Represented a major trading company in an EU anti-circumvention investigation.
• Represented a major steel producer in EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations.
• Represented several major apparel importers in pan-European litigation against customs authorities and the European Commission.
• Represented a sovereign in a WTO dispute concerning trade in goods, trade in services, and trade-related aspects of IP rights.
• Advised a major services company on a sector-specific annex in a free trade agreement.
• Advised a global nuclear energy company in connection with developing an anti-subsidy risk assessment, including a compliance manual.
• Advised a global raw materials company with respect to setting up an anti-dumping compliance programme, including assistance in monitoring potential dumping margins.
• Acted for a major apparel importer to obtain significant duty refunds on a retroactive application of origin as laid down in the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement.
• Assisted a Fortune 100 technology company with respect to developing a policy to manage changes in the EU political landscape.

• Guest lecturer GATS and WTO Dispute Settlement, University of Stellenbosch