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New counsel at ebl-redsky

ebl redsky appoints Thomas Sion as Counsel.

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Aide juridique : le point à 93,97 euros !

Le 21 février dernier a été promulgué un arrêté royal modifiant l’arrêté royal du 20 décembre 1999 contenant les modalités d’exécution relatives à l’indemnisation accordée aux avoc…

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Aantal erfovereenkomsten, zorgvolmachten en testamenten in de lift

In ons land worden steeds meer erfovereenkomsten, zorgvolmachten en testamenten opgesteld. Dat blijkt uit de Familiebarometer van FEDNOT. In de eerste 9 maanden van 2023 waren er 4…

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Damage under the new Belgian tort law

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Parliament approved a new Book 6 of the Civ…

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Nieuw Vlaams decreet over het vervreemden van onroerende dom…

Op 8 maart 2024 heeft de Vlaamse regering een decreet bekrachtigd en afgeko…

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Versoepeling van het formalisme op het gebied van precontractuele informatie in het kader van een commerciële …

Het Wetboek van economisch recht viseert voortaan “samenwerkingsovereenkomsten gesloten tussen meerdere personen, waarbij de ene persoon het recht ver…

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Assouplissement du formalisme en matière d’information précontractuelle dans le cadre d’un accord de partenari…

Le Code de droit économique vise dorénavant « tout accord de partenariat commercial conclus entre plusieurs personnes, par lequel une de ces personnes…

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Incorporation of the Market Practices Act into the New Commercial Code: What's New?

On 30 December 2013, an act to insert Volume VI (Market Practices and Consumer Protection) into the Commercial Code was published in the Belgian State…

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The revision of the contract in case of change of circumstances

Seminar in French - 8 May 2014 - Faculté de droit et de criminologie, Université catholique de Louvain

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Estimate action regarding hidden defects: is the “fair price” estimated by a real estate surveyor or fixed by …

The Supreme Court decides that the court is not bound by the conclusions of the expert it appoints.

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Property right on volumes and vertical divisions of ownership: current ruling

The possibility of creating a property right on a volume unconnected to the soil, without creation of a condominium, has been controversial for many y…

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Liability action of the association of co-owners against builders and promoters

In its judgment of 18 October 2013, the Court of Cassation has definitely settled the issue of the capacity to take legal action by the association of…

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Obligation to identify the parties to a lease agreement and registration

Article 1714 of the Belgian Civil Code and the Code on registration duties, mortgage duties and clerks, as amended by the Act of 21 December 2013, pro…

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euLex: La garantie locative sous toutes ses formes : focus sur une solution passant par l’assurance-caution

Que l’on se situe dans le cadre d’un bail de résidence principale/à loyers ou commercial, un bon contrat est avant tout un contrat où tant le bailleur…

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No compulsory partition in case of voluntary co-ownership: Matter closes

By a judgment dated 20 September 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court has decided that article 815 of the Civil Code, by which a co-owner can force the par…

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Verkoopcompromis onder de opschortende voorwaarde van de aflevering van een bodemattest: moet er nog zand zijn…

In navolging van een aantal arresten van het Hof van Cassatie is er reeds veel geschreven over het bodemattest, de rechtsgeldigheid van de opschortend…

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Condominium : amendment to the by-laws by 31 August 2014 at the latest

Pursuant to an act of 17 August 2013, the term let to the condominiums in order to amend their articles of association is postponed by one year. The d…

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Distress: a mechanism forgotten by the landlords

With a tenant who does not pay rent, the landlord can contact a bailiff who – without any prior judicial authorization – will distrain the chattels co…

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Student housing as property investment asset, a rapid glance

In the United Kingdom investment in student housing has increased explosively during the least years. Due to this increase, which was followed by the …

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STIEFMOEDERS EN STIEFKINDEREN IN HET ERFRECHT

De invloed van een door de vader ingestelde vordering tot echtscheiding op het la-tere erfrecht van de kinderen.

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Co-ownership - New deadline

A recent amendment intends to prolong the deadline for bringing the basic deed, the co-ownership regulations and the in-house rules in line with the …

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SPLIT-PURCHASE PRECEDED BY DONATION: UPDATE

When investing in real estate, the tax aspects are often a crucial element to be considered. A classic way to invest in real estate in a tax efficien…

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Huurschade wordt vastgesteld en begroot door een deskundige. Kan de begroting van de huurschade het voorwerp u…

De huurovereenkomst bepaalt dat de plaatsbeschrijving bij uittrede huur door dezelfde expert zal worden opgesteld als deze die bij de plaatsbeschrijvi…

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Change in Legislation on Securities concerning Movable Goods

Following on from what happened earlier in the Netherlands and France, security law has now also been thoroughly modernised in Belgium.

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L’œuvre, son vol et les outils de la victime

La maison de vente aux enchères Sotheby's aurait récemment adjugé un tableau de Renoir intitulé « Madame Valtat » et volé quelques années auparavant à…

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