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Didier De Vliegher joins Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice in the Brussels office

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Didier De Vliegher has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Real Estate Practice, based in Jones Day’s Brussels Office.

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New hire for Taylor Wessing's Benelux Disputes & Investigations team

Siedse Willems has joined Taylor Wessing as a Senior Associate in the Benelux Disputes & Investigations team. Siedse, who has been a lawyer since 2017, brings a wealth of exper…

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New counsel at ebl-redsky

ebl redsky appoints Thomas Sion as Counsel.

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11/12/24
Kan de pacht na het overlijden van de pachter door de erfgen…

Les règles prévues par la loi sur le bail à ferme en cas de décès du preneu…

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03/12/24
Donor children have a right to obtain information regarding …

The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the legal provisions on profes…

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Can an incorporated association be assimilated to a “relative” in the case of termination of a retail lease by…

The Constitutional Court ruled that the family ties which allow the buyer of a property to terminate a retail lease for personal use cannot be assimil…

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L’intérêt du divorce par consentement mutuel : consultez un avocat

Il semblerait que le nombre de divorces par consentement mutuel reste stable, depuis la réforme du divorce de 2007, bien que le nombre d’introductions…

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The effectiveness of a pledge over the shares of an SPRL/BVBA

The effectiveness of a pledge over the shares of an SPRL/BVBA could be jeopardized by the application of the agreement procedure provided for in Artic…

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Over de doorrekening van kosten aan de huurder (1728ter B.W.)

Artikel 1728ter, § 1 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek zet uiteen dat kosten en lasten die aan de huurder worden opgelegd met werkelijke uitgaven dienen over…

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Commercial lease, commercial destination, agreement of the parties

The agreement of the parties on the commercial destination may be tacit when it occurs as from the beginning of the contract. On the contrary, the agr…

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Investeren in winkelvastgoed: juridische valkuilen en voordelen

Een van de cruciale beslissingen die men moet maken wanneer men besluit om te gaan investeren in vastgoed, is het bepalen van het type vastgoed waarin…

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Unforeseen circumstances in Belgian law

Change of circumstances can occur in all kinds of contracts. Denis Philippe takes a closer look at the current Belgian legal discourse on unforeseen c…

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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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