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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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Hoe kan een pachtprijs voldaan worden? Kan dit nog steeds in…

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Heeft de pachter het recht om gebouwen op te richten op de g…

Sommige pachters wensen op het land waarop zij een pachtovereenkomst hebben…

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Multiple land utilisation after the revision of the Building Right Act

Before elaborating on the building right, we should first briefly discuss the principle of accession ("natrekking"/ "droit d'accession"). On the basis…

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Compulsory insurance for building contractors?

A bill was filed to compel construction works contractors to take out professional liability insurance similar to insurance applicable to architects. …

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French law - Entry into force of Pinel Act – Impact on retail leases agreements

The Pinel Act dated 18 June 2014 and entered into force on 5 November 2014 has significantly modified the matter of retail lease agreements by offerin…

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The retail lease and the development of a customer base: applicable principles

The criterion of direct contact with the public as part of the commercial lease definition also implies the development by the tenant of its own custo…

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The rent guarantee in the context of short residential lease agreements

With regard to the principal residence lease, what will happen to the guarantor in the event a short-term lease agreement transforms into a lease agre…

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1 January 2015 – unclaimed shares are offered for sale

As from 1 January 2015, bearer shares (that were converted into registered and dematerialized shares after 1 January 2014), whose owners have remained…

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Real estate update: new year’s edition

What's new since 1 January 2015 in regulatory real estate? Het real estate team van Laga presenteert een overzicht van de nieuwe ontwikkelingen in he…

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Arrêt du 25 septembre 2014 (Liège). RG 2013/RG/393

Cour d'appel: Arrêt du 25 septembre 2014 (Liège). RG 2013/RG/393

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Brouwerijcontracten: belang van het uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding

In de horeca is het gebruikelijk dat kandidaat-uitbaters financiële hulp krijgen van brouwers en leveranciers van dranken bij het openen van de zaak. …

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Buy a rented building: can the purchaser terminate the existing lease agreement?

Kan de koper, bij de aankoop van een gehuurd goed, de bestaande huurovereenkomst beëindigen? De vaste datum van de huurovereenkomst en de duur van de …

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Breyne Act: watch out for artificial splits!

The Breyne Act is not one of those laws the application of which can easily be avoided by contractual arrangements. It is always useful to be reminded…

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Retail leases under new powers of the Commercial Court.

The Act of 26 March 2014 extended the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court to "disputes between enterprises" but maintained the exclusive jurisdiction…

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Een pop-up handelshuur

Pop-up winkels, pop-up restaurants, pop-up bars,... Het recent pop-up fenomeen komt in alle vormen en maten. Er worden pop-ups gestart om verbouwingsw…

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Le Tribunal de la famille, le règlement amiable et la médiation

A l'initiative du Barreau de Bruxelles, et plus particulièrement de la Commission des Modes Alternatifs de Règlement des Conflits dont plusieurs assoc…

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Swap contracts – Unforeseen circumstances

The Portuguese Supreme Court, on the basis of the doctrine of  unforeseen circumstances, created by the financial crisis, has blessed the termi…

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Pre-contractual information Update

The obligations concerning pre-contractual information of commercial collaboration agreements, as introduced by the law of 2005, have been changed on …

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An unambitious reform of the surface right

A draft law that amends the Law of 1824 on surface rights for the first time since its promulgation puts an end to a few controversial points, without…

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Regionalization of the federal jurisdiction on specific leases

As from 1 July 2014, the responsibility for the legislation pertaining to retail, residential and farm leases will be devolved to the three Regions.

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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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