New contract law in the works
17 June 2021The legislator has been working for some time on an overall reform and modernisation of Belgian civil law. This will be reflected in a new Civil Code, two books of which have already been completed. O...
The legislator has been working for some time on an overall reform and modernisation of Belgian civil law. This will be reflected in a new Civil Code, two books of which have already been completed. O...
In building practice the suspension of the execution of an obligation (primarily the execution of works, payment of a price) is a common measure in case of failure on the part of the other party. Obvi...
With its ruling no. 28/2021 of 25 February 2021, the Constitutional Court ruled on the appeal for (partial) annulment of the Peeters Act II. An extract from this ruling was published in the Belgian Of...
If a debtor causes damage to the creditor's property and performance or reparation in kind does not satisfy the creditor, the debtor will be obliged to compensate the creditor in cash (performance in ...
Judgment of 22 January 2021(C.19.0303.N) This article is available in Dutch and French. For more information you can contact our team....
Under the current regulatory framework, a price revision possibility - allowing for an adjustment of tender prices during the execution of the contract in the light of specific economic and social cir...
De Raad van State oordeelde doorgaans dat een gedelegeerd bestuurder als dagelijks bestuurder van een vennootschap offertes voor overheidsopdrachten niet geldig kan ondertekenen. Deze rechtspraak was ...
Wie de uitvoering van een verbintenis vordert, moet daarvan het bestaan bewijzen (art. 1315 oud BW). Omgekeerd moet hij die beweert bevrijd te zijn, het bewijs te leveren van de betaling of van het fe...
Het Hof van Cassatie heeft zich opnieuw uitgesproken over de nietigheid van bouwcontracten (koop op plan) bij gebreke aan de verplichte tussenkomst van de architect en de rol van de rechter hierin. In...
As announced in our previous newsletter, in a few cases the reduced VAT rate of 6% for the demolition and reconstruction of buildings will apply to the whole territory of Belgium over the next two yea...