In our newsletters of 20 January 2021 and 2 May 2022 we already discussed the European Directive on Insolvency, which is expected to revamp Belgian insolvency law. The deadline for transposition is 17...
The law of 16 February 2022 [1] , which took effect on 14 March 2022, amends article X.13 of the Code of Economic Law (CEL), and expands the protection that commercial agents enjoy. Agents were alread...
In a surprising ruling of 18 March 2022 the Court of Cassation held that a natural person, director of companies, can only be considered an “enterprise” if they have their “own organization”. This art...
We are very proud to announce that Schoups has once again received nice rankings in various legal guides. In The Legal 500 we were ranked for 'Real estate and construction' in Tier 2, for 'Dispute res...
On 31 March 2022, Schoups will say goodbye to Sara Cockx, who is taking on a new challenge. Since 2013, Sara has passionately led and expanded the field of employment law within the firm. The firm and...
Schoups and Marco Schoups confirm their strong position in Real Estate in the Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2022. Gwen Bevers is included for corporate/M&A for the first time, in both the Europe an...
Intro: In a recent ruling of 26 November 2021, the Court of Cassation considered that offering apologies can constitute compensation in kind for moral damage suffered and, therefore, can be claimed in...
Brexit has a huge impact on the relationship with UK companies. In this newsletter we focus on one particular aspect thereof, notably the applicable law and the applicable forum in case of disputes. P...
We are particularly pleased at announcing the appointment of Jens Rediers and Charles Poncelet to Counsel. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Eline Buckinx, Sophie Bleux and Carlo Cardone ha...
The law of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions is an important tool against late payers. However, practice has shown that the current provisions are not strict enough to...
The Brussels court of first instance has confirmed the principles with regard to warranty against hidden defects and precontractual liability in case of sale of shares: Common law does not contain any...
It has been some time since we informed you about the Belgian B2B rules which were introduced in the Code of Economic Law (CEL) in April 2019. Now there is another reason to revisit this topic. In add...