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Uitstel voor wet statuut bewindvoerder

In het Belgisch Staatsblad van 6 augustus 2025 werd de wet van 18 juli 2025 tot wijziging van de wet van 8 november 2023 betreffende het statuut van bewindvoerder over een bescherm…

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AVOCATS.BE vous donne rendez-vous les mardi 19 et mercredi 20 août 2025 au Château-ferme de Courrière pour deux journées de formation autour de thématiques actuelles, animées par d…

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Clausebase expands into North America

ClauseBase, the all-in-one legal drafting platform, is proud to announce its expansion into North America with the opening of a new office in Montreal. This strategic move is drive…

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La réparation en nature : un droit pour l’entrepreneur ?

Dans les relations contractuelles entre le maître de l’ouvrage et l’entrepr…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Deadline Calculation for Eviction Co…

On March 28, 2025, the Belgian Supreme Court clarified how the expiration p…

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New law regarding co-property

On 1 September 2010, the law of 2 June 2010 amending the Civil Code in order to modernize the functioning of co-ownership came into force, at least a …

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Wrongful break-up of a determined lease agreement by the lessee – forced execution or termination ?

When a tenant  wrongfully breaks a determined lease, the judge may consider that the landlord is abusing its right if it pursues the forced execu…

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Partial mortgage or rank parity?

How to secure the financing of a real estate project developed on a property purchased under the co-ownership regime by several promoters?

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New law on co-ownership in force

On Monday 28 June, the Law of 2 June 2010 amending the current legislation regarding co-ownership was published in the annexes to the Belgian Official…

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Guarantees vs corporate interest test

When a bank grants a credit and requires a security from a subsidiary company of the borrower, the bank must ensure that such security meets the corpo…

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Le principe de tolérance appliqué à l’art de bâtir - Partie 2

Une construction immobilière est toujours le fruit d'un travail d'artisanat, même en cas d'utilisation d'éléments préfabriqués ou de constructions en …

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Le principe de tolérance appliqué à l’art de bâtir - Partie 1

Une construction immobilière est toujours le fruit d'un travail d'artisanat, même en cas d'utilisation d'éléments préfabriqués ou de constructions en …

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Droit de la Construction: pas de délai décennal pour les vices mineurs cachés

Le Droit de la Construction comporte certaines solutions pour le moins paradoxales ; à titre d'exemple, l'action du maître de l'ouvrage ou de ses ayan…

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A lease management contract considered as a labor contract !

The French Supreme Court rules that a lease management contract of the Yves Rocher network has to be considered as a labor contract. The question is…

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France - The “Green lease”: a new and expanding concept

The 1st Grenelle roundtable law of 3 August 2009 mentions various objectives to be conveyed in the 2nd Grenelle roundtable law to be enacted this ye…

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New legislation regarding the co-ownership regime

The new legislation will ensure more transparency in the working of co-ownership and will facilitate the resolution of problems that arise in the da…

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The termination of commercial lease by the purchaser of real rights dismembered

Under certain circumstances, Belgian law recognises to the purchaser of a property the right to early terminate existing commercial lease agreements. …

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Opgepast bij het factureren van Uw pleziervaartuig op de zaak!

De rechtbank van koophandel te Turnhout heeft op 4 januari 2010 een vonnis geveld waarbij het recht op schadevergoeding bij gebrek aan eigendomsbewijs…

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Expropriation – definitive lost of property – jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace - Council of State n° 1…

Examination of the lawfulness of an expropriation order by the judge "de paix" is equivalent to the examination of the expropriation order by the Co…

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Contract compliance

Presumption of non compliance of contract – cancellation by an interested third party? No

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Residential lease - Decision Constitutional Court d.d. 26 November 2009 concerning realisation by landlord of …

If, in the event the landlord terminates a residential lease agreement for personal use and the tenant notifies the landlord of a counter-termination…

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Co-ownership: limitations on the use of private parts of a building

A constitutional deed of ownership, which sets out the rules of a co-ownership, may contain provisions that limit the use of the private parts of the…

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Arrêt du 10 février 1998 (Bruxelles). RG 96AR1629

Le mariage étant défini comme "l'acte par lequel l'homme et la femme établissent entre eux, de commun accord, une communauté de vie que la loi protège…

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