In this article I discuss the participation clause under Dutch law. I discuss in particular whether this clause is to be considered as a donation and whether it is free of taxes. I conclude with an example from Belgian case law that discusses the consequences of a Dutch participation clause...

In this report, I argue that the protective rules for non common children of the parents of article 1465 Belgian Civil Code should not be applied to a child of the deceased that was adopted by the surviving spouses even if such adoption was not full but ordinary, limiting the legal consequences...

According to a decision of the 26 october 2010, Creative Commons licenses are enforceable in belgian law. Failure to comply with the terms of a CC by-nc-nd license requiring to mention the author's name, and forbidding to use it for commercial advantage and to build any derivative work can lead...

In dit artikel analyseer en becommentarieer ik kritisch de nieuwe Belgische Hyptoheekwet van 1995. Nieuwigheden zijn onder andere een alle sommen hypotheek, een hyptoheek voor toekomstige vorderingen, ...This article critically analyses and comments the New Belgian Mortgage Act of 1995....

A comparative discussion of the legality and problems of price terms which are determined by reference to an index and price terms in foreign currency, focusing on Lithuanian law, with a comparative look at the law of France and Belgium. The point is made that the Civil Code of Lithuania in...

In deze bijdrage wordt ingegaan op de positie van de derden ten aanzien van een overdracht van schuldvordering en wordt onderzocht wie rechten kan laten gelden ten aanzien van de gecedeerde schuldvordering.This contribution examines the position of the third party in respect of a transfer of a...