Analyzing the usufruct of the surviving spouse under Belgian inheritance law, with special attention to the possibilities for conversion of usufruct into capital and arguing how such conversion should be made. The article explains that conversion methods resulting in a higher value of usufruct...

In this paper we explain the clause of property administration and argue that it can validlly be added as a binding clause in gifts and wills. We analyse a list of counter arguments and attempt to rebut all of them

This book is the seventh volume of the second edition of the Treatise Estate Planning, offering an analysis on topics such as insurance, accrual clauses, trust, lower tax rates, and geographical planning

Comparing Community property contract with separation of property with participation clause: the test of the four risks: divorce, forced heirship rules, creditors and tax. The result is in favor of the participation clause

In this article I analyze the new and very innovative Dutch succession law and put the different aspects of the new law in a comparative context. This "contextualization" all the more proves the innovative character of the Dutch law

Many European member states claim the need for an autonomous gaming law policy based on their culture, tradition and moral values. In the online world of today, where national boundaries have evaporated and the unity of the world has become a one second reality, these arguments to the very least...

Dit artikel richt zich op de verschillende contexten waarin huwelijkscontracten van scheiding van goederen worden gemaakt. De context bij het begin kan aanzienlijk verschillen van de context in lopende het huwelijk. Het artikel legt clausules uit zoals de interne gemeenschap toegevoegd aan...

In this Op Ed, I argue that the technical Belgian conflict on Brussels Halle Vilvoorde (splitting of a judicial and electoral district) as the emanation of the enduring Belgian political and institutional conflict should be transcended, as well as the constant linguistic discussions and...

This paper offers a substantial and profound analysis of the three characteristics of a donation or gift inter vivos under Belgian law. The text is structured around these features: contract, immediate, irrevocable. The article is an update and actualisation of my original comments in the same...