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...

In this conference paper I argue that English and Belgian marital property and succession law, although conceptually very different, are much more similar from a practical point of view. The paradox is that they seem different at first glance, yet appear more similar in close up view. I conclude...

This book offers an introduction in all specific contracts under Belgian Law. The three parts are built around the contracts of transferring property (with sale as main contract), enjoying property (with lease as main contract) and service contracts (with building contract and agency as main...

This book deals with serveral issues of sale of real estate under Belgian Law. It includes problems with hidden defects upon the sale of real estate, split purchase in usufruct and nude property and the many preferred purchase rights of the Flemish government