International Enforceable title
For a person to enforce a right, an enforceable title has to be obtained, which can subsequently be enforced. This matter is regulated by a number of bilateral and multilateral treaties as well as national provisions. At European level, certain exceptions apply for certain Member States. 1. Obtaining an enforceable title The main treaties relating to the international jurisdiction [...]
CRM – Capacity Remuneration Mechanism
On 4 April 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a Bill on the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM). The CRM complements the existing energy markets and ensures that sufficient capacity is available to secure the supply of electricity. This mechanism also meets the concerns of Belgian companies with the imminent nuclear phase-out by 2025. After all, a lot of people are wondering: [...]
e2.law celebrates three years of cooperation with Solvay Business School
As a partner of Start.LAB (and beforehand Solvay Entreprendre), e².law regularly answers the most diverse legal questions of Start.LAB start-ups entrepreneurs through monthly offices for nearly 3 years.
Commercial Disputes Prevention and Management
For Heraclitus, a presocratic philosopher born in Greece in the 6th century BC, "The constant conflict of opposites is defined as the father of all things". The prospect of a commercial dispute is the inevitable risk of business. This is usually given a negative connotation. In itself, however, a dispute is neither bad nor good. It can also indicate [...]
Commercial Contracts are of crucial importance
The value of an enterprise, its ability to prosper and even survive depend considerably on the quality of its contracts. A fortiori, one could say that the real identity of a company lies mainly in the sum of its contracts, since these contain the major part of its rights and obligations. The supreme interest of an enterprise therefore requires [...]
Drafting
"Drafting" refers to assisting in the preparation and amendment of any company document, whether contracts, codes of conduct, company statutes or procedural documents. Writing effectively requires the combination of three prerequisites: an understanding of the nature and complexity of the proposed transaction; a specific competence, at the limit between mastery of the working language, common sense and knowledge of [...]
Clean energy for all Europeans package
Based on European Commission proposals published on 30 November 2016, the EU has very recently agreed upon a comprehensive update of its energy policy framework to facilitate the transition away from fossil fuels towards cleaner (renewable) energy sources and to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. This so-called “Clean energy for all Europeans package” consists in total of eight legislative acts. [...]
Abuse of economic dependence and unfair terms between companies (B2B)
On 21 March 2019 the Belgian Parliament adopted a Bill that added two concepts to the Belgian Code of Economic Law. On the one hand, the law adds a category of restrictive practices, in addition to agreements restricting competition and abuse of dominant position. From now on, companies will also be prohibited from abusing the economic dependence of another company [...]
Belgian offshore wind energy
On 4 April 2019, the Belgian Parliament adopted a law which establishes the general principles of the competitive bidding procedure (concurrerende inschrijvingsprocedure) for the realisation of new renewable energy projects in the North Sea, such as it is also the case in the neighbouring countries and in accordance with the European state aid rules. By choosing a competitive bidding procedure [...]
Second chance for entrepreneurs: new rules on corporate insolvency
On 6 June 2019, the European Council approved the Directive on preventive restructuring systems, debt cancellation and professional prohibitions, as well as measures to improve the efficiency of restructuring, insolvency and debt cancellation proceedings. The general objective of the Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to remove obstacles to the exercise of fundamental [...]
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