In this article we briefly comment on the Belgian Cour de Cassation decision of 10 December 2010. The Supreme Court approves the legal and fiscal validity of a clause in marital contracts of community property whereby the entire community is awarded towards one spouse nominatim. This clause is...

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 dit artikel worden de gevolgen van faillietverklaring voor de onder het stelsel van gemeenschap gehuwde echtgenoot van de gefailleerde en diens schuldeisers geanalyseerd.In this article we analyse the consequences of bankruptcy for the spouse of the spouse declared bankrupt and his creditors

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 dit artikel bespreek ik de derde aanpassing van het Nederlandse huwelijksvermogensrecht. Deze herziening is van toepassing op alle personen die gehuwd zijn zonder huwelijkscontract.Ik focus op vier aspecten:- gemeenschap beperkt tot huwelijkse aanwinsten;- zaakvervanging en vergoeding;-...

In this chapter I analyse the Belgian marital contract of separation of property, both civil law and tax aspects, including several issues such as: Strict separation of property and separation of property with corrective mechanisms such as an Added Community or a Participation Clause. The latter...

This book offers an introduction in all aspects of property law and specific contracts under Belgian Law. The four parts are: (1) general principles of property law(2) contracts of transferring property (with co-ownership and sale as main topics)(3) contracts of use and enjoying property (with...

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 issues of Agricultural Leases under Belgian Law. It gives an original analyses of this area of law from four different perspectives: the notary, the agricultural business practice, the Justice of the Peace and the Supreme Court

This book deals with Sale of movables under Belgian contract law. It includes papers on the distinction between goods and services, the Belgian consumer sale Act and the Vienna Convention on international sale of movables