COMPANY LAW
We can help you with the start-up of new activities and the incorporation of a new company. But it is not just at the start-up stage that we support you, we also support you during the subsequent development of your company.
We take care of the entire process: the drafting, negotiation and creation of the standard corporate documents, management agreements, shareholders' agreements and all related aspects, including the drafting of appropriate documentation and related deeds (such as the incorporation of new companies, asset and share deals, joint ventures and other forms of collaboration, etc.).
Even when things threaten to go wrong, we are there for you. We have extensive experience in disputes between shareholders/partners, or involving the company directors and, more generally, procedures relating to partnership law disputes such as, for example, the exclusion or resignation of a shareholder/partner, the nullity or suspension of the decisions of the board of directors or the general meeting, and liability claims against the directors of the company or its bodies.
Mr Tom Vanraes is also regularly appointed as ad hoc mandatary or administrator for these matters, by the Dutch-speaking Commercial Court in Brussels.
COMMERCIAL LAW
We assist you in word and deed in setting up and structuring new activities and projects, drafting customised contracts, drafting general terms and conditions, collecting trade receivables, etc. Clearly defining the mutual rights and obligations of the various contracting parties gives you the desired peace of mind.
If a dispute arises as a result of the non-implementation or defective implementation of contracts, we defend your interests proactively and efficiently.
We represent you before the courts, but also in the context of alternative methods of conflict resolution, such as mediation or arbitration.
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
We handle commercial and corporate disputes for you. This applies to all possible types of proceedings, including proceedings on the merits of a case, applications for the adoption of interim measures, injunction proceedings, experts' reports, seizure procedures, etc.
We have comprehensive expertise in company law procedures, including shareholder disputes, the resignation and exclusion of shareholders, and directors' liability.
We can also assist you in alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.
We go further for you. Not only do we assist you in the proceedings themselves, but also in all the options for avoiding such proceedings. If we judge that an amicable settlement is preferable, we will assist you in negotiating and drafting any settlement.
You can count on our experience in proceedings. We will advise you proactively to identify and avoid possible problems.
For our expertise in tax disputes, we refer you to this specific discipline: tax litigation.
COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
We assist companies in difficulty with the initiation and implementation of a judicial reorganisation (WCO).
Mr Tom Vanraes is regularly appointed as a judicial mandatary in these matters by the Dutch-speaking Commercial Court in Brussels, where he is tasked with carrying out the transfer of a company in difficulty.
TRADE AGREEMENTS, DISTRIBUTION LAW, MARKET PRACTICES AND COMPETITION
We assist you in the field of concession contracts, commercial agency, franchising, distribution, etc. Our office has built up unique expertise in the area of international distribution agreements. We help in selecting the right option, drafting or reviewing contracts, and other (pre)contractual documents.
But we are also there for you to supervise the implementation of the agreements, and the arrangements for when they come to an end.
You are guided from A to Z in the drafting, creation and negotiation of various kinds of commercial agreements. This allows us to go that extra mile to avoid or at least limit the risks of conflicts and resulting damage, for example in the area of:
- general sales conditions
- purchase and delivery of goods and services
- contracting of work and services
- manufacturing contracts and service level agreements
- transport agreements
- guarantees such as security deposits, guarantees on first request, documentary credits, mortgages, etc.
Market practices and competition law in general also have an important role to play in an increasingly complex and globalising legal environment, in which we offer you the necessary support.
CORPORATE CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal law is increasingly applicable to business activities and legal entities. In this context, we assist you both during the course of any criminal investigation, and during the actual proceedings before the courts.
You can count on our solid experience in this field, including in the area of financial crimes (tax fraud, anti-money laundering legislation, etc.).
We also advise you on prevention and defence in criminal prosecutions that may affect your business: corporate criminal law, public and private corruption, money laundering, misuse of corporate assets, fraudulent bankruptcies, etc.
OTHER EXPERTISES
- Tax law
- Estate planning
- Mergers & acquisotions
- HR Legal