Month: November 2024
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Directors can be held personally liable
The abolition of quasi-immunity of the executive agent (Part 2) 1. What does the new regulation stipulate? As from 1 January 2025, the “auxiliary person” can be held personally liable by the counterparty if he commits an extra-contractual fault. In contrast, the auxiliary person will not be liable if the mistake is merely a contractual. Hence,…
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Can the farming lease be continued by the heirs after the death of the lessee? If so, what are the conditions?
1. General principle The rules provided for in the Farming Lease Law for when the lessee dies are taken over in the Farming Lease Decree, albeit with some legalistic and linguistic adjustments. In principle, the farming lease continues in favour of the heirs or successors unless: 2. To what extent do heirs have the right…
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Donor children have a right to obtain information regarding their donor
1. The underlying facts A donor child asked the fertility clinic where the mother underwent medically assisted reproductive treatment for a copy of the mother’s medical file. With this file, the donor child can find out information about the donor, and thus regarding her origin and identity. The fertility clinic refused to transfer the mother’s…
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