Standard Business Contracts

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Business has become more international and as a consequence Belgian business contracts are increasingly being concluded in English. This reference book brings together a number of contracts that are governed by Belgian law but drafted in English. Each model is preceded by a short introduction summarizing the most salient provisions of Belgian law relevant to that particular contract. Also, in most models, different options and alternative wording are included. The templates in this book will serve as a useful guidance for drafting a number of contracts and clauses under Belgian business law. Dirk Deschrijver was active as general counsel in the automotive sector. He is a member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap/Revue Pratique des Sociétés, in which he yearly publishes with co-authors a chronicle on company taxation. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Antwerp and at the UCLL in the Postgraduate course in Taxation. Olivier Vanden Berghe is a lawyer at the Brussels bar, heading the Commercial Contracts and Litigation Practice of Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick. He is specialised in commercial contracts and litigation and assists companies in a wide range of business-to-business transactions. He is editor in chief of the Revue de Droit Commercial Belge/Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht. Marc Taeymans is a honorary company lawyer. He served in different legal functions in the banking industry with practice in Corporate Finance, Private Equity, and Litigation. He is appointed assessor judge in the Commercial court in Antwerp since 2009 and is certified as mediator since 2005. Since 2018 he teaches law courses at Thomas More University College in Mechelen. He serves on the editorial board of Computerrecht since 1991. Introduction (p. 1) Asset Purchase Agreement (p. 7) Assignment of Receivables (p. 41) Bailment Agreement (p. 55) Commercial Agency Agreement (p. 63) Commissionaire Agreement (p. 81) Confidentiality Agreement (Mutual) (p. 99) Consignment Agreement (p. 109) Contract Manufacturing Agreement (p. 119) Current Account Agreement (p. 133) Distribution Agreement (p. 139) Escrow Agreement (p. 157) Franchise Agreement (p. 165) Guarantee Agreement (p. 189) Joint Venture Agreement (p. 197) Lease Agreement (p. 211) Letter of Comfort (p. 227) Letter of Intent (p. 235) Loan Agreement (p. 243) Non-Disclosure Agreement (One-directional) (p. 251) Outsourcing Agreement (p. 255) Power of Attorney (p. 275) Purchase Agreement (p. 281) Road Transport and Delivery Services Agreement (p. 297) Services Agreement (p. 313) Settlement Agreement (p. 329) Share Purchase Agreement (p. 335) Shareholders’ Agreement (p. 369) Technology Licence Agreement (p. 391) Toll Manufacturing Agreement (p. 409) Trademark Licence Agreement (p. 429) Lexicon English – Dutch – French (p. 443) Lexicon Dutch – English (p. 447) Lexicon French – English (p. 451) This reference book brings together a number of contracts that are governed by Belgian law but drafted in English. Each model is preceded by a short introduction summarizing the most salient provisions of Belgian law relevant to that particular contract Also, in most models, different options and alternative wording are included.

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