Sweeping changes to contractual law in Belgium: what businesses must know about the new Civil Code

The Belgian government has finally passed its long awaited and major reforms to the Civil Code. The new legislation will have an impact on all businesses in Belgium, particularly in the realm of contractual agreements. The new Civil Code will have particular impact on the following: Pre-contractual issues Hardship Sanctions and damages Abusive clauses The legal team at Osborne Clarke is providing a webinar to update our clients on the most salient features of the legislation.

The event will begin with an introduction to the new legislation and we will then host five breakout sessions on specific areas of impact. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions during the breakout sessions. The breakout sessions will be:

• Protecting your business in time of rising prices (hosts Marie Canivet & Nikitas Michail)
• Contractual freedom in chains: unfair terms in B2B contracts (hosts Stefan Deswert, Philippe Brabanders & Lucas Lenaerts)
• Key changes impacting your real estate transactions and construction contracts (hosts Fran Claes and Cedric Degreef)
• Overview of the main changes impacting your corporate M&A projects (hosts David Haex, Hadrien Chef and Shahine Kalantari)
• New obligations and best practices for tech contracts (host Laurens Dauwe)