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Recovery of Attorney fees

Brussels International Business Court: preliminary draft bill draft approved On 27 October 2017 the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft bill for the creation of the “Brussels International Business Court” (“BIBC”)…

The curious case of Mariusz T.

During the last few weeks criminal law has been the subject of many talk shows on radio and TV as a result of the release from prison in early February of a certain Mariusz T. Those who do not follow the Polish media may wonder who this person is. He received the...

Close ties

As I write, preparations for the fi rst state visit of King WillemAlexander and Queen Máxima are in full swing. Our Chamber is in charge of organising the match-making for the accompanying business delegation, and the embassy staff are putting together a very detailed...

Cultural Differences

I recently attended a very interesting presentation by a gentleman named Kevin Brownsey about the cultural differences between Poles and other nationalities. I was a bit skeptical at first - there are a lot of amateurs in this culture business. To prove my point, a...

Leipzig – das neue Berlin?

Welgeteld één afspraak had ik. Graag had ik er meer gehad, maar niemand die ik over Leipzig sprak had daar contacten. Iedereen had wel links of rechts gehoord, dat er iets in Leipzig gaande was. Maar niemand wist er het fijne van. Alleen geruchten. Veel kunstenaars...

Onwenselijkheden in de Chinese advocatuur

In mijn acht jaar als advocaat in China ben ik regelmatig verbazingwekkende situaties tegengekomen. Zo ook onlangs weer. Een cliënt vertelde over zijn vriend die ruim tien jaar geleden een bedrijf in Shanghai heeft opgezet. De opzet is destijds niet goed gedaan...