Exciting news! Today, Book 6 “Extra-contractual Liability” of the Civil Code was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. 🎉 This marks a significant step, as the new provisions will affect most contracts.

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• 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Book 6 codifies essential case law on tort liability.
• 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 - Abolition of the prohibition on concurrence of contractual and extra-contractual liability and quasi-immunity.
• 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 - Changes take effect in six months, on 1 January 2025. However, they should already be considered now when drafting new contracts or updating your existing contracts.

👇 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 (link)

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