Understanding Founder’s Liability for Corporate Debts in Bankruptcy In certain circumstances, company founders can be held personally responsible for corporate debts. This liability can be determined by a judge in the event of bankruptcy declared within 3 years of the company’s formation. To minimize this risk, it is crucial for entrepreneurs to un...

When the functions of a person enjoying privileges and immunities have come to an end, such privileges and immunities shall normally cease at the moment this person leaves the country (or on expiry of a reasonable period in which to do so) and shall subsist until that time, even in case of armed conflict. However, […]

In my practice, I have found that employers when in conflict with their employees, and who have made the decision to dismiss them, have sometimes taken quite some time before actually terminating the employee’s contract. This relative slowness between the time that the decision to dismiss is made, and its actual notification to the employee […]

In principle, all foreign employees who are not nationals of a country from the European Economic Area and who intend to work in Belgium need to have a single permit (for both work and residence) that is issued by the competent Belgian regional authority. To hire a foreign worker, the employer will have to apply […]

It is common knowledge that most embassies or diplomatic missions require the use of security guards to ensure the security of their premises. In our practice, we have noticed that some embassies employ such agents under conditions contrary to Belgian law. Indeed, these are limited to directly hiring security agents under employment contracts without completin...