Face-to-face , second term, 60 hours of theory.

Second term
Thursday from 13:30 to 15:30 at 43 Botanique 4
Friday from 13:30 to 15:30 at 43 Botanique 4

Dutch

The purpose of this course unit is to provide a general overview of Belgian business law. Students get an insight into the various fields of business law so that they can subsequently specialise further in the master's programmes. A link is also made with the other branches of law dealt with in the other course units (such as the law of obligations and special contracts).
After this course, the student is able to work his way independently in the various fields of business law.

For the Bachelor in Law :

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The course consist of:
(1) Introductory lesson
(2) The concept of undertaking (functional and formal sense) and its legal consequences
(3) Freedom of enterprise incl. the European freedoms
(4) Competition law
(5) Market practices and consumer protection
(6) Main commercial contracts
- franchising
- leasing
- exclusive distribution concession
- commercial rental
- commercial agency
(7) Payment transactions and financing of the company
(8) Principles of company law as a special form of enterprise
(9) Companies in difficulty: bankruptcy law

Ex cathedra with active class participation.

Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination with written preparation (closed books).
Further information will be communicated to the students during the semester.

Mondeling examen met schriftelijke voorbereiding
Gesloten boek-examen
Verdere informatie wordt aan de studenten meegedeeld tijdens de colleges

- Notes from the lectures
- Economic Law Code (WER) and Companies and Associations Code (WVV)
- European Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) and other legislation discussed in lectures
- DIRIX, E., STEENNOT, R. and H. VANHEES, Ondernemingsrecht in hoofdlijnen (Company Law in Outline), Antwerp, Intersentia, 2019
- VAN DAMME, N., Beginselen van vennootschapsrecht, syllabus under construction.

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