INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW

International & Europe

Borders disappear. Legal complications don’t.

Anyone doing business across borders, or whose private life has an international dimension, will sooner or later run into questions that go beyond national legal systems: which law applies? Which court has jurisdiction? How do you enforce a foreign judgment in Belgium — or vice versa? These questions are not academic. They determine whether you can obtain your rights.

We are part of an international network of lawyers. One phone call is enough: we have a direct line to lawyers in Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, France and across Europe and beyond, such as the USA, China, Japan and Brazil, to name just a few. We advise companies on international contracts, distribution agreements and cross-border investments. We know European regulations — from the GDPR and consumer protection to competition law and state aid — and know when the European Commission or the Court of Justice of the European Union play a role in a case.

For individuals: inheritance law with a cross-border element, foreign property, international divorces and the recognition of foreign decisions in Belgium are areas where the right choice of forum and applicable law makes all the difference. We connect Belgian legal practice with the European and international dimension.

Mr LENSSENS and his team maintain ongoing contacts with foreign lawyers across Europe and beyond. Sometimes all it takes is a phone call to obtain immediate basic legal information for their client. Do you have a legal question or issue outside Belgium, or questions about Belgium and its legal system, about contracts, liability, companies or anything else that concerns you: contact us.