Legal Guidance in Corporate Law

Lex & Lanes advises business owners on legal issues arising in day-to-day business operations: commercial contracts, negotiations, partnerships, debt recovery and disputes. Our approach is clear and solution-oriented: we identify the legal risks, translate them into practical options and help you choose a course of action that protects your position.

SECTORS

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Commercial Contracts

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements

  • Purchase, sale, supply, services, consultancy, distribution, agency and subcontracting

  • Framework agreements, general terms and conditions, NDAs, SLAs and other commercial agreements

  • Liability, indemnities, insurance and contractual risk allocation

  • Negotiation and renegotiation of commercial contracts


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Corporate Law & Transactions

  • Advice on strategic partnerships and transactions

  • Acquisitions, equity investments and share transfers

  • Shareholder agreements and governance arrangements

  • Admission and withdrawal of shareholders

  • Transfer of shares and equity interests

  • Deadlock, exit and dispute resolution provisions

  • Directors' liability

  • Shareholder disputes and negotiations


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Disputes & Liability

  • Assistance with contractual disputes, breach of contract and damage claims

  • Termination of contracts, including for breach

  • Contractual and non-contractual liability claims

  • Damage claims and liability disputes

  • Settlement negotiations, formal notices and settlement agreements

  • Assessment of evidence, prospects of success and litigation risks

  • Court proceedings

  • Cross-border disputes and international proceedings

  • Advice and representation in matters involving fraud, recourse claims and other complex disputes concerning assets and financial interests


Pol Deketelaere, lawyer and founder of Lex & Lanes in Bruges.

Debt Recovery & Enforcement

  • Formal notices and amicable debt recovery

  • Summary recovery of uncontested debts (IOS) and debt recovery proceedings

  • Attachment and other conservatory measures

  • Enforcement of judgments and other enforceable instruments

  • Debt recovery from foreign debtors

  • Negotiation of payment arrangements and settlements


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Ongoing legal support

  • Ad hoc legal advice for day-to-day business operations

  • Assessment of legal risks in commercial decisions

  • Interpretation and application of existing contracts

  • Support in negotiations with customers, suppliers and business partners

  • Advice on potential and emerging disputes

  • External legal support for businesses without an in-house legal department