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Articles - A warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance covers damage resulting from breaches of warranties given in the SPA by the seller. W&I insurance has been around for many years, but it has become increasingly popular in the last few years. According to Lockton, “recent statistics suggest that over 50% of corporate real estate transactions in Europe now use W&I insurance, a large driver for this has been the adoption of a EUR 1 cap on sellers’ liability under the SPA.”

Seminar - Stibbe, together with Bureau Stedelijke Planning, is organising a seminar on 5 November on the most recent relevant case law following the Appingedam case. Three months after the final judgment, additional case law from the Council of State has been published concerning the significance of the Services Directive for branching rules and other restrictions on establishment. On 10 October, guidelines titled 'How to deal with the Services Directive in spatial retail policy' will also be published.

Articles - Stibbe’s managing partner Wouter Ghijsels shares his insights on the next generation of lawyers and the future of the legal profession at the occasion of the Leaders Meeting Paris where Belgian business leaders, politicians and inspiring people from the cultural and academic world will discuss this year's central theme "The Next Gen".

Articles - Une des nouveautés de la réforme du CoBAT adoptée le 30 novembre 2017, publiée au Moniteur belge le 20 avril 2018 et entrée en vigueur le 1er septembre 2019 (pour ce qui concerne les demandes de permis d’urbanisme) porte sur la création de deux nouvelles étapes préalables à l’introduction d’une demande de permis d’urbanisme : l’obtention de l’avis du Maître architecte, d’une part, et l’organisation d’une réunion de projet, d’autre part.