WHAT CLIENTS SHOULD KNOW IN PURSUANCE OF BOOK III OF THE ECONOMIC LAW CODE

PART I - Compulsory information to be provided to the client

  1. Your lawyer and his office

You are entrusting your case to Marc Delannoye, LL.M.

He is a lawyer in Belgium and registered at the Bar Association of Antwerp.

Marc Delannoye, LL.M. exercises the profession of lawyer as a partner of BVBA Advocatenkantoor Delannoye, with registered office at 2180 Ekeren-Antwerp, Hoogpadlaan 43, company registration number 0502.928.766.

He is a partner at Essenzia Advocaten, a grouping of lawyers within the meaning of the Regulations of the Order of Flemish Bar Associations of 8 November 2006 concerning partnerships between lawyers and concerning one-man companies of lawyers.

The office is established at the Noorderlaan 98 at 2030 Antwerp.

You can reach Marc Delannoye, LL.M. by email at md@essenzia.be.

Marc Delannoye’s professional liability is insured at Amlin Europe N.V., with registered office at Amstelveen, the Netherlands – Commercial register no. 33055009; Branch office Belgium – Register of Legal Entities 0416.056.358 – Company authorised under code no. 0745. The policy insuring Marc Delannoye’s professional liability provides coverage in the whole world, subject to clarifications and exceptions included in the third-party liability policy for lawyers.

  1. Your lawyer and the provided services

Marc Delannoye, LL.M. can help you in the following cases: family problems, tort law and insurance law, contract law, collections and labour law.

Marc Delannoye, LL.M. may contract other lawyers to work on his clients’ cases, but he remains fully responsible vis-à-vis the client.

  1. For more information or in case of complaints

If you want more information or if you have a complaint, you can reach Marc Delannoye, LL.M.:

– by post at the following address: Noorderlaan 98, 2030 Antwerp

– by fax to number: 03/234.36.32

– by email to the following address: md@essenzia.be

– by phone to number: 03/234.36.34

Part II - Supplementary information - at the client's request

  1. How much does your lawyer cost?

In principle an hourly rate of EUR 125, exclusive of VAT, is charged. However, this may vary as a function of the complexity of the case and possible urgency.

In any case, the provisions of the fee are discussed beforehand with the client and the necessary information regarding the costs is provided. They are estimated as follows:

– administrative charges for creation of a file: EUR 75;

– cost price by letter/telefax: EUR 11;

– cost price by mail: EUR 9;

– typewriting: 10 EUR per typed page;

– registered letters: supplement of EUR 20;

– travel: EUR 0.45 per kilometre.

In terms of the fee and costs, deviating agreements may be reached with the client.

  1. Professional rules and codes of conduct

As a lawyer registered with the Bar Association, Marc Delannoye, LL.M. is subjected to the regulations of the Order of Flemish Bar Associations and the National Order, which can be consulted at http://www.advocaat.be/Page.aspx?genericid=87, as well as the regulations of the Bar Association of Brussels.

PART III - To be included in every information document in which services are described in detail.

Multidisciplinary activities and multidisciplinary partnerships

Marc Delannoye, LL.M is not part of any multidisciplinary activities and/or multidisciplinary partnerships. He therefore does not include any information here in any information documents in which he describes his services in detail.

Part IV - To be specified in every document in which services are described in detail

Extra-judicial dispute settlement

Marc Delannoye’s performance is subjected to extra-judicial dispute settlement, specified in the following code of conduct or rules and regulations: Rules and regulations for the collection of fees of the Bar Association of Brussels. More information about fee advice of the Bar Association of Brussels is available here: http://www.baliebrussel.be/nl/uw-advocaat/wat-bij-onenigheid-met-mijn-advocaat.