Freelancing - legal requirements in Belgium

FREELANCE

FREELANCEJESSICADE BELS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SLIDES 1-2 ISSUESLIDE 3 MUST HAVESSLIDE 4 BUSINESS LEVEL – GENERAL

CONDITIONSSLIDE 5 PRE-CONTRACTUALSLIDES 6 CONTRACTUALSLIDE 7 - 8 EXECUTIONSLIDES 9 LEGAL BASICS

ISSUE

LIMITED LEGAL KNOWLEDGE

I

ISSUE II

NO BASIC BUSINESS DOCUMENTS/CONTRACTS

NEVERADAPTED

NEVERIN YOURFAVOR

SUBORDINATED

INCREASED BY SUBMISSIVE ATTITUDE

BUSINESS LEVEL PRE-CONTRACTUALPHASE

CONTRACTUALPHASE

EXECUTIONPHASE

General Conditions

LOI

Service/contractor agreement

Exclusivity clause

Non - compete

MUST-HAVES III

WHAT ARE YOUR LEGAL MUST HAVES AS A FREELANCER

NDAFramework agreement

BUSINESS LEVEL – GENERAL CONDITIONS

IV

CONTENT

PAYMENT TERMS

| LIABILITY (E.G. LATE DELIVERY)

| APPLICABLE LAW

BATTLE OF THE FORMS

FIRST SHOT RULE/SECOND SHOT REVERSED (QUOTE)

SECOND SHOT RULE

PRE-CONTRACTUAL

V

+-

OUTLINES FUTURE AGREEMENT

OBSTACLE DURING EXPLORATION PHASE

MORE DETAILED PROTECTION (E.G. IP)

LOI

+-

NO COMMUNICATION

NO DETAILED REGULATION

EVEN IF NO CONTRACT IS CLOSED AFTERWARDS

NDA

CONTRACTUAL

VI

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

SERVICE/CONTRACTOR

AGREEMENT

EXECUTION PHASE VII V

EXCLUSIVITYCLAUSE

DURING CONTRACT

1 CONTRACT

PROPER EXECUTION

EXECUTION PHASE VIII V

NON-COMPETECLAUSE

CANNOT WORK FOR THE COMPETITION DURING AND AFTER CONTRACT

1 LIMITED IN TIME/GEOGRAPHY/SERVICES

FINE: LUMP SUM DAMAGES

LEGAL BASICS IX

WORTH THE INVESTMENT

GOOD GENERAL CONDITIONS

GOOD NDAGOOD BASIC SERVICE/CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

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