{"id":2577,"date":"2025-07-14T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging001.wp-ok.it\/litigation-and-dispute-resolution\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:17:59","slug":"litigation-and-dispute-resolution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/en\/services\/litigation-and-dispute-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Litigation and dispute resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2577\" class=\"elementor elementor-2577 elementor-1365\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b73d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"220b73d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5d7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a5d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6177c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f6177c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b929fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b929fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/single-service-box.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2514\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cde795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d2d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d2d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Litigation and dispute resolution<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c756d7d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c756d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0561322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0561322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca4371 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eca4371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisputes weigh on people and organizations. Energy spent on conflicts cannot be invested in positive projects. At Schuermans advocaten we therefore apply three basic principles:<br><ul style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Better safe than sorry<\/strong>: prevention of disputes is our top priority. Thanks to our experience in court, we know how to keep our clients out of court.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>An early solution if possible<\/strong>: in the interest of our client, we will not hesitate to pursue a settlement. The peace of mind of our clients is tremendously important.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Though if needed<\/strong>: if need be, we pull out all the stops to get results in court.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c3493 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38c3493\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be4439 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5be4439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f15a3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f15a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194af39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194af39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are experienced in a variety of possible types of procedures, including<span class=\"sc-line\">:<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc933ed sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc933ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>procedures on the merits<\/li>\n<li>injunction proceedings<\/li>\n<li>summary proceedings<\/li>\n<li>unilateral procedures<\/li>\n<li>class actions<\/li>\n<li>interim relief and expert survey<\/li>\n<li>appointment of trustees or provisional directors<\/li>\n<li>proceedings for drawing up an inventory of assets or inheritances<\/li>\n<li>disputes on (national and) international jurisdiction<\/li>\n<li>seizures<\/li>\n<li>mediation<\/li>\n<li>arbitration and mediation in disputes subject to the regulations of CEPANI or the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)<\/li>\n<li><em>ad hoc<\/em> arbitration<\/li>\n<li>disputes concerning the annulment and enforcement of arbitral awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a49a33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a49a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9035b sc-standard-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f9035b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5330a8e sc-standard-text examples-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5330a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Ad hoc<\/em> arbitration for the Belgian franchisees of an English hydraulics system with a subsequent challenge of the enforceability and validity of the award.<\/p>\n<p>Civil action by a pharmaceutical company in response to accounting fraud by a former employee with enforcement in Austria.<\/p>\n<p>English ICC arbitration against the Swedish purchaser of high-pressure containers.<\/p>\n<p>English ICC arbitration at the request of the Bulgarian subsidiary of a DAX-listed copper-producer against a Turkish purchaser with application of the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods(CISG).<\/p>\n<p><em>Ad hoc<\/em> arbitration on performance incidents in the construction of offshore wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p>Successful rejection of the actio pauliana by the Belgian State pursuant to a division of real estate after a forced judicial sale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Litigation and dispute resolution Disputes weigh on people and organizations. 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