Projects
Contractual rights and liabilities in circular business models KU Leuven
The transition from a linear to a more circular economy that uses less scarce raw materials and causes less negative environmental impact, entails new business models and a shift from buying products to using products (‘servitisation’, ‘access-based consumption’). This trend has a huge potential, also in economic terms, not the least in B2C markets. Taking into account behavioral barriers, and in absence of a clear regulatory framework, users ...
The limitation of liability in international transport law. KU Leuven
(Un)lawfulness within (state) liability KU Leuven
In Belgium, public authorities also incur extra-contractual liability on the condition of a fault, damage, and a causal link between the two. The principle of uniform application of Article 1382 of the old Civil Code serves as the starting point. Simultaneously, the uniqueness of the government, particularly its role in creating and controlling the law, gives rise to exceptions or at least nuances to the general regime. The question at hand ...
Reparation in kind: a quest for a remedy for breach of contract KU Leuven
This research analyses reparation in kind as a form of compensation for (external) contractual harm. Therefore, it provides a general legal framework. It examines the concept, legal basis and legal regime (conditions and hierarchical relationship to other remedies). The analysis indicates that in addition to pecuniary compensation (i.e. damages), reparation in kind is a legitimate form of compensation. Although a legal provision does ...
Behavioral and legal barriers to product-service systems KU Leuven
The transition from a linear to a more circular economy that uses fewer materials and causes less negative environmental impact, entails new business models and a shift from buying products to using products (‘servitization’, ‘access-based consumption’). Taking into account behavioral barriers, and in absence of a clear regulatory framework, users feel uncertain and hesitant to engage in new, circular product-service systems (‘PSS’). This ...