Belgium’s Supreme Court Overturns Decades-Old Precedent and Allows Disputes About the Termination of Exclusive Distribution Agreements to Be Settled by Arbitration
In a decision rendered on 7 April 2023 in the Thibelo case, the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation/Hof van Cassatie) ruled that disputes about the termination of exclusive distribution agreements can be settled through arbitration, even where such an agreement is governed by foreign substantive law, regardless of whether such foreign law offers similar protection…