General information

1. Identification. Animo is a limited liability company (BV / SRL), with registered seat and offices at Vaartstraat 146, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the Register of legal entities (RPR / RPM) at Leuven with number 0765.254.972, and with VAT-number BE0765.254.972. Animo can be reached per email via info@animo-law.be.
2. Services. Animo BV is a law firm. Our clients contract with Animo BV. The purpose of Animo BV consist of exercising the profession of lawyer.
3. Professional organisation and rules. The lawyers of our firm are lawyers (advocaten/avocats) in Belgium and registered with the Bar Association at Leuven, established at Gerechtsgebouw, Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven (www.balieleuven.be). They are subject to the Code of Ethical Rules for Lawyers of the Flemish Bars Association (www.advocaat.be) and to the supplements that apply to the members of the Bar Association at Leuven. A copy of these rules can be obtained from the Bar Association at Leuven.
4. Service fees. Animo BV agrees on a price with the client for its services that it will deliver. This price is in principle based on an hourly rate. Our fee statements include our fees, administrative costs and VAT.
5. General terms and conditions. The general terms and conditions of Animo BV apply to all of the services that Animo BV exercises. These general terms and conditions are available in Dutch, French and English. A copy can be provided upon request.
6. Insurance. Our professional liability is insured for € 2,500,000 per damage event through the collective professional liability insurance of lawyers of the Flemish Bars Association at Amlin Insurance SE (Boulevard du Roi Albert II 37, 1030 Brussels) as leading insurer and Zurich Insurance plc Belgium Branch (Avenue Lloyd George 7, 1000 Brussels) and KBC Insurance SA (Professor Roger Van Overstraetenplein 2, 3000 Leuven) as co-insurers, with Vanbreda Risk & Benefits SA (Plantin and Moretuslei 297, 2140 Antwerp) as insurance broker. A copy can be provided upon request.
7. Money-laundering prevention. Lawyers are subject to the Act of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on the restriction of the use of cash. This legislation aims to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and, to this end, imposes a number of mandatory obligations on lawyers. Failure to comply with these obligations can result in temporary sanctions and administrative fines.Lawyers are obliged to identify clients and its representatives, such as directors of a company or its ultimate beneficial owners (“UBO’s”) and to request and preserve a number of documents in support of this identity. For the entire duration of the client relationship, lawyers are also subject to a duty of vigilance, which may require additional information. When lawyers, in carrying out the work envisaged by the law, ascertain facts that they know or suspect are related to money laundering or terrorist financing, they must immediately report this to the president of their bar association, except when their activities are intended to determine the legal status of their client or for the defence or representation of their client in (connection with) a legal action. The president of the bar association will decide whether or not to pass on the information received to the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit.These abovementioned obligations do not prejudice the professional secrecy that continues to characterise the relationship between the client and his or her lawyer.
8. Information on the website. The information on legal topics mentioned on our website (www.animo-law.be),  are purely informative and can in no case be considered as legal or professional advice. Visitors are recommended not to act on the basis of this information without first seeking professional legal advice. Neither the sending nor the receiving of the data establishes a client/lawyer-relationship between the sender and the receiver. The data may be consulted for personal use only. Using the data in any other form is prohibited. If you want legal advice on the topics mentioned on our website, please contact us.