On 3 and 4 April 2025, Abilways organised its 22nd Conference sur l'Actualité du droit et du contentieux de la fonction publique(conference on the legal and litigation aspects of civil servants). Vincent Vuylsteke, partner at VOW and head of the civil servants' team, had the pleasure to co-preside the 2-day seminar at The Hotel in Brussels, which attracted an audience of 60 to 70 professionals.
Vincent Vuylsteke, together with VOW associate Laurent Generet, also presented a topic on the second day of the seminar: Civil servants and litigation before the civil courts
In their presentation, they addressed the following topics:
- Which issues and conflicts do the civil servants bring before the civil courts?
- What is the division of competences between the Conseil d'État and the civil courts?
- What are the procedural particularities to take into account in cases before the civil courts?
- To what extent are the civil courts bound by the rulings of the Conseil d'État?
- What are the principles of extra-contractual liability of the administration?
- What is the impact of the entry into force of Book 6 of the Civil Code on extracontractual liability?
If you have any questions relating to this topic or civil servants in general, feel free to reach out to the speakers.
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