THE LARGE increase in insurance costs for businesses around the globe after the 911 disaster prompted AntwerpLaw - the Belgian legal firm with an SA branch in Paarl - to devise a fee scheme for successful recovery and defence claims. This “Outsourcement Formula” for corporations, FTW was told, is based on total and global claims, with the addition of casualty management operating on a 24-hour emergency stand-by. It was added to AntwerpLaw’s one-stop legal service - offering a full range of legal services in litigation, arbitration and non-litigation matters. This from corporate law to trade, transport and insurance disputes; from economic to real-estate issues; and from environmental concerns to IT and computer law issues. The company offices in Paarl offer full legal assistance to African companies doing business with Belgium in particular, and Europe in general. Conversely, it also advises Belgian and European clients on SA related legal matters.
