How long do I have to make a claim in Belgium?
General limitation rules in Belgium. Indicative only: exceptions, suspensions and recent reforms are common, so confirm your deadline with a lawyer.
- Contract claims
- 10 years
- Non-contractual damages (tort)
- 5 years (from knowledge). 5 years from knowledge, 20-year long-stop.
- Personal injury
- 5 years (from knowledge)
- Employment (e.g. dismissal)
- 1 year. Claims arising from an employment contract: generally 1 year after it ends (and no more than 5 years after the facts).
- Fraud (civil claim)
- 5 years (from knowledge)