Touhy Fooey

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 05.06.11

In Gulf Grp. Gen. Enters. Co. v. U.S. (May 2, 2011), the Court of Federal Claims rebuffs the government's attempt to stop a former military officer and civilian employee from serving as an expert witness adverse to the government's position by application of that prohibition found in the Army's Touhy regulations. Citing various reasons, including separation of powers considerations , the court follows the consistent line of cases holding that agency Touhy regulations cannot be applied when the U.S. is a party to the litigation.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.25

What’s new for Belgian Construction Contracts under the New Book 7 of the Civil Code

In recent years, there has been a wave of new legislation impacting contracts and contractual terms. The Belgian legislator is gradually adopting the different Books of the Belgian Civil Code, and the Belgian Code of Economic Law has been updated several times. These changes affect the way contract terms need to be drafted, not only between companies but also with consumers....