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Gaining international experience – Fernand Sainero’s legal internship

Fernand Sainero, WSC Legal’s current intern from France, has been keen to gain international experience since beginning his legal education. Having completed a Master’s degree in Economic Law specialising in companies, markets and regulation, Fernand passed the French Bar exam in 2025 and is currently completing the mandatory training required for admission to the French…

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“Seek practical experience”, advises paralegal Galo Agraso

Galo Agraso, a paralegal at WSC Legal in Buenos Aires, is emphasising the power of practical experience when first beginning a legal career. Currently 22 years old and studying Law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Galo studied English for several years and obtained the Cambridge First Certificate, which has been a valuable asset…

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Developing your talent from within

By Jelle Lammertyn, Partner, D&L Advocaten Most law firms talk about attracting talent, but not enough attention is given to keeping and developing the people already inside the business. It is easy to understand why recruitment becomes the focus. The legal market is competitive and experienced lawyers are always in demand. However, constantly looking outside…

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Uruguay

Uruguayan law does not contain a specific statute regulating commercial agency agreements. Instead, the legal framework derives mainly from general provisions governing commercial contracts. In particular, the relevant legal sources include the Commercial Code provisions on commercial contracts and obligations, as well as supplementary rules of the Civil Code relating to contractual capacity, validity, and…

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The Netherlands

Commercial agency in the Netherlands is primarily governed by articles 7:428-7:445 of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC), which implements the EU Commercial Agents Directive (86/653/EEC). These provisions are largely of mandatory law, particularly those aimed at protecting the commercial agent. Dutch case law further refines key concepts, such as the qualification of a “commercial agent”…

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Switzerland

In Switzerland, the legal framework for commercial agency is primarily set out in statutory law. The main legal basis is the Swiss Code of Obligations (“CO”), in particular Articles 418a to 418v CO, which include specific rules on the agency contract (“Agenturvertrag”).In addition, the CO provides for supplementary application of other contractual regimes: the provisions…

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Slovakia

In Slovakia, commercial agency is governed primarily by the Commercial Code (Act No. 513/1991 Coll.), especially the provisions on the commercial agency agreement in Article 652 and following. The Code defines the agent directly as an entrepreneur acting for the principal in relation to certain transactions, requires the agreement to be in writing, and regulates…

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