Tijs, Wenzel

Wenzel Tijs belongs to Corbus Law Firm, an independent law firm which usually collaborates with ILP Law Firm.

Wenzel graduated with a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Leuven in 2004, and in 2005 the same university awarded him a Master’s in Tax Law.

Wenzel has been working as a lawyer since 2005. He provides both advice and assistance to businesspeople and private individuals during proceedings.
Wenzel is mainly engaged in broader corporate law, including contract law, commercial and economic law and company law. He has a particular interest and experience in recovering foreign debts.

Wenzel has been a lecturer in law of obligations and tort (since 2011), in commercial and economic law (since 2009) and in company law (since 2010).

Wenzel is co-author of the textbook ‘Praktisch Verbintenissenrecht’, first published in 2012. He also contributed to the book ‘Openbaarheid van bestuur – De werking van het Vlaams Openbaarheidsdecreet in bestuurspraktijk’, where he relied on his broad, interdisciplinary interests.

Education

• Master of taxation
  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) (2005)
• Master of law
  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) (2004)

Expertise

• Commercial law
• Company law

Education assignment

• Teacher law of obligations and torts
  (CVO Horito Turnhout – 2011-2015)
  (CVO Antwerpen – 2016-2017)
• Teacher commercial and economic law
  (CVO Horito Turnhout – 2009-2015)
  (CVO Antwerpen – 2016-2017)
• Teacher company law
  (Artesis-Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen – since 2010)
  (CVO Horito Turnhout – 2010-2015)
  (CVO Antwerpen – 2016-2017)

Publications

• R. TIJS m.m.v. W. TIJS, Openbaarheid van bestuur. De werking van het Vlaams Openbaarheidsdecreet in de bestuurspraktijk, Gent, Larcier, 2011, 271 p.
• W. TIJS en A. VERDOODT, Praktisch verbintenissenrecht. Tweede druk, Berchem, De Boeck, 2016, 252 p.