The regulation set out in the Companies Code (CC) to manage conflicts of interest in cases of directors having conflicting proprietary interests is complicated, since it depends on the situation. Just think about the appointment of an ad hoc trustee in private limited companies (‘BVBA’ / ‘SPRL’) having no collegial board; the duty to abstain imposed on directors of listed public limited companies (‘genoteerde NV’ / ‘SA noteé’) which does not apply on directors of unlisted companies; the lack of statutory regulation for directors of non-profit organizations (‘VZW’ / ‘ASBL’) – the list goes on. The legislator has taken the…