Simon Boon

Senior Advisor Legal

Simon Boon is Senior Legal Advisor at Vandelanotte and advises clients on estate and wealth planning. With 8 years of experience, he advises families, entrepreneurs and individuals on the legal and tax structuring of their assets, with a particular focus on family transfers, inheritance law, matrimonial property law and inheritance tax.

Expertise

Family transfers
Family and matrimonial property law
Inheritance law
Inheritance and registration tax
Estate planning

Experience

8 years of experience in estate and wealth planning
Specialised in family transfers, inheritance and gift tax, and wealth structuring

Education & Certifications

Master’s degree in Law – KU Leuven
Regular professional training in inheritance law, taxation and wealth planning

Contact Simon Boon

+32 56 17 04 79

simon.boon@vdl.be

Recent articles by Simon Boon

Tax & Legal

7 September 2026

New rules for continuing powers of attorney from 1 September 2027

The Act of 8 November 2023 reforms the status of administrators. From 1 September 2027, the person you appoint under your continuing power of attorney will, in principle, have to fall into one of two categories: a family administrator or a professional administrator.

Legal

19 June 2026

Partnerships and the new capital gains tax in practice

The new capital gains tax also has a significant impact on estate and wealth planning, particularly on the use of partnerships. Today, partnerships are a commonly used tool for structuring and transferring family wealth.

Legal

3 March 2026

Shares: equity or part of the marital community? The 'titre et finance' arrangement

Since the 2018 matrimonial property law reform, the so-called "titre et finance" rule applies in certain situations. This ensures that shares can have both an own and a joint character at the same time.