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CMS has welcomed a new partner in its corporate and M&A practice in Brussels

CMS is pleased to announce that Philippe Hendrickx will join the Firm as a Partner as of 1 October 2024. Philippe specialises in corporate law, in particular mergers and acquisitio…

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Monard strengthens its Insolvency and Restructuring team

Monard law welcomes a new member to its Insolvency and Restructuring team. Jente Dengler has joined the firm as of October 1, 2024.

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Changement important concernant l’assujettissement à la loi anti-blanchiment des avocats qui ex…

Le Bâtonnier de l’Ordre néerlandais du Barreau de Bruxelles a récemment interrogé la CTIF sur l’éventuel assujettissement d’un avocat qui agit, pour une personne protégée, via un m…

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06/12/24
Directors can be held personally liable

Zoals in het eerste gedeelte van onze artikelenreeks over de afschaffing va…

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18/10/24
Private Equity Side Letters – Harmless Paper or Silent Power…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018

Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018. Pour rappel, cela implique que toutes les professions libérales, la nôtre y …

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Extending collective action to SMEs

On 22 January 2018, the government filed a bill aimed at extending the Belgian mechanism for collective remedy to SMEs.

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Legislation on payments in cash refreshed

On 16 October 2017, new, more flexible rules on cash payments came into force, introduced by the Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money l…

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De hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht: ook van belang voor ziekenhuizen en andere zorgverleners

Sinds enige maanden werkt de regering aan de tweede versie van een voorontwerp van wet tot invoering van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Vereniging…

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The 5 major changes you need to know about the new Business Law – update

As previously announced by our Commercial & Litigation Team, the Belgian Federal Government approved a draft legislation which aims to modernize o…

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Obligation for companies to identify their beneficial owners

The Act of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on restriction of the use of cash added new articles 14…

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A new Belgian Code of Companies and Associations

An important modification in the field of Belgian corporate law is now on track and it also concerns non-profit associations and foundations (hereinaf…

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Krediet – KMO – Wet KMO Financiering – Informatieverplichting – Wederbeleggingsvergoeding – Zekerheden – Onrec…

Door de wet van 21 december 2017 werd de wet van 21 december 2013 betreffende diverse bepalingen inzake de financiering voor klein en m…

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The Court of Justice of the EU receives the first preliminary ruling on the EU Damages Directive

A Portuguese court (Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Lisboa) has referred the first preliminary ruling request on Directive 2014/104 (“the EU Damages D…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Liability of Shadow Directors for Late Filing for Bankruptcy

In a judgment of 9 January 2018, the Supreme Court clarified the conditions for criminal liability resulting from the late filing for bankruptcy set f…

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ICOS in Belgium and Europe : a legal perspective

The term ICO stands for ‘Initial Coin Offering’, a rather obvious reference to IPOs (‘Initial Public Offering’). Like IPOs, ICOs can be described as a…

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European Systemic Risk Board on liquidity and leverage risks in investment funds

On 14 February 2018, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a Recommendation addressed to the European Securities and Markets Aut…

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The Code of Companies and Associations - Upcoming law

An important reform of our corporate law is being prepared. The reason for this is that corporate law has become extremely complicated due to numerous…

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Beer, chocolates & corporate law … Hoe de geplande hervorming van het vennootschapsrecht België op de kaar…

Nu het voorontwerp voor een nieuw Wetboek Vennootschappen en Verenigingen de laatste rechte lijn nadert, krijgen we stilaan zicht op de voornaamste he…

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Reform of security interests over movable assets: is your Belgian collateral under threat?

The reform of security interests over movable assets finally took effect on 1 January 2018. The original law dated 11 July 2013 (the “Law”) was meant …

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Changes to Belgian SME financing law relevant to financing transactions

A new Law dated 21 December 2017 amends the Belgian Law relating to the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises ( the “SME Financing Law”).

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National UBO registers publicly accessible as from end 2019

The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a political agreement on the fifth anti-money laundering Directive. Several measures rel…

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Nieuwe stimulansen voor KMO financiering

De omstandigheden voor KMO’s die een financiering willen afsluiten worden binnenkort gunstiger. Zo zullen ze kunnen rekenen op grotere transparantie e…

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Gerechtelijke invordering voor een onbetwiste commerciële schuld is op zich niet foutief

Met de wet van 19 oktober 2015 houdende wijziging van het burgerlijk procesrecht en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake justitie werd, in de artikelen …

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Important changes to Belgian REITs legislation

Today(the 9th of November 2017), the Belgian Act amending the Act of 12 May 2014 on regulated real estate companies (the “Reviewed REITs Act”) was pub…

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