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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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New counsel at ebl-redsky

ebl redsky appoints Thomas Sion as Counsel.

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Affluo breidt uit met een nieuwe partner en vestiging in Hasselt

Met veel enthousiasme verwelkomde Affluo op 1 september een nieuwe partner. Erwin Jennen is een ervaren advocaat en tevens erkend bemiddelaar in het ondernemingsrecht met een bijzo…

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Recent changes to the Belgian Code of Companies and Associat…

The “Law of 27 March 2024 on the digitisation of justice and miscellaneous …

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CSDDD: How does it impact my business?

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Directive on corpora…

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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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INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 3: Public and private reorganisation procedures

An undertaking in financial distress can consider judicial reorganisation as a means of restoring its financial stability. The judicial reorganisation…

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Strelia Whistleblowing Insight: Which companies must set up internal whistleblowing reporting channels?

The Belgian Whistleblower Act of 28 November 2022 on the protection of reporters of violations of Union or national law transposes the EU Whistleblowe…

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Reform of the insolvency law from September 1, 2023 (Part 2)

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INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 1: Introduction

In the last few months, Belgian insolvency law has come to the forefront of the news, with the recent transposition of the Directive 2019/1023 on Rest…

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European Commission adopts first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards in relation to the Corpora…

On 31 July 2023, The European Commission (the Commission) adopted a delegated regulation supplementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directiv…

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Empowering the European retail investor: unveiling the EU Commission’s new proposal for financial trust and tr…

The EU Commission recently published a draft proposal for a new omnibus directive, aiming at reinforcing and harmonising retail investor protection ac…

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Refusal to Open and Account Blocking by Banks: How to Prevent it?

In recent years, it has become more and more challenging for foreign investors to open an account with banks in Belgium, as well as in other jurisdict…

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Are We Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Yet?

Achieving gender equality in the workplace is no small feat. It requires not only equal pay for equal work (thus closing the gender pay gap; see Pay T…

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De deadline van 1 januari 2024 voor vennootschappen nadert

Ondernemers hebben nog tot 31 december 2023 de kans om hun statuten aan te passen aan de nieuwe vennootschapswetgeving. Zoals u ongetwijfeld reeds wee…

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De EU Supply Chain Act (deel 2) - De huidige status van de EU Supply Chain Act en wat we kunnen verwachten

Vorig jaar introduceerde de Europese Commissie een voorstel dat bekend staat als de Richtlijn betreffende duurzaamheidsverplichtingen van onderneminge…

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De EU Supply Chain Act (deel 1) - Wetgevende initiatieven binnen de EU in het kader van duurzaamheid

Vorig jaar introduceerde de Europese Commissie een voorstel dat bekend staat als de Richtlijn betreffende duurzaamheidsverplichtingen van onderneminge…

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Doorlichting van buitenlandse directe investeringen (BDI) verplicht vanaf 1 juli 2023

De Belgische regeling omtrent het doorlichten van buitenlandse directe investeringen is in voege sinds 1 juli 2023. Op 30 november 2022 werd een inte…

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Hervorming van het insolventierecht vanaf 1 september 2023

Op 20 juni 2019 heeft het Europees Parlement voor het eerst een nieuwe richtlijn aangenomen die het insolventierecht op Europees niveau harmoniseert. …

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Affluo breidt uit met een nieuwe partner en vestiging in Hasselt

Met veel enthousiasme verwelkomde Affluo op 1 september een nieuwe partner. Erwin Jennen is een ervaren advocaat en tevens erkend bemiddelaar in het o…

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Amendment to the articles of association and the abolition of management committees: the end-of-year deadline …

All companies incorporated before 1 May 2019 must amend their articles of association by 31 December 2023. Time is therefore running out to take actio…

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New insolvency landscape on the horizon: more options for companies to reorganise and restructure

Belgium had accumulated a significant legislative backlog within insolvency law. The European Directive 2019/1023 on restructuring had to be transpose…

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New payment services and financial data access package proposed by the European Commission

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission introduced a package of three proposals aimed at improving the functioning of the payment services market and…

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Aantal nieuwe vennootschappen in de lift, oprichters gemiddeld 6 jaar jonger

In de periode van 1 mei 2022 tot 30 april 2023 werden er in ons land 40.813 nieuwe vennootschappen opgericht. Het gaat om een stijging met +2,7% in ve…

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Belgium Implements the European Mobility Directive

The Belgian Mobility Law entered into force on 16 June 2023, except for certain provisions entering into effect later this year. The text amends the r…

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Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

Belgium is finally about to transpose Directive 2019/2023 on preventive restructuring frameworks and regulated pre-pack proceedings are now accessible…

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