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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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Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

The Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct…

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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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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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Opletten met vragen om prijsverantwoording bij overheidsopdrachten: Voorzichtig zijn is riskant, dubbel voorzi…

Tot voor kort nam de Raad van State - terecht - aan dat er geen verplichting bestaat om offertes met abnormale eenheidsprijzen onregelmatig te verklar…

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Planification financière

Le 1er novembre 2014, est entrée en vigueur une nouvelle réglementation destinée à régir l'activité de planification financière. L'objectif de cette r…

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Judicial reorganization – Accounting review – Annexes to the petition

In order to secure the protection of judicial reorganization, the debtor needs to attach to the petition for judicial reorganization a certain number …

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Towards a lifelong sentence of exercising a director’s mandate?

In a judgment of 27 June 2014, published in December 2014, the Supreme Court specified the extent to which the mandate of a director should be pursued…

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Post-resignation liability of directors

Imagine: a few years ago, you were a director of a company. Because of differences of opinion about the policy being implemented, you resigned. T…

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Continuïteit van de ondernemingen : het minnelijk akkoord onderworpen aan homologatie door de rechtbank ?

Volgens de Wet van 31 januari 2009 betreffende de continuïteit van de ondernemingen (WCO) kan de debiteur twee types van minnelijk akkoord afsluiten1 …

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Warranty and Indemnity Insurance

Those with experience of negotiating share or asset purchase agreements will know that the negotiation of "representations and warranties" and "specif…

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Change of statute for all Real Estate Investment Companies (REIT) which take the form of Regulated Real Estate…

From 1 September 2014 to 13 January 2015, all 16 Belgian SICAFIs switched to the new regime of Regulated Real Estate Companies (B-REIT) introduced by …

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Brussels Court of Appeal Grants Third Party Limited Access to File in Merger Case

On 19 November 2014, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ("the Court") issued an interim judgment ordering the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") to gr…

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Liquidation in one single act: tips and tricks since the law of 25 April 2014

In order to reinforce creditors' protection, the law of 25 April 2014 has amended the requirements for liquidating a company in one single deed. The l…

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The electronic filing of a company’s amendment acts is not yet possible

The Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 ("RD") makes it possible for individuals to electronically file company amendment acts and to register the company d…

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Suppression des titres au porteur - Début de la 4ème phase à partir du 1er janvier 2015

Les titres qui n'avaient pas encore fait l'objet d'une conversion de plein droit ou à l'initiative de leurs titulaires au 1er janvier 2014 ont en prin…

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Effecten aan toonder. Waardeloos? Zeker niet! Nog snel laten omzetten? Ja!

De wet van 14 december 2005 houdende de afschaffing van de effecten aan toonder (de wet van 14 december 2005) en het koninklijk besluit van 25 juli 20…

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Consequences of bankruptcy of a tenderer or of a successful tenderer for a public contract.

Circular - Brussels local authorities - Bankruptcy of a tenderer or of a successful tenderer.

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Verklaring van onbeslagbaarheid van de privéwoning voor de zelfstandige ondernemer: 1000 EURO voor de bescherm…

Zelfstandigen kunnen hun woning sinds 2007 onbeslagbaar laten verklaren (wet van 25 april 2007) waardoor de woning beschermd wordt tegen inbeslagnam…

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Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assets: Postponement Act published in Belgian Official Jo…

The Stibbe Newsletter of 25 November 2014 informed you of the act (the "Postponement Act") through which the Belgian legislator postpones the entry in…

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Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assets: entry into force to be postponed

In 2013 new legislation was enacted to substantially overhaul the existing Belgian law rules on security interests in movable assets (the "2013 Act").…

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Nouvelle étape dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur

Le 1er janvier 2015 marquera le début d'une étape nouvelle dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur, tel qu'organisé par la loi du…

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Good faith of a manager is to be taken into account when evaluating liability for unpaid social contributions …

On 8 May 2014, the Constitutional Court issued a judgment regarding the objective liability of directors for unpaid social contributions. The Court co…

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The procedure for abolishment of bearer securities will enter into its next phase on 1 January 2015

As of 1 January 2015, all bearer securities that have automatically been converted into registered/dematerialized securities and not claimed back by t…

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