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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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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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Réforme du paysage du contrôle financier

Dans notre numéro d’avril dernier, nous vous informions de la volonté des pouvoirs politiques et des autorités de contrôle de réorganiser le secteur d…

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Retail bond issues in Belgium : new CBFA guidelines and fast track prospectus approval

On 21 December 2010, the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (“CBFA”) published two notices regarding public offerings of corporate bonds in Bel…

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Injunction proceedings to obtain the appointment of a judicial administrator

When there is a deep crisis in a company , it is possible to apply to the court in urgency to obtain the appointment of a provisional director.

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Which reasons could be found in order to exclude a shareholder of a co-operative company with limited liabilit…

Many reasons could be found in order to exclude a shareholder of a co-operative company with limited liability. But are these reasons unlimited? Doctr…

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Obligation to notify a participation in unlisted companies

Obligation to notify a participation in unlisted companies when the rights to vote exceed upwards or downwards the threshold of 25% of the total votes…

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Change of control clause... or not?

Intuitu Personae Agreements with continuing performance of rights and duties: Assignment- but no Change of Control- clause?

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Do the banks lend again to the real estate sector? Yes, but…

The transactional real estate sector awakes slowly after the banking crisis. It is true, the banks lend again, but still timorously. They require from…

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The credit receiver: a person necessarily under supervision

Recent case law of the Court of Appeal of Mons emphasizes the active supervisory role that the banker, as credit provider, has to play in its dealings…

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Alternative funds – A new beginning

After more than a year of intense negotiation and political manoeuvring, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”) was finally …

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Money Laundering prevention and harassment : the two faces of the law

Belgian banks do not give their clients a break in the matter of obtaining the required information in their battle against money laundering. Clients …

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Cross-border mergers: new rules on the notification of the foreign companies register

On 10 September 2010, new rules on the notification of the foreign companies register in the case of a cross-border merger were adopted by means of a …

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Shareholders' Rights Directive finally implemented in Belgium

Shareholder participation in corporate life is a prerequisite for good corporate governance. It is thus essential to strengthen shareholder protection…

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LE DROIT DES SOCIETES , UN OUTIL POUR LA RELANCE ?

Vous trouverez ci-après le compte-rendu  intégral des échanges de la table ronde du 8 novembre dernier, organisée par la Libre Belgique dans le c…

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Les délégations de pouvoirs en entreprise

Les délégations de pouvoirs au sein des sociétés permettent de simplifier ou d’optimaliser leur gestion. La simplifier, d’abord, en réduisant le nombr…

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Conflit d’intérêt et PME Prudence en cas de changement de contrôle de la société

La matière des conflits d’intérêt est bien connue des praticiens du droit et donne lieu à de nombreux écrits. Cependant, force est de constater que da…

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Sauver sa société en cas de crise par la prj ?

La loi du 31 janvier 2009 sur la Réorganisation judiciaire a conduit, d’après les statistiques disponibles, au prononcé de plus de 857 jugements sur u…

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Pour une saine émulation entre le Code des Sociétés et le Code de Gouvernance d’entreprise!

Les sociétés évoluent dans un environnement en constant mutation. Elles sont tenues de s’adapter rapidement à de nombreux défis, que ce soit la mondia…

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Les conventions d’actionnaires : instruments de relance économique ?

Dans la mesure où les sociétés constituent incontestablement des vecteurs primordiaux de la relance, il convient que celles-ci puissant se développer …

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Fusions - acquisitions Céder son entreprise à un fonds de private equity plutôt qu’à un concurrent: quelles so…

Même si la crise a significativement réduit leur activité, les fonds de private equity sont de plus en plus présents dans notre paysage économique et …

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A first step to the regulation of mergers and splits of Non-profit Organisations

Revival of activity in the reorganisation processes of Non-profit Organisations since the modification of the law of 27 June 1921 providing an automat…

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