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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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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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How can confusion between the corporate name of a company and the trade name of the group which that company i…

Bij arrest van 4 september 2010 van het Hof van Beroep in Brussel werd geoordeeld dat verschillende vennootschappen van één groep, die fonetisch gelij…

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Company takeovers and non-compete clauses

...just a few months after you purchased a company, a new, competing company opens up right across the street. You make a few inquiries, and what do y…

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Cartes Bancaires and MasterCard judgments: object and effects restrictions revisited

On 11 September 2014, the Court of Justice issued an important judgment in one of the numerous pending competition law cases around credit card scheme…

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Nieuwe wet op onafhankelijke financiële planners

Vanaf 1 november 2014 zal de activiteit van een onafhankelijke financiële planner onder het toezicht vallen van de FSMA. De wet van 25 april 2014 (BS …

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Belgian Supreme Court Confirms Directors’ Interim Powers Following Expiry of Mandate

On 27 June 2014, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the powers of a director during the …

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Updated Legislative Framework for Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II)

Directive 214/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC (“MiFID I”) and Regulation (EU) 600/2014 on Markets in Financia…

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European Commission approval of the new restructuring plan of Ethias

The European Commission approved on 12 June 2014 the amendments to the restructuring plan of Ethias.  

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Updated Legislative Framework for Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II)

Directive 214/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC (“MiFID I”) and Regulation (EU) 600/2014 on Markets in Financia…

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Comment contester une indemnité que vous réclame votre banque en cas de remboursement anticipé d’un crédit pro…

Vous souhaitez rembourser anticipativement une ouverture de crédit professionnel et votre banquier vous réclame une indemnité de remploi exorbitante, …

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New Act on Regulated Real Estate Companies published in Belgian Official Journal

The REITs Act follows the recent publication of the Belgian Act of 19 April 2014 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the “AIFM Act”) ”) 1. The RE…

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The right to withdraw from the new regulated real estate companies

Shareholders in Belgian REITs will be allowed to withdraw on specific conditions if they do not accept the new regulatory framework applicable to B-RE…

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Scope of the Insolvency Regulation: What happens in the case of a recall action against a defendant residing i…

The Court of Justice recently decided that the scope of the Insolvency Regulation is not only limited to situations involving two or more Member State…

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Bankruptcy of the debtor: not all is necessarily lost

The unpaid creditors of a company which has been declared bankrupt after running through a procedure of judicial reorganization can claim a privilege …

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Mandat d'administrateur dans une société anonyme belge – Les 10 principaux malentendus

Faillite, loi sur la continuité des entreprises, Fortisgate, … oserais-je encore, par les temps qui courent, accepter un mandat au conseil d’administr…

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The Societas Unius Personae: a soon-to-be new juridical person?

The European Commission recently published a proposal for the introduction of the Societas Unius Personae (“SUP”), a one-shareholder company that can …

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Comply or explain … better: European Commission’s recommendation to enhance the quality of reporting under Cor…

In its recommendation of 9 April 2014, the European Commission wants companies listed on a regulated market to explain better about how they comply wi…

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Royal Decree concerning certain information requirements for the offering of financial products to non-profess…

Today, the Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 concerning certain information requirements for the offering of financial products to non-professional client…

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Le législateur belge s’intéresse au crowdfunding

Depuis 2012, et à la suite de la crise financière ayant réduit encore un peu plus l’accès des entreprises au financement, la Belgique connaît un nombr…

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New Act on Financial Planning published in Belgian Official Journal

The Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 on the legal status and the supervision of the independent financial planners and regarding the rendering of advice o…

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EMIR Implementing Act and Act introducing Book VII of the Code of Economic Law published today

Today, the Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 amending various financial legislation in view of Regulation 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the …

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