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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A new regime is being prepared to remove Belgian real estate collective investment undertakings from the scope of application of the Alternative Inves…
Read MoreTeneinde het verkrijgen van kredieten voor KMO’s te vergemakkelijken en hen te beschermen tegen bepaalde onevenwichtige bankpraktijken, heeft de wetge…
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gained 'consumer-like protection' pursuant to the Act of 21 December 2013 on the financing of SMEs (her…
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On 4 March 2014 a Royal Decree that further implements the Act of 21 December 2013 relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (t…
Read MoreBelgium has implemented a new law on SME financing. Whilst the law is primarily aimed at protecting "true" SMEs, the provisions of the law may impact …
Read MoreOn 27 May 2013, the legislator passed a new law adjusting certain provisions of the Continuity of Enterprises Act in order to prevent abuses and curb …
Read MoreThe Act “unified statute” and the resulting legal provisions have an impact on the regimes of CBA 32bis.
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The Belgian Companies Code was recently amended in order to improve the protection of creditors with a disputed claim in the event of certain restruct…
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On 1 August 2013, an act amending the Business Continuity Act ("BCA") of 31 January 2009 entered into force.
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On 31 December 2013, the act relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (the Act) was published in the Belgian State Gazette. Th…
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On 10 December 2013, a new act was published in the Belgian State Gazette concerning the trust accounts (kwaliteitsrekeningen/comptes de qualité) held…
Read MoreBelgian company law allows for cross-border merger of cooperative companies under terms and conditions governing domestic mergers thereof. This articl…
Read MoreThe buyer frequently refers to fraudulent intent before the court as an argument to annul a share purchase agreement when he realizes that the economi…
Read MoreThe new legislation on pledges over movable assets will impact existing pledges over hotel businesses and will require registration within a 12 month …
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court decided that former article 3 of the law on the continuity of enterprises violates articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution ins…
Read MoreThe renewed Act on the continuity of enterprises provides that, from now on, in judicial reorganizations by collective agreement, the debtor cannot tr…
Read MoreAccountants will from now on play an important role in both the identification of companies facing difficulties and in the preparation of the request …
Read MoreIn its decision of 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the Belgian prohibition of combined offers of which at least one component …
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On 5 September 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) confirmed that directors of a limited liability company (naamloze …
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On 1 August 2013 modifications of the law regarding the continuity of enterprises enter into force.
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