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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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Didier De Vliegher joins Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice in the Brussels office

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Didier De Vliegher has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Real Estate Practice, based in Jones Day’s Brussels Office.

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Private Equity Side Letters – Harmless Paper or Silent Power…

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Updated Thresholds for qualification as Small or Micro-Under…

Small and micro-undertakings benefit from several exemptions. To be classif…

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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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The new conflict rules on the forced transfer of shares under the new Belgian Company Code

On 28 February 2019, the new Belgian Company Code was approved indefinitely by the plenary session of the Belgian Parliament. The new Company Code, wh…

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The rise of the Code of Companies & Associations

Flexibility & competitiveness. Those two words summarize perfectly the motive for a new, better framework for companies & associations in Belg…

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New Code of Companies and Associations: 10 steps make a giant leap

On 28 February 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a major modernisation of Belgian company and association law. The new Code of Companies and Assoc…

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Brexit – ESMA clarifies its position on trade reporting in a no-deal climate

In a bid to clarify the reporting obligations of trading data following a no-deal Brexit, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has p…

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Belgian UBO register: deadline for registration postponed until 30 September 2019

On 13 February 2019, the Federal Public Service of Finance announced on its website that the deadline for the registration in the UBO register has bee…

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Mon A(I)SBL, cette entreprise: une refonte juridique

La loi du 15 avril 2018 portant réforme du droit des entreprises bouleverse indéniablement la législation économique en Belgique. Désormais, la réglem…

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Deadline for UBO Registration Extended Until 30 September 2019

Last October, we informed you that the Federal Public Service for Finance (“FPS Finance”) had extended the initial deadline to comply with the Royal D…

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Les offres initiales de jetons (ICO)

Les offres initiales de jetons, ou Initial Coin Offerings, sont des opérations de levées de fonds effectuées à travers une technologie de registre dis…

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Een bommetje onder de overdracht onder gerechtelijk gezag?

Advocaten die beroepshalve bezig zijn met ondernemingen in moeilijkheden kijken al een tijdje uit naar de uitspraak van het Hof van Justitie in de zaa…

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De impact van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht op aandeelhoudersovereenkomsten

De intrede van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht komt steeds dichterbij. De visie van de wetgever is ambitieus: een moderner, eenvoudiger en meer flexibel…

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2019, the year of truth for open banking (RTS - SCA)

In the world of Payments and FinTech, PSD2 has been a hot topic for several years now. Last year was already a crucial year with the transposition dea…

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Brexit Financial institutions wishing to continue doing business in the UK must apply for permission by 28 Mar…

Given the latest political developments in the UK, a hard Brexit is becoming a more tangible reality. Belgian financial institutions doing business in…

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De stichting: verschillende rechtbanken zijn bevoegd, ook na de Wet Hervorming Ondernemingsrecht

Op 1 november 2018 is de wet van 15 april 2018 houdende hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht in werking getreden (“Wet Hervorming Ondernemingsrecht” o…

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Wake-Up Call for Dormant Companies

As a rule, all Belgian companies are required to file annual financial statements. However, practice shows that this obligation is sometimes forgotten…

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A step towards a harmonised EU insolvency framework

On 19 December 2018, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the proposal for a directive on “preventive restructuring f…

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Uiterlijk op 31 maart 2019 moeten alle uiteindelijke begunstigden van uw onderneming geregistreerd zijn!

In de strijd tegen het witwassen van geld en terrorismefinanciering streeft de overheid maximale transparantie na. Daarom voert de wet van 19 septembe…

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Het UBO-register en de (i)vzw of stichting

Op 30 juli 2018 werd een Koninklijk Besluit uitgevaardigd ter implementatie van het UBO-register. Dit KB treedt op 31 oktober a.s. in werking, waardoo…

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Goede voornemens voor een (financieel) gezond jaar!

Veel ondernemingen laten het boekjaar gelijk lopen met het kalenderjaar. Bijgevolg worden na afsluiten van de met spijs en drank overgoten eindejaar p…

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Modernisation of the takeover rules

The Takeover Bid Act, the Takeover Bid Decree and the Squeeze-out Decree have been amended recently, in particular to strengt…

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Goede voornemens voor een (financieel) gezond jaar!

Veel ondernemingen laten het boekjaar gelijk lopen met het kalenderjaar. Bijgevolg worden na afsluiten van de met spijs en drank overgoten eindejaar p…

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