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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From now on, the government can sell parts of the assets of financial institutions whose behaviour places the financial stability of the country at ri…
Read MoreAmong the measures in place to prevent a new crisis, Europe notably focuses on the bank resolution funds. The idea is simple: institutions responsible…
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To answer the growing concerns of new and young entrepreneurs, a new type of private limited liability company has recently been introduced under Be…
Read MorePar une loi du 12 janvier 2010 modifiant le Code des sociétés et prévoyant des modalités de la société privée à responsabilité limitée « Starter » (M.…
Read MoreIn the case of a judicial restructuring procedure, the Labour Court can refuse to approve a transfer of undertakings if the transferee does not guaran…
Read MoreIn tegenstelling tot de rol van de rechter in het kader van het gerechtelijk akkoord, is de appreciatiebevoegdheid van de rechtbank voor de opening va…
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The summer holidays are fast approaching, and we hope you'll be able to get away for a while to relax and enjoy this special time of year. However, be…
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In the March issue of Brussels to the Point, we discussed the Act of 12 January 2010 (the "Act") creating a new variant on the BVBA/SPRL, the so-…
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In light of the ongoing financial crisis and the difficulty of imposing adequate measures on financial institutions, the Belgian government submi…
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The managing body of Belgian companies (“companies limited by shares, private limited liability companies, cooperative companies ") is obliged to pr…
Read MoreWanneer een vennootschap samen met haar vertegenwoordiger strafrechtelijk wordt vervolgd, luidt de wettelijke regeling (art. 2 V.T.Sv.) dat de bevoegd…
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By Act of 18 January 2010 a new Article 515 bis was introduced in the Belgian Companies Code (the “BCC”) which imposes a notification duty on sharehol…
Read MoreIn a decision of 4 December 2008, the Court of Appeal of Brussels repeated the principles of directors’ liability in the event of unreasonable conti…
Read MoreA study of hypothetical scenarios relating to the restructuring of state aid was published on behalf of the European Commission.
Read MoreThe courts underline that the participation , in the general interest, of the tax administration in the recovery of companies was a part of the obje…
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On 18 March 2010, the Senate approved the new Corporate Governance Act, which had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The new Act will b…
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The Belgian House of Representatives recently passed the Act of 12 January 2010 creating a new variant on the so-called starter BVBA/SPRL or S-BVBA/SP…
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The fight against tax fraud is gaining increasing attention worldwide, and Belgium is no exception. To this end, a number of new measures have been an…
Read MoreIn a decision of 4 December 2008, the Court of Appeal of Brussels repeated the principles of directors’ liability in the event of unreasonable contin…
Read MoreA new European directive intends to reduce to a minimum the administrative burdens on EU companies seeking mergers or divisions, by simplifying or wa…
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