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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Les contrats sans but lucratif qui n’entrent pas dans le champ d’application de l’objet social de la société sont frappés d’une nullité absolue.
Lire plusUne association étrangère, désireuse de s’implanter en Belgique, peut, sans devoir créer de nouvelle entité juridique, ouvrir un « centre d’opération…
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Directors' and officers' liability insurance is not compulsory under German law, but obviously as well the directors as their companies enter in…
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On 15 January 2010, the first of three acts transposing into Belgian law the Payment Services Directive or “PSD” (Directive 2007/64 of the European Pa…
Lire plusA cette époque de l’année, beaucoup de Belges vont traditionnellement remplir leur portefeuille au-delà des sapins, voire des montagnes. Mais le jeu e…
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On 16 July 2009 [1], the Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted a draft law aimed at preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose …
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Altius' banking & finance team contributed to a jurisdictional comparison of international acquisition finance. The volume provides counsel with a…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code (“BCC”) has amended the rules on financial assistance. The new rules entered in…
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In the current economic climate, suppliers ask to be paid in cash more and more often. Also, certain credit insurers are tightening their limits of co…
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On March 12, 2009, the second edition of the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance was published (the “2009 Code”), superseding and replacing the first…
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As of 8 January 2009, Belgian listed companies and financial undertakings are required to have an audit committee. The Law of 17 December 2008 on the …
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A foreign company that opens a Belgian branch office must comply with certain publication requirements. However, all too often companies fail to compl…
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The new Act aims to safeguard the continuity of enterprises by offering entrepreneurs several options if they run into (financial) difficulties, via a…
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The legal recognition of the audit committee aims to promote high quality financial information. Nevertheless the strengthening of the independence cr…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code (“BCC”)[1] has substantially amended the rules on financial assistance. These n…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code [1] has amended the rules on redemption of shares by a company. They will enter…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code [1] has partly amended the rules on the contribution in kind. They will enter i…
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Le cabinet d’avocats Claeys & Engels a réalisé une nouvelle étude sur les restructurations et les plans sociaux. L’étude se base sur 216 conventio…
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Please give a brief overview of the public M&A market in your jurisdiction. (Has it been active? What were the big deals over the past year?)
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