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Simont Braun Welcomes Maïka Bernaerts as counsel, Enhancing Corporate M&A Expertise

Simont Braun, a leading Belgian independent law firm based in Brussels, is pleased to announce the arrival of Maïka Bernaerts as counsel in the Corporate M&A department.

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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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13/10/24
Updated Thresholds for qualification as Small or Micro-Under…

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

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The Belgian FDI screening mechanism marks its first year

One year after the introduction of Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI…

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Tip 4:Een jaarlijks aandachtspunt: de tijdige goedkeuring en neerlegging van de jaarrekening

TIP 4 Kernpunten -  De jaarrekening moet tijdig ter goedkeuring worden voorgelegd aan de algemene vergadering en neergelegd bij de Nationale Ba…

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The Reform of Company Law

The revision of the Company Code forms part of a major overhaul of Belgian corporate law. Since the Middle Ages, merchants (and companies with a comme…

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Financial Sector & Services Supervision: Still Evolving as Quickly as 15 Years Ago

The Act of 2 August 2002 on the supervision of the financial sector and financial services (“Loi relative à la surveillance du secteur financier et au…

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EU temporary measures on CFDs and binary options

On 22 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) adopted two decisions implementing temporary product intervention measures.&nbs…

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Help, I'm a director! New rules coming for directors´ and officers´ liability

You work at a company that is undergoing rapid international growth. One day headquarters asks for your help on expanding the Belgian activities. What…

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Home stretch for new Companies and Associations Code: 10 important innovations

On 25 May 2018, the Federal Council of Ministers approved at the second reading the draft Companies and Associations Code proposed by Minister of Just…

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Reform of the Companies Code, a major step has been taken

The long-awaited reform of the Belgian Companies Code has recently taken a giant step forward: a text is finally available.

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Final countdown towards the new Code of companies and associations

On  June 4, the draft new Code of companies and associations was submitted to the Parliament for discussion and approval, after receivi…

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Vanaf boekjaar 2017 remuneratieverslag vereist in alle vennootschappen die door de overheid worden gecontrolee…

Verstopt in de wet van 3 september 2017 betreffende niet-financiële informatie werd aan door de overheid of publiekrechtelijke rechtspersonen gecontro…

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Wet inzake Taks op effectenrekeningen : wat moet ik weten?

De taks op effectenrekeningen werd vorige zomer aangekondigd en heeft sindsdien veel inkt doen vloeien. In een publicatie van 5 oktober 2017 hadden we…

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European proposal for cross-border transactions and online company establishment

On 25 April 2018, the European Commission published two proposals for directives: a proposal to make it easier for companies to merge, divide and tran…

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Belangrijke wijzigingen met betrekking tot de aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders in geval van faillissement

Op 1 mei 2018 treedt het Boek XX “Insolventie van ondernemingen” van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht (WER) in werking, dat van toepassing zal zijn op…

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Entry into Force of the New Belgian Insolvency Code

Over the past few years, the Belgian legislature has consolidated various pieces of legislation regulating businesses into a single instrument: the Co…

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Boek XX WER over insolventie is in werking getreden

Op 1 mei 2018 is Boek XX van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht in werking getreden. Daarmee is een ware revolutie in het insolventierech…

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Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018

Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018. Pour rappel, cela implique que toutes les professions libérales, la nôtre y …

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Extending collective action to SMEs

On 22 January 2018, the government filed a bill aimed at extending the Belgian mechanism for collective remedy to SMEs.

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Legislation on payments in cash refreshed

On 16 October 2017, new, more flexible rules on cash payments came into force, introduced by the Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money l…

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De hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht: ook van belang voor ziekenhuizen en andere zorgverleners

Sinds enige maanden werkt de regering aan de tweede versie van een voorontwerp van wet tot invoering van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Vereniging…

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The 5 major changes you need to know about the new Business Law – update

As previously announced by our Commercial & Litigation Team, the Belgian Federal Government approved a draft legislation which aims to modernize o…

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Obligation for companies to identify their beneficial owners

The Act of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on restriction of the use of cash added new articles 14…

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