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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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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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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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Délégation de pouvoirs : validité et opposabilité

  Voici un aperçu de certains principes régissant les délégations de pouvoirs au sein des sociétés anonymes qui ne sont pas cotées et dont les a…

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Etre gérant ou administrateur de société : les risques du métier

Que l'on soit en présence d'un indépendant désireux, pour des raisons fiscales ou de séparation de ses patrimoines privé et professionnel, de constitu…

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Fonctionnement pratique du conseil d'administration d'une société anonyme et règles de Corporate Governance - …

Une distinction est classiquement opérée entre la gestion d'une société (fonctionnement interne) et la représentation de celle-ci vis-à-vis des tiers …

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Simplification of the voluntary liquidation procedure for non-deficit companies and modification of the volunt…

By authorising under certain conditions the dissolution and liquidation of a company in one single act, the new law of 19 March 2012 has put an end to…

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The irrebuttable presumption that foreign directors of a Belgian company exercise their mandate as an independ…

The irrebuttable presumption that foreign directors of a Belgian company exercise their mandate as an independent in Belgium has been declared contrar…

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The equality between shareholders: a principle of social responsibility now regulated by the Companies Code

The new article 551bis of the Companies Code introduces the obligation for a public limited liability company to respect the principle of equality of …

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CONVERSION OF BEARER SECURITIES: LAST CHANCE TO AVOID INCREASED CONVERSION TAX OF 2%

Through the Act of 14 December 2005, the legislator decided to gradually cancel bearer securities, resulting in their total abolition by 31 December 2…

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La responsabilité des dirigeants d’entreprises en difficultés: responsabilités liées aux comptes annuels

Le climat économique mondial est en berne et l'économie belge ne fait pas exception. En 2011, on a dénombré pas moins de 15.528 faillites 1. L'an…

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Nouvelle loi du 3 août 2012 en matière d’organisme de placement collectif

Le 19 octobre 2012, est entrée en vigueur la loi du 3 août 2012 relative à certaines formes de gestion collective de portefeuilles d'investissement qu…

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Du livret vert au livret B, la Belgique cherche à soutenir les crédits pour l’économie réelle ou durable

Après la proposition de 'livret vert' soumise par Ecolo-Groen début septembre 2012, c'est au tour du PS de proposer d'imposer aux établissements de cr…

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What do I have to do if my debtor is in judicial reorganization?

What do I have to do if my debtor is in judicial reorganization? Review of the main first response measures to take if you are facing a debtor in judi…

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The exception of non-performance during a judicial reorganization: abuse of rights?

The procedure of judicial reorganization as foreseen in the Act of 31 January 2009 does not suspend the exercise of certain rights of suspension such …

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The covered bonds : an opportunity for not only the credit institutions, but also the investors

Like most European countries, Belgium has adopted since 3 August 2012 a specific regime of covered bonds, allowing credit institutions to have a new s…

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VENNOOTSCHAPSRECHT : BESTUURDERSAANSPRAKELIJKHEID NA FAILLISSEMENT

Als een onderneming failliet verklaard wordt, kan de bestuurder van een BVBA, CVBA of een NV aansprakelijk worden gesteld voor een al dan niet volledi…

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Rekening-courant is niet altijd geldlening

Artikel 18, eerste lid, 4° WIB 1992 voorziet in de mogelijkheid voor de fiscus om interesten in bepaalde omstandigheden te herkwalificeren in dividend…

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Modification of the legislation on mergers as per 8 January 2012: simplification of the procedures and reporti…

The Act of 8 January 2012 amending the Code of Companies aims to simplify the procedures and reporting requirements with regard to mergers and splits.…

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Exemption of consolidated accounts for companies having immaterial subsidiaries

New paragraph 2 of article 110 of the Belgian Companies Code provides that a mother company having only subsidiaries considered as not being material,…

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AISBL vs ASBL: a distinction which is not (necessarily) known

The ASBL and the AISBL are two forms of associations with a non-profit purpose. However, the incorporation, the structure and the organisation of thos…

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The notice period for a general meeting in accordance with the rights of the defence: commentary on the judgme…

Pursuant to article 533 of the Corporate Code, the notice of convocation of the shareholders to a general meeting of unlisted companies is at least 15…

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New Belgian Act on Covered Bonds and Rules on the Assignement of Receivables

On 3 August 2012, the Belgian Parliament adopted long-awaited legislation on covered bonds (the "Covered Bonds Act")[1] as well as an act on the use o…

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