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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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04/10/24
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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Comment améliorer la procédure de réorganisation judiciaire des entreprises ?

Un groupe de travail a évalué la loi sur la continuité des entreprises trois ans après son entrée en vigueur et a émis diverses propositions d’amélior…

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Décision de la Cour constitutionnelle au sujet de la responsabilité des dirigeants pour les dettes fiscales et…

Le dirigeant d’une SPRL ou d’une SA est susceptible d’encourir une responsabilité personnelle différente selon que des arriérés de cotisations de sécu…

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Compliance officers

Since the entry into force on 5 April 2012 of the Royal Decree of 12 March 2012 approving the Financial Services and Markets Authority ("FSMA") Regula…

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Transfert sous autorité de justice : priorité à l’emploi

« Transfert sous autorité de justice » : voilà bien une notion trop méconnue du monde des affaires. Le présent article a pour objet de préci…

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Liquidation procedure (finally) updated

The Act of 19 March 2012, amending the Belgian Company Code with regard to the liquidation procedure, was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 7 …

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Mergers and demergers : reporting and documentation requirements lightened

The reporting and documentation requirements in respect to mergers and demergers have recently been simplified by the law of 8 January 2012 (Official …

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Dissolution and liquidation of companies has become easier

Two new laws have made the dissolution and liquidation of companies easier because the liquidation procedure itself is now simplified.

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No consolidated annual accounts required from Parent companies with subsidiaries “of negligible importance”

On 22 March 2012, the Parliament passed a bill (1) (hereafter referred to as the “Bill”) which reduces the administrative burdens in financial reporti…

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La faillite : un scénario inéluctable voire préférable dans certains cas

  Le nombre de faillites n'a jamais été aussi élevé en Belgique. En 2011, on compte pas moins de 15.528 faillites1 . Pour le premier trimest…

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LA LOI SUR LA CONTINUITE DES ENTREPRISES ? UN OUTIL ANTI-FAILLITE MULTI OPTIONS !

Votre entreprise connaît des arriérés O.N.S.S. et T.V.A. inquiétants ? Les banques menacent de dénoncer les crédits ? La trésorerie de votre entrepris…

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Streamlining the liquidation procedure

Two recent acts have streamlined the liquidation procedure by, amongst others, explicitly providing the possibility to wind-up and liquidate a company…

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L’accord des créanciers : une étape indispensable !

Il s'agit d'une déduction élémentaire, mon cher Watson : si un débiteur se trouve dans l'obligation de solliciter l'ouverture d'une procédure en réorg…

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Les réorganisations judiciaires, instruments de sauvetage des entreprises?

Dans un lourd contexte de crise et de réformes des procédures collectives au niveau international, notre législateur adoptait il y a trois ans déjà la…

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The Advisory Committees in non-listed companies

Advisory Committees provide the advantage of a specialised Board of Directors dedicated to an optimised management of the company. Legal overview of t…

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Does the duty of discretion of directors of a limited liability company apply to third parties?

It is quite common for a third party to participate in meetings of a board of directors of a limited liability company. Does the duty of discretion im…

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La date de valorisation des actions d’une société en cas d’exclusion judiciaire d’un actionnaire est désormais…

A judgment of the Court of Cassation of 9 December 2010 has brought an end to the discussion on the datum of valorisation of the shares of a company i…

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Relaxation of the rules applicable to the squeeze out procedure in non listed companies

The new law of 8 January 2012 allows a mother company owning at least 90% of the shares of one of its subsidiaries to purchase the shares of minority …

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Regulating credit rating agencies or how to be at the parting of the ways

A new proposal of European regulation intends to introduce civil liability of credit rating agencies towards investors.

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Management institutions in the line of fire of the FSMA

In its last circular, the FSMA expanded the reporting duties of management institutions.

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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of an Unlisted Belgian Limited Company: Recap of the Formalities and De…

This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …

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