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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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02/07/25
02/07/25
Dentons bolsters Belgian Corporate and M&A team with hire of Erwin Simons

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Corporate and M&A practice in Brussels with the recruitment of partner Erwin Simons. In this role, he will work closely with Laure…

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16/06/25
16/06/25
Dentons appoints Tom Geudens as Belgium Co-Managing Partner

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Tom Geudens to serve as Belgium Co-Managing Partner, alongside Edward Borovikov, who has led the office for the past 15 years. As Co-Managing …

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29/09/25
Profit distribution and distribution in BV/SRL and NV/SA: Im…

A company is formed for at least the objective of making profits and distri…

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18/07/25
EU Listing Act | Key Changes to the Market Abuse Regulation

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Listing Ac…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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04/07/14
New Act on Regulated Real Estate Companies published in Belgian Official Journal

The REITs Act follows the recent publication of the Belgian Act of 19 April 2014 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the “AIFM Act”) ”) 1. The RE…

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30/06/14
The right to withdraw from the new regulated real estate companies

Shareholders in Belgian REITs will be allowed to withdraw on specific conditions if they do not accept the new regulatory framework applicable to B-RE…

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27/06/14
Scope of the Insolvency Regulation: What happens in the case of a recall action against a defendant residing i…

The Court of Justice recently decided that the scope of the Insolvency Regulation is not only limited to situations involving two or more Member State…

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23/06/14
Bankruptcy of the debtor: not all is necessarily lost

The unpaid creditors of a company which has been declared bankrupt after running through a procedure of judicial reorganization can claim a privilege …

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19/06/14
Mandat d'administrateur dans une société anonyme belge – Les 10 principaux malentendus

Faillite, loi sur la continuité des entreprises, Fortisgate, … oserais-je encore, par les temps qui courent, accepter un mandat au conseil d’administr…

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18/06/14
The Societas Unius Personae: a soon-to-be new juridical person?

The European Commission recently published a proposal for the introduction of the Societas Unius Personae (“SUP”), a one-shareholder company that can …

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17/06/14
Comply or explain … better: European Commission’s recommendation to enhance the quality of reporting under Cor…

In its recommendation of 9 April 2014, the European Commission wants companies listed on a regulated market to explain better about how they comply wi…

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16/06/14
Royal Decree concerning certain information requirements for the offering of financial products to non-profess…

Today, the Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 concerning certain information requirements for the offering of financial products to non-professional client…

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11/06/14
Le législateur belge s’intéresse au crowdfunding

Depuis 2012, et à la suite de la crise financière ayant réduit encore un peu plus l’accès des entreprises au financement, la Belgique connaît un nombr…

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30/05/14
New Act on Financial Planning published in Belgian Official Journal

The Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 on the legal status and the supervision of the independent financial planners and regarding the rendering of advice o…

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28/05/14
EMIR Implementing Act and Act introducing Book VII of the Code of Economic Law published today

Today, the Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 amending various financial legislation in view of Regulation 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the …

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09/05/14
New Belgian Banking Act published in Belgian Official Journal

The Banking Act replaces the Act of 22 March 1993 on the legal status and supervision of credit institutions. The Banking Act lays down new rules, int…

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02/05/14
Wijziging van de verplichtingen van genoteerde vennootschappen inzake periodieke informatieverstrekking

De regering versoepelt nog net op het einde van deze legislatuur de informatieverplichtingen voor beursgenoteerde vennootschappen.

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25/04/14
Risico van borgstelling in de WCO

In het vonnis waarbij de procedure van gerechtelijke reorganisatie (WCO) wordt geopend, kent de rechtbank aan de schuldenaar een periode van opschorti…

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23/04/14
De rol van cijferspecialisten bij de procedure WCO wordt belangrijker

De Wet Continuïteit Ondernemingen (WCO) heeft door een wetswijziging van 27 mei 2013 ingrijpende veranderingen ondergaan. De wetswijziging, die in wer…

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22/04/14
Company Directors, Are You Familiar with Your Duties?

A director must do everything in his or her power to govern the company, which is no small feat. In an economic climate which is far from rosy, direct…

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31/03/14
Deadline for implementation of MiFID rules is approaching. Insurers, agents and brokers: are you ready?

So-called MiFID rules will apply to all insurance professionals carrying on business in Belgium as from 30 April 2014. Both Belgian and foreign insure…

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27/03/14
Belgian real estate UCIs to escape AIFMD scope

A new regime is being prepared to remove Belgian real estate collective investment undertakings from the scope of application of the Alternative Inves…

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26/03/14
Het krediet aan KMO’s is voortaan (gedeeltelijk) gereglementeerd

Teneinde het verkrijgen van kredieten voor KMO’s te vergemakkelijken en hen te beschermen tegen bepaalde onevenwichtige bankpraktijken, heeft de wetge…

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17/03/14
Private Equity Investors and Business Angels face 'Consumer-like Protection' for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gained 'consumer-like protection' pursuant to the Act of 21 December 2013 on the financing of SMEs (her…

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