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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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25/11/19
CJ rules that limitations to the Belgian notional interest deduction regarding exempt foreign permanent establ…

On 17 October 2019, the CJ issued its judgment in case Argenta Spaarbank (C-459/18). The case deals with the calculation of the notional interest dedu…

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21/11/19
A further step in the digitalisation of company law

Directive 2019/1151, the most recent European company law directive, entered into force on 31 July 2019. With this directive, the EU is taking further…

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20/11/19
Saisissez plus facilement un compte bancaire dans toute l’UE !

A l’heure actuelle, lorsque l’on souhaite effectuer une saisie sans connaître la banque auprès de laquelle le débiteur a ouvert un compte, e…

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18/11/19
The King establishes conditions for recognition as a social enterprise or an agricultural enterprise

Two royal decrees dated 28 June 2019 finalise the regulatory framework for the two new types of recognition – as a social enterprise or as an agricult…

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11/11/19
What are the key changes for cooperative companies under the new Belgian Code of Companies and Associations?

The cooperative company was defined in the current/former BCC as “a company composed of a variable number of members with variable contributions”. In …

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07/11/19
Week van de bedrijfsoverdracht | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten en privacy bij bedrijfsovernames: belangrijkst…

Dikwijls vormen de intellectuele eigendomsrechten (IP) de meest waardevolle actiefbestanddelen van een onderneming. Vaak is de verwerving van de IP-po…

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06/11/19
De CV onder het nieuw WVV

Er heerst voor vrije beroepen die hun samenwerking hebben georganiseerd via een CVBA heel wat onduidelijkheid over het voortbestaan van deze vennootsc…

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04/11/19
New Belgian Code for Companies and Associations: what are the key changes for (international) non-profit assoc…

Under the regime provided for by the Belgian law of 27 June 1921 (the Law of 1921), INPAs are prohibited from carrying out industrial or commerci…

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31/10/19
ASBL : la mise en conformité des statuts avec le « CSA »

On ne le dira jamais assez : le nouveau « Code des Sociétés et des Associations » (ci-après CSA) est entré en vigueur le 1er mai 2019.

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30/10/19
Kickstart je carrière als freelancer met deze tips

Starten als freelancer klinkt voor vele jonge ondernemers als een erg aantrekkelijk alternatief voor het statuut van werknemer. Sirius Legal helpt zij…

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25/10/19
New Belgian Company Code Series: Issue 21 - Legislative Proposal of 9 October 2019: Upcoming Amendments to the…

A legislative proposal was tabled in early October 2019 which, if adopted, will have a substantial impact on the new Code of Companies and Association…

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24/10/19
Week van de bedrijfsoverdracht | Bedrijfsoverdracht: wat met uw personeel?

De overdracht van een onderneming brengt niet enkel gevolgen mee voor de overdrager en de overnemer, de klanten, de leveranciers…, maar ook voor uw pe…

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21/10/19
Europe pushes companies one step further towards sustainable investments

The European Commission has underlined the importance for companies to publish sufficient, reliable and comparable sustainability-related information …

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08/10/19
Schenken van aandelen via het aanpassen van het UBO-register: kan dat?

De vierde antiwitwasrichtlijn (Richtlijn (EU) 2015/849) voerde voor elke lidstaat van de Europese Unie de verplichting tot het opzetten van een UBO-re…

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26/09/19
​Deadline UBO-registraties: (voorlopig) geen sancties!

Op onze website verschenen al meerdere artikels inzake de UBO-registratie van vennootschappen, vzw’s en stichtingen. Wederom brengen wij hieromtrent b…

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25/09/19
UBO Update: Administrative Tolerance until 31 December 2019 and Last-Minute Changes Before the Registration D…

The UBO registration deadline of 30 September 2019 is fast approaching. However, the FPS Finance announced yesterday that it will apply a policy of to…

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20/09/19
Toekennen van tantièmes aan gewezen bestuurders

Een vennootschap kan naar aanleiding van de winstverdeling van het boekjaar een deel van haar winst uitkeren aan haar bedrijfsleiders in de vorm van t…

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18/09/19
Bent u in orde met uw UBO-registratie? Deadline verstrijkt bijna…

Tegen 30 september 2019 moeten alle Belgische rechtspersonen hun zogenaamde "UBO" registreren. In De Tijd van 30 augustus 2019 wordt bericht dat een m…

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26/08/19
American Belgians risk losing their Belgian bank account in 2020

As recently communicated in the Belgian media, Belgians with the American nationality risk losing their Belgian bank accounts because of the strict ap…

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19/08/19
Only a few more months to force minority shareholders to sell their securities?

The new Code of Companies and Associations limits the possibility for the majority shareholder of certain companies to force minority shareholders to …

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