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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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15/09/12
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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08/09/12
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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21/06/12
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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21/06/12
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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14/06/12
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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13/06/12
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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13/06/12
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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06/06/12
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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05/06/12
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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25/05/12
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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15/05/12
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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10/05/12
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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09/05/12
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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08/05/12
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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07/05/12
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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26/04/12
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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25/04/12
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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25/04/12
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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25/04/12
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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24/04/12
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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