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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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05/03/19
The rise of the Code of Companies & Associations

Flexibility & competitiveness. Those two words summarize perfectly the motive for a new, better framework for companies & associations in Belg…

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01/03/19
New Code of Companies and Associations: 10 steps make a giant leap

On 28 February 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a major modernisation of Belgian company and association law. The new Code of Companies and Assoc…

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26/02/19
Brexit – ESMA clarifies its position on trade reporting in a no-deal climate

In a bid to clarify the reporting obligations of trading data following a no-deal Brexit, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has p…

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22/02/19
Belgian UBO register: deadline for registration postponed until 30 September 2019

On 13 February 2019, the Federal Public Service of Finance announced on its website that the deadline for the registration in the UBO register has bee…

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19/02/19
Mon A(I)SBL, cette entreprise: une refonte juridique

La loi du 15 avril 2018 portant réforme du droit des entreprises bouleverse indéniablement la législation économique en Belgique. Désormais, la réglem…

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18/02/19
Deadline for UBO Registration Extended Until 30 September 2019

Last October, we informed you that the Federal Public Service for Finance (“FPS Finance”) had extended the initial deadline to comply with the Royal D…

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11/02/19
Les offres initiales de jetons (ICO)

Les offres initiales de jetons, ou Initial Coin Offerings, sont des opérations de levées de fonds effectuées à travers une technologie de registre dis…

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08/02/19
Een bommetje onder de overdracht onder gerechtelijk gezag?

Advocaten die beroepshalve bezig zijn met ondernemingen in moeilijkheden kijken al een tijdje uit naar de uitspraak van het Hof van Justitie in de zaa…

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04/02/19
De impact van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht op aandeelhoudersovereenkomsten

De intrede van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht komt steeds dichterbij. De visie van de wetgever is ambitieus: een moderner, eenvoudiger en meer flexibel…

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29/01/19
2019, the year of truth for open banking (RTS - SCA)

In the world of Payments and FinTech, PSD2 has been a hot topic for several years now. Last year was already a crucial year with the transposition dea…

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28/01/19
Brexit Financial institutions wishing to continue doing business in the UK must apply for permission by 28 Mar…

Given the latest political developments in the UK, a hard Brexit is becoming a more tangible reality. Belgian financial institutions doing business in…

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23/01/19
De stichting: verschillende rechtbanken zijn bevoegd, ook na de Wet Hervorming Ondernemingsrecht

Op 1 november 2018 is de wet van 15 april 2018 houdende hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht in werking getreden (“Wet Hervorming Ondernemingsrecht” o…

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21/01/19
Wake-Up Call for Dormant Companies

As a rule, all Belgian companies are required to file annual financial statements. However, practice shows that this obligation is sometimes forgotten…

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16/01/19
A step towards a harmonised EU insolvency framework

On 19 December 2018, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the proposal for a directive on “preventive restructuring f…

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21/12/18
Uiterlijk op 31 maart 2019 moeten alle uiteindelijke begunstigden van uw onderneming geregistreerd zijn!

In de strijd tegen het witwassen van geld en terrorismefinanciering streeft de overheid maximale transparantie na. Daarom voert de wet van 19 septembe…

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17/12/18
Het UBO-register en de (i)vzw of stichting

Op 30 juli 2018 werd een Koninklijk Besluit uitgevaardigd ter implementatie van het UBO-register. Dit KB treedt op 31 oktober a.s. in werking, waardoo…

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17/12/18
Goede voornemens voor een (financieel) gezond jaar!

Veel ondernemingen laten het boekjaar gelijk lopen met het kalenderjaar. Bijgevolg worden na afsluiten van de met spijs en drank overgoten eindejaar p…

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14/12/18
Modernisation of the takeover rules

The Takeover Bid Act, the Takeover Bid Decree and the Squeeze-out Decree have been amended recently, in particular to strengt…

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11/12/18
Goede voornemens voor een (financieel) gezond jaar!

Veel ondernemingen laten het boekjaar gelijk lopen met het kalenderjaar. Bijgevolg worden na afsluiten van de met spijs en drank overgoten eindejaar p…

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10/12/18
Vernieuwing alom! Wat verandert er voor uw burgerlijke maatschap?

Recent zijn diverse nieuwe wetten van kracht geworden die een impact kunnen hebben op de burgerlijke maatschap. De meeste wijzigingen zijn een gevolg …

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