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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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23/11/18
In- en uittreding van aandeelhouders: nieuwe mogelijkheden

Instappen als aandeelhouder in een vennootschap is een eenvoudige zaak. Uitstappen als aandeelhouder uit een vennootschap is vaak een ander paar mouwe…

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23/11/18
Belgium to create new regulatory framework for MGAs

The Belgian regulator has published a draft law amending the law of 4 April 2014 on insurances, which will create a new regulatory framework for manag…

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14/11/18
Coordination de certaines règles comptables

Le législateur a réuni dans un seul arrêté royal les règles relatives à la tenue de la comptabilité des entreprises et des associations…

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08/11/18
Onbeperkte economische activiteiten in de vzw: wat zegt het wetsontwerp voor nieuw WVV?

Met de introductie van een nieuw verenigingsbegrip stapt het ontwerp voor het nieuwe Wetboek Vennootschappen en Verenigingen (WVV) af van het principi…

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23/10/18
Bankruptcy proceedings and GDPR under Belgian law

An interesting question under GDPR came to our attention via a Dutch colleague: in the context of a bankruptcy under GDPR, can the bankruptcy trustee&…

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19/10/18
De komende jaren twee vigerende wetboeken vennootschapsrecht in België?

De actuele hervormingsdrang manifesteert zich ook in het ondernemingsrecht, en daar maakt het vennootschapsrecht een belangrijk onderdeel van uit…

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16/10/18
New Belgian Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register

The Royal Decree of 14 August 2018 (the “Royal Decree”), which will enter into force on 31 October 2018, defines the regulatory framework for the new …

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10/10/18
Changes to Belgian Takeover Rules: Royal Decree published on 5 October 2018

A Royal Decree stipulating some important amendments to the Belgian rules governing public takeover bids was published on 5 October 2018 (the “Royal D…

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02/10/18
UBO register: deadline for registration postponed

The Federal Public Service Finance (hereafter: FPS Finance) has published Frequently Asked Questions (hereafter: FAQ) to clarify the new Belgian UBO r…

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27/09/18
Ultimate Beneficial Owners Register operational as of today – Compliance required by 31 March 2019

he Anti-Money Laundering Act of 18 September 2017 (the “AML Act”) set up a central register at the Treasury Administration(the “UBO Register[1]”) to w…

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19/09/18
Big Brother is watching you… still more

L’Europe, arguant de la lutte contre le financement du terrorisme et l’utilisation du système financier aux fins du blanchiment de capitaux, a contrai…

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14/09/18
The UBO register - The current state of affairs

The law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and limi…

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04/09/18
Criminal liability of legal persons undergoing change

 law of 11 July 2018 amends Articles 5 and 7bis of the Criminal Code with regard to the criminal liability of legal persons. The amendments, whic…

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28/08/18
Belgian Entities Required to Disclose their UBOs before 30 November 2018

This newsletter gives a brief overview of the practical aspects of a new obligation for Belgian entities to gather information about their ultimate be…

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22/08/18
The upcoming UBO register : summary of the obligations of Belgian companies

As a result of the implementation of the 4th (and already, in part, 5th) EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive(s) into Belgian law, companies incorp…

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13/08/18
Burgerlijke maatschap wordt onderneming: bijkomende administratieve verplichtingen!

Recent werd in het insolventierecht en in het ondernemingsrecht een nieuw en moderner, maar ook ruimer ondernemingsbegrip geïntroduceerd Het…

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13/08/18
How to govern your company properly?

European societies have been influenced by traditions from the United States for decades. The fascination for basketball, Halloween and black Friday h…

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14/07/18
Tip 7: Vlot(ter) bedrijf overdragen met behoud van macht en inkomsten!

-  De nieuwe Belgische vennootschapswetgeving zal de overdracht van een bedrijf vlotter maken. -  U kan de meerderheid van uw aandelen over…

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13/07/18
Virtual Currencies: No longer a Game without Frontiers

On 19 April 2018, the European Parliament adopted the proposal for the fifth Anti-money Laundering (AML) Directive, which will make a number of change…

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12/07/18
How to limit the liability risk for fan club founders? Time to park the bus!

In times of FIFA World Cup madness, David and Maxime have launched the idea of founding their own fan club named "Nacer '94 - the redeemer", in honour…

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