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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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02/07/13
Optimization of interest due on the current account

When a manager/shareholder borrows money from his company, this is normally accounted for as a receivable in current account of the latter (debit a…

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01/07/13
Notification duty in case of cash payments exceeding EUR 5,000

The anti money laundering act of 11 January 1993, which limited the payments in cash for the purchase of goods to EUR 15,000, was restricted considera…

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25/06/13
Shareholder Liability

The ongoing economic crisis has prompted an intensified search for persons who can be held liable for companies' debts. In this context, shareholder l…

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06/06/13
Overhaul of the Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assets passed by Belgian Parliament

On Thursday 30 May, the Belgian Parliament approved the overhaul of the Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assetsUnder the new legis…

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05/06/13
La responsabilité des dirigeants d’entreprises en difficultés (partie 2) : la poursuite d’une activité déficit…

  (i) Le principe La poursuite d'une activité déficitaire place les dirigeants dans une situation parfois inextricable. Doivent-ils faire aveu de…

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20/05/13
Towards a feminization of the board of directors : the introduction of a gender quota for belgian state-owned …

The law of 28 July 2011 requests state-owned and publicly traded companies to apply a gender quota to their boards of directors. By establishing such …

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13/05/13
The restrictive interpretation of the financial assistance rules

The use of dividends distributed by a subsidiary for the reimbursement of a loan granted in view of the acquisition of the shares of said subsidiary d…

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10/05/13
Recommendations from FSMA on convening general meetings

On 27 February 2013, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a communication with recommendations on convening general meetings, in…

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19/04/13
Belgian Insolvency Law on the Move

On 26 February 2013, a draft bill (the “Draft Bill”) amending the bankruptcy law of 8 August 1997 (the “Bankruptcy Law”) was submitted to the House of…

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02/04/13
Belgian Listed Companies Improve Corporate Governance Scores

Over the past three years, Belgian listed companies have made considerable progress in complying with corporate governance rules. This is the conclusi…

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15/03/13
New tax regime for companies relating to capital gains on shares

Recently, a new tax regime relating to capital gains on shares has been introduced (Program Law of 27 December 2012). Under the new tax regime certain…

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15/03/13
Capital Increase in Kind and Requirement to Issue New Shares

On 28 January 2013, the Belgian Institute of Statutory Auditors (Instituut van de Bedrijfsrevisoren / Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises; the “IBR-I…

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14/03/13
New FSMA Recommendations for Belgian Listed Companies: Calling General Meetings of Shareholders

The time to call the annual general meeting of shareholders is fast approaching. To assist Belgian listed companies with their convocation formalities…

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06/03/13
European green light for the resolution plan for the Dexia group and restructuring plan for Belfius subject to…

On 28 December 2012, the European Commission authorized the resolution plan for the Dexia group and restructuring plan for Belfius, subject to certain…

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04/03/13
Détenir un compte courant débiteur envers sa société peut constituer une infraction pénale !

Le tribunal correctionnel de Bruxelles a jugé que les éléments constitutifs de l’infraction d’abus de biens sociaux sont présents lorsqu’un dirigeant …

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01/03/13
Royal Decree introduces mandatory Collective Action Clauses for issues of Belgian Sovereign Notes

On Friday 21 February 2013, the Belgian Official Gazette published a Royal Decree introducing mandatory Collective Action Clauses for issues of Belgia…

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26/02/13
A more accessible and simplified statute for e-money institutions

Directive 2009/110/EG of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the b…

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25/01/13
Corporate Governance - European Commission Approves New Action Plan

On 12 December 2012, the European Commission approved a new action plan outlining future initiatives in the areas of company law and corporate governa…

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04/01/13
Recent Developments in Belgian Financial Law

On 19 October 2012, the Law of 3 August 2012 relating to certain forms of collective management of investment portfolios (Wet van 3 augustus 2012 betr…

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04/01/13
Saving your money: Keeping your KBO/CBE Registration Up-to-Date

The Act of 16 January 2003 establishing the Crossroads Enterprise Database was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 5 February 2003. Legal entiti…

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