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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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02/08/19
The company is liquidated, long live the undertaking!

Imagine… Your business is expanding rapidly and you recently took over the activities of a major competitor on the European market. A short time later…

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31/07/19
Updated FAQ clarifies that listed companies do not have to register their UBO in Belgium

The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO. According to a recently upda…

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30/07/19
Mandatory notification of cyberincidents now in force: is your organisation ready for the new Belgian cybersec…

Following the publication of a royal decree dated 12 July 2019, the notification obligation for cyberincidents has become applicable to all organisati…

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25/07/19
UBO Register – Updated guidelines published on 19 July 2019

On 19 July 2019, the Federal Public Service of Finance published a new version of its FAQ on the register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO Register)…

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24/07/19
New Corporate Governance Code – "comply or explain" after the new Code of Companies and Associations

After the recent introduction of the new Code of Companies and Associations, the new Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020 was presented on 9 May 201…

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22/07/19
Frequently Asked Questions on Belgian UBO register: new update

  In previous news flashes we already informed you about the implementation of the UBO register, the extension of the first registrati…

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22/07/19
Het bestuur van de BV en de NV in het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht - opportuniteiten voor familiebedrijven

Het federaal parlement heeft op 28 februari 2019 het nieuwe Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen goedgekeurd, kortweg het WVV.  Het nieuwe…

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16/07/19
UBO obligations also apply to state-owned companies, associations and foundations

In 2017, the legislator introduced the UBO Register: a central register containing data regarding the natural persons underlying Belgian companies and…

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16/07/19
M&A and GDPR – possible pitfalls when selling a business

As the GDPR's implementation fades further from the rear view mirror, factoring data protection into a range of business activities, including in M&am…

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11/07/19
Banker's oath and disciplinary regime

An Act dated 22 April 2019 amends the Banking Act of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions and brokerage firms in order t…

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08/07/19
Overheidsbestuurders kunnen vanaf 1 januari 2020 niet langer zetelen middels (management)vennootschap

Vanaf 1 januari 2020 geldt een wettelijk verbod voor vennootschappen, in de zin van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen van 23 maart 2019,…

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05/07/19
Belgium requires listed companies to register their UBO

The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO.

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18/06/19
Het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht: flexibele overdracht van aandelen in de BV

Flexibilisering is één van de buzzwords in het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht: als aandeelhouder en bestuurder krijg je enorm veel mogelijkheden om jouw ve…

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13/06/19
Investeerder in aantocht? Met het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht hou je de touwtjes in handen

Het was in het verleden gangbaar om bij de intrede van nieuwe vennoten, of dat nu een investeerder was of een nieuwe actieve vennoot, meteen ook een a…

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11/06/19
Sustainable finance: the FSMA has published its study on the compliance of Belgian listed companies with their…

Companies listed on a regulated market within the European Economic Area (EEA), credit institutions, insurance companies and winding-up bodies ("publi…

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03/06/19
Has the ECJ just killed the Belgian judicial restructuring procedure by transfer under judicial supervision ?

The Belgian judicial restructuring procedure by transfer under judicial supervision (“PRJ 3 / WCO 3”) regulates the transfer of all or part of the deb…

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28/05/19
Nieuwe regels bij de oprichting van een bv

Eén van de grote vernieuwingen in het nieuwe Wetboek van Vennootschappen is de soepelere regeling rond bv’s, onder meer wat betreft de opstart ervan. …

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22/05/19
Nieuwe Corporate Governance Code voorgesteld

Op 9 mei 2019 stelde de regering de nieuwe Belgische Corporate Governance Code 2020 voor.  Deze nieuwe versie van de Corporate Governance Code ve…

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19/05/19
Vennootschappen & verenigingen: Het WVV: enkele aandachtspunten bij het nieuwe recht

Sinds 1 mei 2019 heeft België twee wetboeken voor vennootschappen: het oude W. Venn. en het nieuwe WVV[i].  Beide wetboeken zullen vele jaren sam…

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08/05/19
Enkele fiscale gevolgen van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht

Het is zover, het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht is effectief in werking getreden. Dit heeft echter ook de nodige fiscale gevolgen. Het nieuwe Wetboek van …

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