News & Articles

05/12/24

CMS has welcomed a new partner in its corporate and M&A practice in Brussels

CMS is pleased to announce that Philippe Hendrickx will join the Firm as a Partner as of 1 October 2024. Philippe specialises in corporate law, in par…

20/11/24

Monard strengthens its Insolvency and Restructuring team

Monard law welcomes a new member to its Insolvency and Restructuring team. Jente Dengler has joined the firm as of October 1, 2024.

29/10/24

Changement important concernant l’assujettissement à la loi anti-blanchiment des avocats qui exercent des mand…

Le Bâtonnier de l’Ordre néerlandais du Barreau de Bruxelles a récemment interrogé la CTIF sur l’éventuel assujettissement d’un avocat qui agit, pour u…

18/10/24

Private Equity Side Letters – Harmless Paper or Silent Power?

15/10/24

Didier De Vliegher joins Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice in the Brussels office

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Didier De Vliegher has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Real Estate Practice, based in Jones Da…

13/10/24

Updated Thresholds for qualification as Small or Micro-Undertaking

Small and micro-undertakings benefit from several exemptions. To be classified as a small or micro-undertaking, a company may not exceed certain thres…

04/10/24

The Belgian FDI screening mechanism marks its first year

One year after the introduction of Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC) has publ…

26/09/24

EU Law on Greenwashing and Social-Washing Is Changing – And It Is Likely Going to Have a Wide Impact

The amount of litigation regarding environmental and climate change issues is, perhaps unsurprisingly, growing worldwide.[1] A significant portion of …

28/08/24

Revolutionizing Due Diligence - The EU Directive’s Impact on Your Business

After a two-year journey since the EU Commission’s initial proposal in February 2022, the groundbreaking EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due …

05/08/24

The MiCa Regulation explained: What has changed since June 2024?

On 30 June of this year, the first set of measures of the MiCa Regulation (“Markets in Crypto-Assets”) came into force. This Regulation introduces a h…

05/08/24

The Rise of Synthetic W&I Insurance – A Gamechanger in a Challenging Market?

Challenging market conditions can cause sellers to be reluctant or unable to provide a comprehensive package of warranties. Coupled with the urgency t…

19/07/24

Central Register of Director Bans

With the law of 4 May 2023, which entered into force on 1 August 2023 (the “Law”), the Belgian legislator provided a legal framework for the creation …

09/07/24

Instant payments in euro soon to be free throughout Europe!

On 19 March 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/886 of 13 March 2024 as regards instant credit transfers in euro (the “Instant Payment Regulation”) was pub…

05/07/24

Directors, be aware of potential liability when proposing a dividend distribution !

Even if a dividend distribution is permissible considering the balance sheet and liquidity tests under corporate law, it may still give rise to direct…

03/07/24

Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

The Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism (‘FDI Regulation’) entered into force on 1 …

26/06/24

Recent changes to the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations: the Law of 27 March 2024

The “Law of 27 March 2024 on the digitisation of justice and miscellaneous provisions Ibis” (the Law) makes certain important amendments to the Belgia…

24/05/24

CSDDD: How does it impact my business?

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the Directive). The Council still needs to…

15/05/24

Shareholder consent required for transfer of significant assets by listed companies

On 27 March 2024, Belgian Parliament adopted the law in respect of digitalisation of the Justice Department and miscellaneous provisions (the Law) whi…

19/04/24

Instant Payments Regulation Published in the Official Journal!

In a previous e-zine, we discussed a Commission proposal (the Proposal) to accelerate the rollout of instant payments. Yesterday 19 March 2024, the ad…

14/04/24

New Law on The Transfer of Significant Assets in Listed Companies

With the Act of 27 March 2024 (the Act), the Belgian legislator introduces, among others, a shareholder approval requirement for transfers of signific…