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1. Legal framework The Belgian 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 limitat

La directive relative à la publication d’informations en matière de durabilité, plus communément appelée la « Directive CSRD »,  a été transposée en droit belge par une loi du 2 dé

How can parties contractually anticipate the occurrence of a dispute in an M&A transaction and determine how it should be resolved? Disputes can arise from multiple sources—not

As of 12 November 2024, the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (“RCS”) will implement several procedural changes aimed at simplifying administrative processes and enhancing th

The quantity of holding companies and fund related corporate entities, on top of the fairer number of commercial companies composing the Luxembourg economic environment leads inevi

Contribution de Me Gérald Stevens au colloque du 12 octobre 2020 sur les ‘Actualités du Droit des Affaires’ organisé par l’UCL Louvain (FuCAM Mons) Le thème de cet exposé, proposé

Following the decisions taken in the framework of the fight against the spread of coronavirus in Belgium, companies face significant difficulties in the course of pursuing their ac

A New Company Code  On 23 March 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a bill meant to fundamentally reshape the existing Company Code. The new Belgian Code on Companies and Associa

On 1st March 2019 a law dated 13 January 2019 implementing new disclosure obligations in relation to ultimate beneficial owners (“UBO’s”) of legal entities has come into force in L

Companies frequently use “sales concessions” to market and/or distribute their products. The sales concession differs essentially from other forms of commercial distribution by the

Belgian law distinguishes between two categories of investment firms: brokerage companies; and portfolio management and investment advisory companies. “Brokerage companies” are aut

On 22 December 2017, the law amending and inserting provisions on payment accounts and payment services in various books of the Code of Economic Law was published in the Belgian Of

The law of 3 September 2017 on the publication of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (the “Law”) came into force on 21 September 2017.

When buying a business, is it preferable to acquire the assets of the target company (i.e. its business, in whole or in part) or the company itself (i.e. buying the majority or all