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17 May 2017

The Constitutional Court brings clarity on the scope of article 37 of the Act on Continuity of Enterprises

According to article 37 of the Belgian Act on Continuity of Enterprises, “claims against the debtor related to services provided by ...
7 February 2017

Capital decrease and protection of creditor's rights/Decision Constitutional Court

The Companies Code provides for a mechanism of creditor protection in case of a “real” capital decrease (i.e. capital decrease by me...
19 January 2017

New EU procedure for conservatory seizure on bank accounts and disclosure of bank account information

On 18 January 2017 the new EU Regulation 655/2014 establishing a European Account Preservation Order procedure to facilitate cross-b...
10 January 2017

New out-of-court procedure for recovery of undisputed B2B receivables

For entrepreneurs, the recovery of receivables serves as an important tool for managing their cash flow. Swift recovery of overdue r...
31 October 2016

Representations and Warranties: Tips & Tricks

It is standard practice to include representations and warranties in share purchase agreements. They are crucial in assessing risk a...
1 September 2016

"Pop-up Decree": flexible short-term commercial lease for start-ups!

Pop-ups are trendy. They are the ideal real life teaser when a product goes viral, to accompany the release of the new...
15 June 2016

Sharing economy, enemy or ally of traditional business

Start-ups, scale-ups, incubation centers, pitches, webinars, workshops, etc. all “hot” and “trendy” names for a booming group of ent...
19 May 2016

Restriction of the Tax Authorities benefits during judicial reorganization

Tax Authorities tend to have a very beneficial position when it comes to debt securisation. But there are limits to this advantage....