News & Articles

01/04/21

5 common mistakes in contracting with Chinese parties

In practices, we see some common mistakes appear repeatedly in commercial contracts concluded between western parties and Chinese parties. Those mista…

28/01/21

Hoofddoekenverbod voor personeelsleden van een lokaal bestuur: rechtmatige of ongeoorloofde discriminatie?

Bespreking van het arrest van het Arbeidshof Gent van 12 oktober 2020 inzake de Achbita-zaak.

29/08/20

Flemish Region: extension of the scope of the commercial lease loan to businesses of the events sector as per …

The Flemish government already announced on 29 May 2020 that they would provide a commercial lease loan (‘handelshuurlening’ / ‘prêt de bail commercia…

02/04/20

Covid-19 and the passing of notarial deeds – Update of our E-flash of 24 March 2020

In response to the current situation pursuant to Covid-19, the Royal Federation for Belgian Notaries has issued certain guidelines for the Belgian Not…

24/03/20

Covid-19 and the passing of notarial deeds

In response to the current situation pursuant to Covid-19, the Royal Federation for Belgian Notaries has issued strict guidelines for the Belgian Nota…

24/03/20

COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures

Throughout the world, countries take a multitude of measures in an effort to limit the economic impact of COVID-19. The PwC network has compiled an&nb…

14/09/18

New Circular on the overall assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks

On 24 January 2018 the National Bank of Belgium (hereafter “NBB”) published its Circular 2018_02 on the overall assessment of money launderi…

14/09/18

Compliance consists of both prevention and remediation

Compliance has become a key concern not only in the financial sector but in business circles in general.

14/09/18

The framework of the compliance function is becoming increasingly complex

In recent years, a lot of new regulations have been introduced around the world to combat bribery and corruption in business. Moreover, fines totallin…

14/09/18

It takes someone special to be a compliance professional

We could hardly pretend that one single approach could help any company sail over its regulatory and compliance challenges. And certainly not in Belgi…

17/08/18

Opinie: "Zijn er nog advocaten, notarissen en deurwaarders nodig?"

19/06/18

The Real Challenge of Innovation for In-House Lawyers

Innovation is becoming the new mantra among legal departments.  But in what direction should in-house lawyers direct their innovation effort…

04/05/18

A lawyer's guide to programming and computer science

Wim Dejonghe recently claimed that "the legal professional of the future needs programming skills". The Allen & Overy partner is not the only one …

07/03/17

Zijn legal online platformen legaal voor de advocaat?

Rocket Lawyer heeft aangekondigd actief te worden op de Nederlandse markt. De stap naar België volgt wel. Dit soort aanbiedingen vertegenwoordigt enor…

28/10/16

Les avocats et l'innovation

Comment penser l’innovation, quand on est avocat ? Il est courant, dans un certain discours managérial, de présenter l’innovation comme une vertu…

03/10/15

Are you creating “Superior Value” for your clients?

Many firms and professionals claim that their fundamental strategic objective is to create superior value for their clients. If you are one …

03/03/15

What Does “Legal Risk” Mean?

Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…

02/03/15

Hospitals

Le financement des hôpitaux est un sujet sur la table de nos gouvernements depuis longtemps. Il y reste.

05/12/14

Why You Should Remove “Non-Billable” from Your Vocabulary

Some firms assign non-billable targets to their people. It is not uncommon to see firms where professionals have to achieve, let's say 300 non-billabl…

01/12/14

Proposed changes to China’s Catalogue of Foreign Investment

On 4 November 2014, China's National Development and Reform Commission (the "NDRC") released an "opinion-seeking draft" of proposed changes to the Cat…