Berichten getagd ‘Loyens & Loeff’
Forward purchase en Forward funding: Een wereld van verschil (Loyens & Loeff)
Auteur: Julien Lecler (Loyens & Loeff) Publicatiedatum: 04/03/2021 Er is een stijgende trend in het verwerven van vastgoed dat nog niet voltooid is. Een verschijnsel dat we zien in alle investeringssectoren (kantoren, retail, gezondheidszorg, woningen of magazijnen). Dit soort transacties kunnen gestructureerd worden als een forward purchase of als een forward funding. De benamingen lijken…
Lees meerImpact of the B2B law on real estate contracts (Loyens & Loeff)
Author: Lien Bellinck (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 12/11/2020 The Law of 4 April 2019 concerning the abuse of economic dependence, unfair clauses and unfair market practices in B2B relations (the “B2B Law”) introduces a prohibition on ‘unfair clauses’ in contracts between enterprises. This B2B Law prohibits each clause which, separately or together with other…
Lees meerHow will the B2B law affect general terms and conditions? (Loyens & Loeff)
Authors: Stéphanie De Smedt and Wannes Buelens (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 29/10/2020 With the Law of 4 April 2019 concerning the abuse of economic dependence, unfair clauses and unfair market practices in B2B relations (the “B2B Law”), the Belgian legislator has introduced a prohibition on ‘unfair clauses’ in agreements between enterprises. In short, the…
Lees meerB2B prohibition of unfair clauses creates legal uncertainty for M&A practice (Loyens & Loeff)
Authors: Wim Vande Velde and Mélanie Schollaert (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 22/10/2020 The Belgian legislator has introduced a prohibition on ‘unfair clauses’ in agreements between enterprises through the Law of 4 April 2019 concerning the abuse of economic dependence, unfair clauses and unfair market practices in B2B relations (the “B2B Law”). In short, the…
Lees meerBelastingvrij schenken en nalaten aan goede doelen in Vlaanderen (Loyens & Loeff)
Auteurs: Saskia Lust en Sofie Bastenie (Loyens & Loeff) Publicatiedatum: 23/09/2020 Schenken en nalaten aan goede doelen wordt vanaf 1 juli 2021 belastingvrij in Vlaanderen. Het duolegaat wordt afgeschaft. Dat heeft de Vlaamse regering besloten in een voorontwerp van decreet op 18 september 2020. Daarnaast wordt legateren aan vrienden en verre familieleden goedkoper in de…
Lees meerCross-border workers: COVID-19 agreements extended (Loyens & Loeff)
Authors: Gunther Valkenborg and Houssam Filali (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 09/09/2020 Belgium has concluded agreements with Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and health instructions (‘work at home’) for cross-border workers and their employers. In force until 31 August 2020, these agreements have now been extended…
Lees meerTerugkeer naar gebruikelijke regelgeving met betrekking tot tijdelijke werkloosheid (Loyens & Loeff)
Auteurs: Kris De Schutter, Brunhilde Van den Haute en Lucia Bellobuono (Loyens & Loeff) Publicatiedatum: 04/09/2020 Vanaf 1 september 2020 gelden opnieuw de gebruikelijke regels voor tijdelijke werkloosheid wegens overmacht of om economische redenen met uitzondering van volgende nuanceringen en uitzonderingen: Toepassing van overgangsmaatregelen tot 31 december 2020 indien er een beroep wordt gedaan op…
Lees meerPrivacy shield out, fortunately we still have the model contracts (Loyens & Loeff)
Authors: Joanne Zaaijer, Stéphanie De Smedt, Sandy Brumberg and Iram Velji (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 16/07/2020 Schrems has done it again: After having successfully dismantled the Safe Harbor mechanism, the Privacy Shield has now also been effectively invalidated. Whilst the current model contracts of the European Commission, the so-called ‘standard contractual clauses’ (SCC), have…
Lees meerBelgian Data Protection Authority scrutinised by Brussels Markets Court (Loyens & Loeff)
Author: Stéphanie De Smedt (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 12/05/2020 In February 2020, the Markets Court (a division of Brussels’ Court of Appeal) annulled the decision by which the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) had imposed an administrative fine of EUR 10,000 on a retailer for the use of electronic identity cards as ‘loyalty cards’…
Lees meerBelgium introduces enhanced flexibility in the organisation of shareholders and boards’ meetings (Loyens & Loeff)
Author: Mélanie Schollaert (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 12/05/2020 The social distancing measures and travel restrictions imposed by the governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus make the holding of meetings of the bodies of the Belgian companies highly complicated in practice. The general meeting of shareholders can only meet by electronic means…
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