The way in which a foreign company can carry out its activities in Belgium can be organised in various different ways. There is a possibility to establish a subsidiary in Belgium, but a foreign company can also choose to establish a branch on Belgian soil. We will discuss both approaches below. Considerations regarding corporate law…

Yesterday Tuesday 4 December 2018 was an important day for everyone who has to do with cross-border transports: the transport ministers of the EU have reached an agreement concerning the approach of cross-border transports. The key elements are: Same pay for same work in the same place, but not for cross-border operations. The principle of…

Door nieuwe regelgeving zal het aantal vennootschapsvormen verminderen van 15 tot 4 basisvormen. Buiten deze zal de vzw nog blijven bestaan. De vier basisvennootschappen zullen de volgende zijn: de naamloze vennootschap (NV), de besloten vennootschap (BV), de coöperatieve vennootschap (CV) en de personenvennootschap (maatschap). Een ondernemer die op dit moment een vennootschap heeft die niet…

Legalis guides the set-up of THD in Belgium, with thanks to the headquarters in Reggio Emilia (www.thdlab.com).

Legalis guides the succesfull acquisition by Amesco of competitor Frantsen. Read more about it on: www.madeinlimburg.be/nieuws/amesco-breidt-groep-uit-met-overname/

Legalis guides the succesfull liquidation of and by Ecostreal Switzerland in Belgium. With thanks for the cooperation to our Swiss partners of Küng Law. www.kueng-law.ch.

Legalis has a broad experience in drafting and reviewing non disclosure agreements. Recently Legalis advised on several cases in the chemical industry and the airline industry. References are for obvious reasons only available after specific clearance.

Legalis has successfully completed the launch of Bio-Techne (www.bio-techne.com) in Belgium (sales). With thnaks to the European headquarters in Abingdon

From this date onwards, all communication in bankruptcies will happen digitally through Regsol (www.regsol.be)

On 21 June 2016, the European Court of Justice has formed a judgement in which it decided, in summary, that Belgian companies can issue invoices in foreign languages for cross-border transactions. The obligation to do this in Dutch therefore ends with this judgement.