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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
En date du 1er juillet 2018, la loi du 31 mai 2017 imposant aux entrepreneurs, architectes et autres prestataires du sec…
Read MoreFollowing the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive in Belgium, a new Royal Decree dated 18 June 2019, implementing new rules
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In theory, insurance services are harmonised at the EU level. Insurance companies and intermediaries alike may easily ‘passport’ their domestic licenc…
Read MoreOn 21 November 2018 and 7 March 2019, we issued newsletters (respectively available here and here) regarding the Belgian proposal to cr…
Read MoreOn 21 November 2018, we issued a newsletter (accessible here) regarding a draft law amending the law of 4 April 2014 on insurance, which will cre…
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On 20 January 2016, the European Council adopted the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The purpose of this directive was to create a level playi…
Read MoreOn 14 November 2018, the Belgian parliament finally adopted the draft law (“Draft Law”) implementing Directive 2016/97/EU on insurance distribution (“…
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Dans notre actualité publiée le 17 septembre dernier, nous attirions votre attention sur le fait que la loi du 31 mai 2017 (relative à l’assurance déc…
Read MoreOn 4 October 2018, the Belgian government finally submitted its draft law (“Draft Law”) implementing Directive 2016/97/EU on insurance distribution (“…
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On 20 January 2016, the European Council adopted the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The purpose of this directive was to create a level playi…
Read MoreThe Central Point of Contact (“CPC”), which is held by the National Bank of Belgium, is a register of bank accounts and financial contracts. At prese…
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On 20 January 2016, the European Council adopted the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The purpose of this directive was to create a level playi…
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Dans notre actualité publiée le 8 juin dernier, nous vous informions du fait que la loi du 31 mai 2017 relative à l’assurance obligatoire décennale de…
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Met de ‘Wet Peeters’ (wet van 31 mei 2017) is vanaf 1 juli 2018 nu ook elke aannemer en ‘andere dienstverleners’ wiens tienjarige aansprakelijkheid vo…
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Op 2 mei jl. is het Koninklijk Besluit van 16 april 2018 tot vaststelling van de voorwaarden van de verzekeringsovereenkomsten tot dekking van de verp…
Read MoreA royal decree dated 25 December 2017 (the “Royal Decree”) further implements the packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (“PRIIPs”) r…
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Bent u bestuurder of zaakvoerder van een onderneming die in zware economische moeilijkheden verkeert en tracht u kost wat kost deze onderneming t…
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Op de benadeelde rust de plicht om de door hem opgelopen schade – in de mate van het mogelijke – te beperken. De schadebeperkingsplicht houdt in…
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Ce 20 décembre 2017, la Commission Européenne a proposé de reporter la date d’application de la Directive IDD de sept mois, soit au 1er octobre 2018. …
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La loi du 31 mai 2017 relative à l’assurance obligatoire de la responsabilité civile décennale des professionnels de la construction a été publiée au …
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