On 23 April 2012, Echo NV entered into a judicial reorganisation proceeding.

We provide here a brief overview that is neither exhaustive nor definitive.

The European Union has recognised the need for harmonised insolvency laws across its member states and has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of the new EU Restructuring Directive ((EU) 2019/1023).

Belgium had accumulated a significant legislative backlog within insolvency law. The European Directive 2019/1023 on restructuring had to be transposed into national law by the member states by 17 July 2022...

The Court of Cassation recently delivered an important decision regarding the accounting and tax treatment of debt restructuring operations performed by way of a debt-equity swap.

The Preventive Restructuring Frameworks Directive (EU) 2019/1023 is finally in force. Following its implementation into EU member states' national law

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Parliament approved a new Book 6 of the Civil Code, which introduces significant changes to the country's tort liability regime.

As early as last October, Flanders´ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VOKA) predicted that January 2023 would prove to be a difficult month for many companies, since a lot of them had fixed energy contracts that would be coming to an end at that time.

On 4 December 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union answered a preliminary question from the Landgericht Darmstadt in the case H. vs. H.K. (Case C-295/13).

The Act of 19 March 2012, amending the Belgian Company Code with regard to the liquidation procedure.

Employers contemplating a collective dismissal should as of today take into account updated forms from the FPS WASO. Both the form for the announcement (= intention)...

Challengers can reach scale seemingly overnight, forcing market change at a similar speed. Established business models are upended,

Just in time for Chinese New Year, a Hong Kong court has taken a major step forward in the developing law on cross-border insolvency by recognising ...

No one has yet given their last word yet about the current financial environment.

Debt is not separately defined for Belgian tax purposes, hence in principle the civil law definition prevails.

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Les employeurs qui envisagent un licenciement collectif doivent désormais tenir compte des formulaires mis à jour par le SPF ETCS. Tant le formulaire d'annonce...

On 1 July 2024, the Act of 15 May 2024 on measures to address over-indebtedness and protect companies in difficulty (the "Act") was published in the Belgian Official State Gazette.

Werkgevers die een collectief ontslag overwegen, moeten vanaf heden rekening houden met bijgewerkte formulieren van de FOD WASO. Zowel het formulier voor de aankondiging (= intentie)...

In 2016, the insolvency and bankruptcy landscape in India was radically overhauled by the introduction of the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).