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Boards in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union face increasing pressure to oversee cybersecurity risks amid evolving regulatory expectations.

On April 16, 2020, Belgium adopted the law transposing the Shareholder Rights Directive II ("SRD II Law"), almost one year after the ultimate transposition deadline of the directive.

The new Criminal Code grants the court the ability to mediated companies and individuals to be hit much harder financially.

On 1 February 2024, the draft Act introducing Book 6 of the New Civil Code was approved in Parliament. This book contains the new rules on extra-contractual liability (formerly Articles 1382 et seq. of the Civil Code).

On 1 July 2024, the law introducing Book 6 of the New Civil Code was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

2011 has been rather calm as far as new corporate legislation is concerned.

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the Directive).

Liability is a hot issue in the field of taxation.

De opvallendste vernieuwing is dat het wetsvoorstel afstand neemt van de beperkte aansprakelijkheid of het zogezegde principe van de ‘quasi-immuniteit' van de hulppersonen of uitvoeringsagenten.

Consider a scenario where you provide services to your customer (the principal), which are subcontracted to a number of your business partners...

The abolition of the principle of quasi-immunity of auxiliary persons and its impact for directors and employees is one of the key aspects of Belgium's reforms...

Het nieuwe Strafwetboek verleent de rechter de mogelijkheid om bemiddelde ondernemingen en personen financieel veel zwaarder te treffen.

Op 1 juli 2024 is de wet tot invoering van Boek 6 van het Nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek verschenen in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Dit boek bevat de nieuwe regels omtrent buitencontractuele...

Op 1 februari 2024 werd het wetsontwerp tot invoering van Boek 6 van het Nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek goedgekeurd in de Kamer.

The new Book 6 of the Belgian Civil Code brought about the abolition of the "quasi-immunity" from direct liability for auxiliaries (such as directors and subcontractors).

Le 1er juillet 2024, la loi introduisant le livre 6 du nouveau code civil a été publiée au Moniteur belge. Ce livre contient les nouvelles règles sur la...

On 1 January 2012 shareholders of listed companies will obtain more rights by virtue of the law of 20 December 2010.

Directive (EU) 2022/2381* (the Directive) aims at improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies across the European Union.