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Belgium's Transposing Law, which amends, in particular, the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations ("BCCA"), contains a series of measures to enhance corporate transparency and engagement of shareholders.

Le 1er février 2024, le projet de loi introduisant le Livre 6 du nouveau Code civil a été approuvé par la Chambre. Ce livre contient les nouvelles règles sur la responsabilité extracontractuelle...

The New Criminal Code overhauls the provisions dedicated to punishable participation. One of the key features of the new system is that it no longer makes a distinction between co-perpetrators

On 4 October 2019, a Belgian legislative proposal implementing the Shareholders' Rights Directive II (SRDII)1, was submitted to the Chamber of Representatives

On February 28, 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a historic company law reform.

Plusieurs nouveautés sont à pointer s'agissant des activités d'administrateurs. Le Centre belge du droit des sociétés a ainsi émis des recommandations en vue, notamment, de la simplification...

The Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI) has introduced revised Arbitration Rules effective June 1, 2026, designed to modernize dispute resolution through enhanced digital capabilities, clearer multiparty procedures, and integrated mediation processes.

The OFT’s decision follows a judgment of the EU General Court of 6 July 2010 in which the Court found that Ryanair’s minority shareholding in Aer Lingus did not give rise to a situation of "control" for the purposes of EU merger control law and that the European Commission consequently did not have the power to require Ryanair to divest its minority shareholding (see, VBB on Competition Law, Volume 2010, No. 7).

In a judgment dated 16 February 2010, the Antwerp Commercial Court held that, for a company to be appointed as liquidator (vereffenaar/liquidateur), its corporate purpose (maatschappelijk doel/objet social) should contain an explicit reference to the activity of a liquidator.