Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Real Estate across the globe has taken a huge hit by the Covid-19 crisis as businesses and retailers close indefinitely, while customers are locked in their homes. In the US and UK, the ‘brick-and-mortar’ retail sector has been in a sensitive state for some time as people have been deserting the […]
Real Estate across the globe has taken a huge hit by the Corvid-19 crisis as businesses and retailers close indefinitely, while customers are locked in their homes. In the US […]
Read moreUnfortunately, the world is under the spell of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2. In addition to its very serious impact on the health, the virus affects society in many other ways. Shops and restaurants are being closed, lockdowns are being imposed, borders are being closed, festivals and other events are being cancelled, […]
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Astrea corporate and technology partner Steven De Schrijver has contributed an article entitled “Quantum Computing: the Certainty of the Uncertain” to the features section of the Who’s Who Legal website (http://whoswholegal.com), published by Law Business Research Limited. In this article, Steven discusses some of the implications of quantum technology for data protection, privacy, competition and […]
Tighter Regulations Needed for the Global Data Tsunami. As we enter the age of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, our personal data matters more than ever. By the […]
Read moreQUESTION ONE – In your experience, what are the key considerations that international clients should have the front of mind when assessing a target company for acquisition in your jurisdiction? Under Belgian law, there is a binding agreement as soon as there is consent between the parties regarding the object and the price of the […]
For companies eager to enter new markets, tapping into the global, digitised world is an exciting opportunity. With the latest predictions of cross-border deals set to increase five-fold to $130 […]
Read moreBLOOMBERG TAX INTERNATIONAL FORUM Pascal Faes of Antaxius considers the modified Belgian rules on capital reductions by way of repayment of capital to shareholders, and related potential tax implications for the repaying company and its shareholders. Under current Belgian tax law, it is no longer possible to impute a capital reduction by way of repayment […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Sofie Vandermeersch of Buyssens Advocaten Sociaal Recht. Sofie has joined IR as our exclusive Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Member in Belgium. Sofie Vandermeersch specialises in employment law and all related aspects of a business, company and criminal law. She has […]
Roland Rompelberg, partner Maprima, an independent boutique firm with offices in Maastricht, Luxembourg and Antwerp, visited the office of the Belgian audit, transaction and advisory services firm, Nijs Roeckens Bedrijfsrevisoren in Antwerp, and met Karel Nijs (partner) and Kenny Duytschaevers (partner). The firm Nijs Roeckens Bedrijfsrevisoren will join the Finvision group in Belgium as of […]
Optimising the value and revenue-generating capability of intellectual property (IP) is critical to almost all businesses. IP lawyers will focus on managing the validity and enforceability of IP in order […]
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