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This knowledge base aims to capitalise on the experience gained by the company to :
- improving access to legal information;
- fight against the perception that the litigant may have of the law as something unpleasant;
- offer an innovative legal service based on the technological possibilities of digitisation;
- provide our clients who wish to learn (more) for themselves from qualitative information sources;
- Structure the collective learning of the members of the firm around a common platform (permanent training notes, research carried out in the files, etc.) on which to draw during the following assignments;
- have a reflection of the company’s activity and know-how.
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Belgian offshore wind energy
On 4 April 2019, the Belgian Parliament adopted a law which establishes the general principles of the competitive bidding procedure (concurrerende inschrijvingsprocedure) for the realisation of new renewable energy projects in the North Sea, such as it is also the case in the neighbouring countries and in accordance with the European state aid rules. By choosing a competitive bidding procedure [...]
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership – tolerance until 31 December 2019 !
You, as a Belgian company, have still time until 30 September 2019 to register you ultimate beneficial owners (UBO’s) in the UBO register. The UBO register is the electronic register managed by the FPS Finance. The UBOs of all companies, (international) non-profit organisations, foundations, trusts and legal entities governed by Belgian law, comparable to a trust or a fiduciary, [...]
International Enforceable title
For a person to enforce a right, an enforceable title has to be obtained, which can subsequently be enforced. This matter is regulated by a number of bilateral and multilateral treaties as well as national provisions. At European level, certain exceptions apply for certain Member States. 1. Obtaining an enforceable title The main treaties relating to the international jurisdiction [...]
CRM – Capacity Remuneration Mechanism
On 4 April 2019, the Belgian Parliament approved a Bill on the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM). The CRM complements the existing energy markets and ensures that sufficient capacity is available to secure the supply of electricity. This mechanism also meets the concerns of Belgian companies with the imminent nuclear phase-out by 2025. After all, a lot of people are wondering: [...]