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5 new partners join elegis !

elegis grows! we have the pleasure to announce that five new partners have joined elegis on January 1st, 2024 Jan Delanote: Véronique Beeckx: Nathalie Delannoye: Astrid Gelijkens: Stijn Brusselmans: Please feel free to contact us for more information!

Territorial aspect of the genuine use of a trademark

On 16 July 2022, the General Court of the European Union, for the first time, ruled on the genuine use of service trademarks in the Union, when those services are provided exclusively outside of the European Union.

AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY PROTECTION OF COMPANIES

AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY PROTECTION OF COMPANIES Introduction In the meantime it has become clear that COVID-19 already has and will have a serious impact on the economy due to the strict governmental measures issued mid-March. A number of protective measures were announced to remedy somehow the financial impact for companies (e.g. ...

elegis Practical information concerning the Corona virus.

Practical information concerning the Corona virus. Your health and the safety of our team are our first and foremost concern. We do all we can to minimise the risk of spreading the infection, and strictly comply with all government recommendations in this respect. At the same time we guarantee continuity ...

The impact of the Coronavirus on Belgian employers

The impact of the Coronavirus on Belgian employers : the government issues support measures The influence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) on our (business) life is significant. The National Security Council has ordered drastic measures, such as social distancing , including the instruction that homework should be the norm. In addition, ...

NEW BELGIAN COMPANY CODE !

NEW BELGIAN COMPANY CODE ! On February 28 th , 2019 Belgian Parliament has adopted the new Belgian company code. This code (“WVV”) introduces some important changes in Belgian company law. The new code will include associations and foundations. The reform is mainly focused to increase the flexibility of the ...

Hans Van De Wal appointed adjunct-professor in Brussels

Hans Van de Wal, partner at the Antwerp office, was appointed adjunct-professor at the Vesalius College in Brussels, which is linked to the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). He teaches a class in English to international students, namely the course “Criminal Law”.

TerraLex Named Global Network of the Year

NEWS RELEASE Contact: p.engels@elegis.com w.denhaerynck@elegis.com c.hanssen@elegis.com TerraLex Named Global Network of the Year Belgium —April 10 th , 2018—As the proud TerraLex member firm for Belgium, we are excited to announce that The Lawyer named TerraLex “Global Network of the Year” at its annual European Awards program in London on ...

TerraLex, our global law firm network

TerraLex, our global law firm network elegis is a member firm of TerraLex, a global network of independent law firms. This network connects more than150 leading law firms in more than 100 different countries. www.terralex.com TerraLex defines its mission as follows “ As business and needs grow globally, clients require ...

Hans VAN DE WAL joins GCLC

Hans Van de Wal, partner in the department criminal law and white collar crime, was invited to join "Global Criminal Law Counsel".

New Partners join elegis

elegis is pleased to welcome back Jean-Pierre Renard and to announce that he and his two partners, Thierry Ghilain and Marie-Charlotte Godefroid, are to join the firm together with their team as of 1 March this year. Their arrival will strengthen our practices and enhance our range of services in ...

New Partners join elegis

elegis is pleased to welcome back Jean-Pierre Renard and to announce that he and his two partners, Thierry Ghilain and Marie-Charlotte Godefroid, are to join the firm together with their team as of 1 March this year. Their arrival will strengthen our practices and enhance our range of services in ...

The SOLAS Amendement on Verified Gross Mass

On July 1st, 2016 the SOLAS Convention (Safety of life at Sea Convention), as amended by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), came into effect. Since then, it has been illegal for shipping lines to ship a container without a verified weight. There are no exceptions to this rule. The shipper ...

Vague reference to a foreign investigation insufficient for a Belgian conviction

In a money laundering investigation in Belgium, the public prosecutor initiated criminal proceedings due to assumptions that the funds on the Belgian bank accounts were the result of a fraud in the Netherlands (more specifically a Ponzi scheme or pyramid games). The Dutch prosecutor started an investigation as well. The ...