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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 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. ...

Covid-19: How to conduct Annual General Meetings and Board of directors meetings & extension of deadlines for approving and filing annual accounts The Royal Decree nr 4 of April 9 2020 provides in various dispositions concerning the law on companies and associations in the fight against the Corona pandemic. These ...

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 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 ! 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, 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”.

Smartest car charge point of Flanders inaugurated at Greenbridge, Ostend with support of Elegis On Thursday, September 27th, under large attention, the smartest charging station in Flanders was put into use on the parking area of the innovation and incubation center Greenbridge UGent Campus Ostend. Almost 60 people interested in ...

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 ...

Assimilation of "le fait du prince" with covered war risks amounts to the exclusion of this risk under an “all risks” cargo open cover. In its judgment of 15 January 2018 the Court of Appeal Ghent had to decide whether the confiscation of goods by the Byelorussian custom authorities was ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Since July, merchants can apply a new and easier debt collection proceedings for their uncontested invoices to other merchants. It is no longer needed to issue a writ of summons to appear in court to aim to get a verdict which can be used for forced execution. From now on, ...

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 ...