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Directors’ Liability: Management Fault and Breach of Bylaws or CSA
April 21, 2023 | 5 minutesRead more>>Types of breaches: management fault and breach of bylaws or CSA The Code of Companies and Associations (CSA) establishes two types of breaches for directors: (i) management fault and (ii) breach of bylaws or the CSA. Directors should be aware of these responsibilities to avoid committing mistakes that could impact their management…
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Comments on the sanctions adopted by the European Union against the Russian Federation
March 22, 2022 | 20 minutesRead more>>The situation in Ukraine gives us the opportunity to discuss the restrictive measures, commonly called "sanctions", adopted by the European Union against the Russian Federation. I. Context and objective The end of the Cold War gave rise to cooperation within the international community in an attempt to maintain world peace. The fall…
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The non-competition clause at the end of your contract from A to Z
November 30, 2021 | 15 minutesRead more>>In essence, a post-contractual non-competition clause can be defined as being a clause by which a person is prohibited, at the end of a contract (or for salaried workers, when they leave a company), to carry out similar activities, either by operating a personal business or by engaging with a competing employer/client,…
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Article 1412 quinquies of the Judicial Code: immunity from seizure of the property of the foreign state and of the international organization
October 31, 2021 | 12 minutesRead more>>Almost five years ago, the Belgian legislator inserted into the Judicial Code an article (1412 quinquies) organizing a specific regime of exemption from seizure of property that albeit is located in Belgium, but that belongs to a foreign state or to an international organization. It seemed relevant to us to take stock,…
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