Following the recent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Belgian legislator introduced on 17 February 2023 new provisions with regards to the legitimate interest that natural and legal persons have to demonstrate to obtain access to the Belgian UBO-register.
On 1 January 2023, the Belgian legislator made the usual adjustment to the applicable interest rates (see here). Spurred by inflation, these rates have soared to highs not seen in many years.
We look back on a great week celebrating International Women's Day 2023 (#IWD) at Lydian! On Tuesday we kicked-off our IWD week with key-note speaker Ann Wauters, Belgian former professional basketball player and coach, who delivered a powerful message on the importance of embracing equity in the
Environment, Social & Governance ("ESG"), in a nutshell, stands for the ever-growing expectation of investors, trading partners, employees, consumers and society as a whole that companies pursue environmental and social sustainability, respect human rights and are held accountable for any wrongd
We are pleased to have contributed to the Belgian chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) - 'Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2023'. The guide was written by our partners Yves Lenders, Hugo Keulers, Jo Willems, and associate Lola Stenuit. ICLG 'Li
It was the US that took the lead a while ago, quickly followed by the European Commission and other European institutions among others: the TikTok application will be banned on employees' professional devices. Meanwhile, Belgian authorities have also decided to ban their staff from installi
We are proud and honoured to be ranked in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2022 rankings!⭐💥🏆 In our Employment practice, Jan Hofkens is ranked in Band 1.
On 16 March 2023, the Parliament approved a draft Act introducing rules on the succession of fixed-term employment contracts and replacement contracts. Until now, the Act on employment contracts provided rules for successive fixed-term employment contracts or successive replacement contracts, but