A new bill amending the law of 4 April 2014 on insurance was (re)introduced in the Chamber of Representatives this week, which basically resumes an identical proposal tabled back in May 2023 that was never passed and lapsed at the end of the previous legislature.
Lydian is pleased to announce the appointment of Lore Derdeyn as the new head of its Public & Administrative Law practice.
On 18 April 2024, the Criminal Procedure Act I of 9 April 2024 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. Among other things, this law thoroughly reformed the rules on the statute of limitations of criminal proceedings. The new rules came into force on 28 April 2024.
Léa Lenoir is member of our Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution practices and is member of our Insurance and Reinsurance industry.
Léa is a member of the Brussels bar.
Raymond Ntwali is a Senior Associate in our Commercial & Litigation practice.
He specializes in civil and commercial litigation, including arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
By way of reminder, insurance professionals are advised to keep in mind the upcoming entry into force of several new legislative measures: On October 1st, the law of 9 October 2023 simplifying the termination rules for insurance contracts entered into force.
During yesterday's webinar "DORA: a state of play", our speakers Bastiaan Bruyndonckx and Thibault Boscart provided the participants with an update on the current status of DORA, focusing on both first-level and second-level requirements and their interrelationship.
In a judgment delivered on October 4, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that national legislation may restrict the deduction of interest on intragroup loans, provided that such legislation aims to prevent tax fraud.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural Belgian edition of the Legal Industry Review (LIR).
On 18 October 2024, the Belgian Act of 26 April 2024 establishing a framework for the cybersecurity of networks and information systems of general interest for public security (the NIS2 Act) transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on mea