The Asset Management Review - Belgium Chapter 2014

Conference - The annual conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) is currently taking place in Seoul. There are fourteen partners from Stibbe attending the event. Several of them have speaking slots on a wide range of legal topics and will take part in various panel discussions.

Articles - The Global Legal Insights' 2019 Corporate Tax Belgian guide is now available. Stibbe Brussels' tax lawyers Henk Verstraete, Lizelotte De Maeyer and Hannelore Niesten are its exclusive co-authors.

Short Reads - On Tuesday 17 September 2019 (Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2020 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2020 Tax Plan (Belastingplan), i.e. a set of legislative proposals amending the national tax laws for the upcoming years. Some of the proposals may be of great relevance to international businesses.

Speaking slot - Op 29 augustus gaven vennoot Henk Verstraete en medewerkster Elien Van Malder een presentatie aan de advocaten van de Nederlandstalige balie van Brussel over de (grenzen van de) fiscale controles. Daarbij werden de onderzoeksbevoegdheden van de fiscus geanalyseerd in het licht van recente arresten van het Grondwettelijk Hof, het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens en het Hof van Justitie.