Jan Bogaert speaks at the Shenzhen Bar Association

12.04.2019 BE law

Belgium Implements EU VAT Directive on Vouchers

Articles - The proper value-added tax (VAT) treatment of vouchers in Belgium has been the subject of many debates and disputes over time. Are vouchers merely a means of payment or should they be assimilated to the underlying taxable transaction?

Team: Wim Panis, Laura Lasat

21.03.2019 NL law

15 aspects of Brexit you did not know

Short Reads - A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario.

28.03.2019 EU law

Erik Valgaeren moderates a discussion on data governance at the IBA’s M&A and Tech Conference in Barcelona.

Speaking slot - Erik Valgaeren, head of our TMT department @ Stibbe Brussels, moderates a hot topic round table session on 'GDPR and its current effects' on 28 March 2019.

Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels

15.03.2019 LU law

The Danish “Beneficial Ownership” Cases

Articles - On 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in Grand Chamber regarding the non-application of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive (PSD) and of the Interest and Royalties Directive (IRD) in cases of abuse or pursuant to the beneficial ownership test.

26.03.2019 EU law

Foreign Direct Investment Screening in the EU

Articles - On 21 March 2019, Regulation 2019/452/EU was published providing for a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union and its Member States. This Regulation shall apply from 11 October 2020.

12.03.2019 LU law

Entry into force of the RBE Regulation and update

Articles - The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the registration, payment of administrative fees and access to information recorded in the register of beneficial owners (the “RBE Regulation”) entered into force on 1 March 2019 and depicts the practical aspects of the Law of 13 January 2019 establishing a beneficial owner register (the “RBE Law”). Another document, the LBR Circular 19/01 (the “Circular”) issued by the Luxembourg Business Registers on 25 February 2019 further describes the new register of beneficial owners (the “RBE”) with the aim of helping users.