Jan Bogaert speaks at the Shenzhen Bar Association

Short Reads - Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last month (see our Tax Alert of 20 September 2018), on 15 October the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch parliament containing a reconsideration of certain tax law proposals (the 'Letter').

Articles - A Royal Decree stipulating some important amendments to the Belgian rules governing public takeover bids was published on 5 October 2018 (the “Royal Decree”). The Royal Decree follows the new Belgian Prospectus Law of 11 July 2018. The amendments at stake relate to, among others, the financing of public takeover bids, the disclosures of transactions during the offer period, the squeeze-out procedure, and the rules applying to companies listed on certain markets (other than regulated markets). This newsletter discusses the implications for listed companies and offeror(s).

Conference - Stibbe partners are attending the IBA's annual conference in Rome.  

Articles - The Council of State has taken a second look at the draft law and recently issued, for the second time, a rather bleak opinion about the overall quality of the draft law regarding Belgium’s new Companies Code.