Simont Braun assists Condeco in its acquisition of Proxyclick
Simont Braun is delighted to have teamed up with Pinsent Masons to assist Condeco Group in the acquisition of Proxyclick. Condeco is the global leader in enterprise-level workspace solutions. It provides a comprehensive workspace management suite designed to organise a flexible work model and connect people in the office and remotely. In early 2022, Condeco […]
Simont Braun elects Joan Carette and Axel Maeterlinck as new managing partners
On 22 March, Joan Carette and Axel Maeterlinck were appointed as new managing partners of Simont Braun. In this capacity, they will be responsible for the firm’s day-to-day management. They succeed Béatrice Thiefffry and Steven Callens, who were managing partners of Simont Braun since 2017. The entire Simont Braun team would like to thank Béatrice […]
Simont Braun achieves excellent results in Chambers Europe
Chambers Europe rankings 2022 are out with some good news! Three new lawyers enter the individual rankings, bringing the number of ranked lawyers to nine, including three women. Our teams are praised for their business and market knowledge, their attention to clients’ needs, their outstanding legal skills, and for being reactive, efficient, and “a real […]
What is in the proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence?
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission issued the long-awaited proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the “Draft Directive”). The Draft Directive will impose on the largest companies and companies in high-impact sectors a due diligence duty for their own operations, their subsidiaries, as well as their established direct and indirect business relationships throughout […]
Unregistered designs: open road for the protection of car parts?
In “Ferrari / Mansory Design” (C-123-20), the CJEU clarified that unregistered design rights could arise in individual car parts as a result of the disclosure of an overall image of the car in the EU. This is good news for car manufacturers, but the EU Commission’s proposal to reform the EU design regime for spare […]
Simont Braun highly ranked in Chambers Global 2022
Chambers & ¨Partners Global released its Global rankings last week. We are happy to see our Dispute Resolution and Corporate M&A teams highly ranked again, in Band 3 and Band 4 respectively. Our lawyers are also individually recognised, with: Paul Alain Foriers ranked as a Senior Statesperson in Dispute Resolution: “Paul Alain Foriers is ‘excellent in technical […]
New Belgian tax regime for expats
After many decades, a new expat regime has replaced the current regime as of 1 January 2022. The idea is still to enable international companies to attract qualified people in Belgium at a more competitive cost. While the new regime should provide more legal certainty and accommodate certain flaws, it also brings fundamental changes (including […]