The European Commission vs. AstraZeneca – What will happen in Round 1?
Simont Braun is proud to represent the European Commission and the 27 Member States in the judicial proceedings against AstraZeneca for the delays in supplying millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses. (see our previous press release here). Today, Simont Braun is pleading before the French-speaking court of first instance of Brussels in the emergency proceedings. In […]
Simont Braun assists Vortex Energy in the sale of its Belgian subsidiary to Windvision
Simont Braun is delighted to have assisted Vortex Energy in the sale of its subsidiary Vortex Energy Belgium to Windvision. This transaction is another step for the development of greener energy in Belgium. Steven Callens led the Simont Braun team with the assistance of Sander Van Loock. For more information, see the article in De […]
Simont Braun secures the admissibility of Test Achats’ class action against Ryanair before Belgian Courts
Simont Braun represents Test Achats in a major class action against Ryanair, which aims at obtaining indemnification for passengers who were victims of cancellations and delays of flights in summer 2018. The total compensation is estimated at €16 million. On 7 December 2020, the Brussels Business Court declared this very large class action admissible. This […]
Simont Braun advises the shareholders of Sopura on its sale to Kersia
Simont Braun successfully assisted the shareholders of the Belgian group Sopura, a world leader in cleaning solutions for the food and beverages industries and more particularly for brewers, in its sale to the French group Kersia, the reference in food safety worldwide. Established in 1946, Sopura is a Belgian family-owned group with a global reach […]
Simont Braun assists AION in building the new next generation Challenger Bank
Brussels, 10 March 2020 | Simont Braun successfully assisted AION in building an entirely digital and mobile bank, making it the first of its kind next generation Challenger Bank in Belgium. AION has officially launched its services on 3 March 2020. AION is the former Banca Monte Pasci Belgio and was purchased by the American […]
Simont Braun assists TransferWise with their arrival in Belgium
Simont Braun successfully assisted TransferWise, the global technology company that moves money internationally, in obtaining a licence as a payment institution in Belgium. TransferWise officially launched its Brussels operations in October 2019. TransferWise is an international money platform. The company decided to establish as a payment institution in Belgium to continue serving their European customers […]
Simont Braun successfully assists Bank Degroof Petercam in a wealth management dispute
Béatrice Thieffry, Sandrine Hirsch and Rafaël Jafferali were mentioned in L’Echo for successfully assisting Bank Degroof Petercam before the Brussels Court of Appeal in a wealth management dispute. The full article is available here. Source: L’Echo – Nicolas Keszei – 10 October 2019 This article has been reproduced with the consent of the editor, all […]
Simont Braun assists Test Achats in its class action against Ryanair
Simont Braun is representing Test Achats which seeks to receive compensation for passengers who were victims of repeated strikes by the Ryanair staff in summer 2018. The total compensation is estimated at € 16 million. Simont Braun filed the collective action this morning with the French-speaking Business Court of Brussels (see the press coverage by […]
Simont Braun assisted Rewe in one of the largest mergers in the European retail sector
Simont Braun has advised Rewe, the second largest German supermarket chain, on the Belgian legal aspects of the purchase of Lekkerland/Conway, a major wholesaler specialised in consumption on the go, supplying gas stations, kiosks, convenience stores, etc. The transaction was signed on 28 May 2019 and the parties are now waiting for clearance by the […]
Simont Braun secures major victory for Wolu TV against Telenet
Simont Braun (Emmanuel Cornu and Thomas Derval) secured an important victory for Wolu TV ASBL against Telenet. Our lawyers successfully represented the association before the Brussels Business Court in a compensation claim brought by the telecom company. Read more in an article by Nicolas Keszei published yesterday in L’Echo.
Simont Braun assists Deminor in the Fortis case settled for € 1.3 billion
On 13 July, the amended settlement of € 1.3 billion reached between Ageas (former Fortis) and Deminor was declared binding by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. It is the largest settlement of investors’ claims in Europe so far. Read Press Release in PDF Simont Braun defended the interests of the investors (more than 5,000) federated […]
The Belgian tax treatment of income stemming from the assigment of license of copyrights
Simont Braun recently assisted one of its clients in obtaining a ruling from the Ruling Commission in which an extensive and refined application was made of the interesting Belgian tax treatment with respect to personal income received from the assignment or license of copyrights. The distinction between the compensation received by an individual in exchange […]
