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The Legal 500 rankings
We are proud to announce that The Legal 500 again ranks all our practice areas🌟
Special congratulations to our amazing Competition & EU team for again ranking in band 1 for ‘Competition Belgium’👏
We are very grateful to all our clients and peers for their warm recommendations. Thank you!
You can read all quotes on our website.
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Soft skill trainings at contrast
Working at contrast means having a constant opportunity to learn and improve yourself. We value the professional and personal development of our members. That’s why, in addition to legal training, we also organise a lot of soft skill training sessions.
This month, we had the opportunity to welcome Ineke Couck from Excelleer.be back TWICE for a masterclass in Microsoft Office Word and a follow-up session on Microsoft Office Excel!
Thank you Ineke all for these sessions 🙌
Interested in working at contrast? Check out our website for open job vacancies!
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contrast update CT - contrast trainingELSA Brussel Career Day 2024
VUB Law students 📣
Tomorrow, we will be attending the Career Day organised by ELSA Brussel! We’ll be bringing snacks, drinks and a lot of information about what it means to be a lawyer at contrast.
Can’t attend but still interested? Check out our website and find out more about our current open vacancies for lawyers!
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Corporate update: Belgian Code of Companies and Associations
💡Corporate update – important changes to the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations💡
Yesterday, the plenary session of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted a law containing some important changes to the Code of Companies and Associations (CCA), including changes regarding governance of listed companies and transfers of significant assets.
The law also adjusts the monetary size criteria for SMEs contained in articles 1:24-1:25 CCA, pursuant to the Delegated Directive 2023/2775 of 17 October 2023 amending the Accounting Directive. Similar adjustments will apply to groups of limited size and associations and foundations. The criterium for the average number of employees remains unchanged.
The classification has an impact on, among other things, administrative, tax and accounting obligations, which are more favourable to small and micro companies. These changes are thus of significant importance, as the current size criteria have not been changed since the transposition of the Accounting Directive in 2015 and therefore do not reflect the current inflationary context.
The new size criteria will apply for the financial years beginning after 31 December 2023.
Questions? Contact our corporate partner Bart Bellen and counsel Ine Schockaert.
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contrast updateCommercial update: follow-up
💡Following up on our previous post💡
Today, the law ‘containing various provisions on economy’ was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The provisions on delivery methods and cash payment will enter into force on 31 March 2024. The amendments to the Belgian law on precontractual information will enter into force on 1 September 2024.
Questions? Contact our commercial partner Milena Varga, counsel Laurence Vanhyfte and associate Berto Pals.
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Student workshop: your legal future
This evening our counsel Eva Alboort and associates Frances Van den Bogaert and Charlotte Van Weehaeghe will give many practical tips and tricks to UGent law students so that they can impress their new colleagues at the start of their next summer or bar internship.
The workshop 'Your legal future' is organised with ELSA Gent.
Legal professionals, which tips would you give to law students embarking on their first work experiences in the legal world?
Law students, which of your tips would you like to share with your fellow students?
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Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 rankings
Chambers and Partners Europe again ranks all practice areas of contrast, including a top ranking in band 1 for 'Competition Belgium' for the 12th consecutive year and this as only law firm in the ranking.✨
Congratulations to our corporate partner Bart Bellen and our competition partner Filip Tuytschaever for being ranked for the 12th time. A shout out also to our competition partner Herlinde Burez, who is one of the 5 female partners to be included in the competition ranking.
Thank you to all our clients, peers and team members for their warm recommendations.🙌 It is fantastic that our team and expertise are being recognised.
Read the quotes from Chambers on our website!
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International Women's Day 2024
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day at contrast! We are particularly proud of the energetic, ambitious and smart women with whom we work closely together, as associates in the firm, as clients, as peers and as students.
Every year, on this special day, we support a charity dedicated to women, or families in general. We realise this day is important to embrace equality between everyone.
Today contrast is pleased to announce that we have donated to the wonderful initiative 'Brooddoosnodig' from the nonprofit organisation Enchanté.
A healthy meal is crucial to get through your day. This is true for everyone, and certainly for children and young people! After all, learning, playing and concentrating is difficult with an empty stomach. Yet a well-filled lunch box is not a given for everyone.
Brooddoosnodig provides a healthy meal for every child. With our donation we would like to increase the equality between students and improve their chances later in life.
Also interested in Brooddoosnodig? Follow the link to their website for more information and donate 👉 https://enchantevzw.be/nl/brooddoosnodig/
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contrast updateKnipperlichten: it's a wrap!
Ons jaarlijkse seminarie Knipperlichten is afgelopen! En wat een editie 🤩 Bedankt aan alle deelnemers die online en offline hebben gevolgd.
Alle sprekers en hun verhelderende bijdragen mogen zeker niet worden vergeten! Bedankt aan prof. dr. Thijs Tanghe en prof. dr. Ignace Claeys van Eubelius, Yne Machiels van Reliance en alle contrasters Milena Varga, Stefanie Colaers, Kristof De Wael, Laurence Vanhyfte, Mathieu Vancaillie en Karlien De Ryck voor hun zeer interessante input 🙌
Ook dank aan onze competition partner Herlinde Burez om als voorzitter alles in goede banen te leiden.
Het seminarie gemist? Herbekijk het als webinar hier!
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KDG and AP Hoge school jobfair
Come and find us at the Karel de Grote Hogeschool & AP Hogeschool Antwerpen jobfair today! We have snacks and drinks 🍹
Can’t meet us today? We will also attend the following events this month:
📍 14th March @ UCLL Alumni Rechtspraktijk Career Day
📍 26th March @ ELSA Brussels Career Day
See you there? 👀
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