• DIRKZWAGER IN THE LEGAL 500 in 2021: SEVEN LAWYERS RANKED IN TWO CATEGORIES April 19, 2021
    London/Arnhem/Nijmegen, 15 April 2021 – The annual rankings of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa have been announced. This year Dirkzwager legal & tax is represented by seven lawyers active in two areas of practice. The Legal 500 is generally considered to be a leading guide in the field of global legal services.…
  • Polish Family Foundation – draft act published April 19, 2021
    A draft Family Foundation Act was published on 22 March 2021. According to the announcements of the Ministry of Finance, family foundations are supposed to become part of legal transactions at the beginning of next year. The main assumptions in the file attached.
  • Companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange - GWW (Poland) among the 10 most active tax advisory companies in this area April 19, 2021
    There are 431 companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and their total value exceeds PLN 1 trillion, of which PLN 570 billion can be attributed to domestic companies. GWW is among the 10 most active tax advisory companies in this area, taking the ninth (advising 26 listed companies) place in Poland according to the…
  • Draft legislation: taxpayer-status for Dutch partnerships April 13, 2021
    On 4 March 2021, the Dutch government published draft legislation for consultation concerning the implementation of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD2). The proposed legislation is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2022. Hybrid mismatches ATAD2 aims to prevent tax avoidance resulting from differences in the tax legislation of countries. The tax classification…
  • Telfa Virtual Congress gathers partners and associates from every jurisdictions! March 30, 2021
    A very successful Telfa Virtual Congress was held on March 23rd, gathering member firms' partners and associates around a series of activities. It has also been an opportunity for the different Telfa practice groups to meet (Corporate, Tax, Real Estate and Employment met on that day), as well as the Partners' group, the Associates' group,…
  • DELSOL Avocats' Real Estate department continues to grow with the arrival of Adrien WILLIOT as Partner March 22, 2021
    DELSOL Avocats gains a new Partner, Adrien WILLIOT, in the firm's Real Estate department, which now has (11) lawyers, including (3) partners (with Nathalie PEYRON and Benoît BOUSSIER) and one (1) counsel (Virginie DELANNOY). The Real Estate department assists a diverse panel of French and international players with their real-estate business, providing both advisory and…
  • Simon Tupman confirmed as a keynote speaker for Telfa Virtual Congress on March 23rd! February 12, 2021
    Simon Tupman (MBA, Solicitor, Eng and Wales) is a business speaker, educator and mentor to law firms internationally, who will give us a keynote speach with the title: What Now? - how to bounce back from COVID Many law firms appear to have weathered the COVID storm quite well; but what happens now? With many…
  • Dr. Tibor Bihary, managing partner of Bihary Balassa Attorneys At Law, included in the Arbitrator Recommendation List of 2021-2024 February 5, 2021
    We are delighted to announce that as of 1 February 2021, the managing partner of our Firm, Dr. Tibor Bihary, has been recognised by the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) on its permanent Arbitrator Recommendation List of 2021-2024. The  is compiled by a prestigious panel of senior academics and lawyers based on professional recommendations and includes Hungarian and foreign arbitrators…
  • LEXTAL Legal becomes one of the top ten largest law firms in the Baltic States February 3, 2021
    The LEXTAL brand is advancing to the next level of the Baltic legal service industry. Following the arrival of its new team in Latvia and the merging of the local LEXTAL office with the ILAW law firm in Lithuania, the newly established LEXTAL Legal group now has more than 60 lawyers, making it one of…
  • Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP announce merger January 12, 2021
    Merger creates leading Swiss business law firm with a strong international profile The prominent Swiss law firms Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP plan to merge, creating a new top-tier commercial law firm in Switzerland. A total of 155 lawyers will provide Swiss and international law advice to clients from four Swiss locations in Zurich, Geneva, Zug…
  • NOVELIZATION OF THE CZECH BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 2021 January 5, 2021
    NOVELIZATION OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT   As of 1st January 2021, the major novelization of the Business Corporation Act (Act No. 33/2020 Coll., amending Act No. 90/2012 Coll., on Business Corporations and Cooperatives, and other related laws) becomes effective.   THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES include, in particular, the following:   New rules for profit…
  • DELSOL Avocats latest newsletter released January 4, 2021
    The Covid-19 epidemic and the development of home-working have multiplied vulnerabilities and prompted cybercriminals to take advantage of this unprecedented situation. The December edition of DELSOL Avocats’ biannual newsletter therefore focuses on cybersecurity : how can organisations anticipate, act and respond. The recent arrival of a 28th partner within the firm is also mentioned : Thomas AMICO joined…
  • Transfer of personal data to the US in the light of EU rulings December 30, 2020
    The General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), formally Regulation (EU) 2016/679, has served as the model for the Serbian Personal Data Protection Law. As such, rulings of EU bodies in this area are highly relevant for the application of national regulations, and have to date proven themselves to be a reliable basis for personal data controllers…
  • Misleading advertising and failures of due diligence December 21, 2020
    Businesses throughout Europe and globally are increasingly confronted with misleading advertising and a growing variety of phishing schemes, a form of cybercrime in which they are lured into disclosing sensitive information. There are many companies for which phishing is virtually a core activity and which use such advertising ploys to earn income in a way…
  • Access to finance of enterprises in the euro area in 2020 December 11, 2020
    In November 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) published the findings of annual Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the euro area. The survey was conducted from 7 September to 16 October 2020, and, as in previous years, covered the period from April to September 2020. The total euro area sample size…
  • Telfa Virtual Associates Meeting shows the strength of Telfa firms in the Renewable Energies industry! December 9, 2020
    Hosted by Dutch exclusive member firm Dirkzwager, the Telfa Virtual Associates Meeting gathered associates from most of the 26 jurisdictions covered by the alliance.   The event focused fully on Renewable energies, first from an astronaut point of view with an outstanding keynote speech from the Dutch astronaut André Kuipers, and then from a legal…
  • Telfa Virtual Associates Meeting about Renewable Energies, hosted by Dirkzwager, on November 18th ! November 11, 2020
    Schedule:   2 PM: Welcome and introduction Karen Verkerk, Dirkzwager        2.15: Keynote speech: Sustainability André Kuipers     3.30: Speed networking 4.00: Presentation: The ins and outs of setting up a renewable energy department  Maarten Kole , Dirkzwager 4.15:  Networking session 4:40:  Panel discussion:  Know Your Client: distinguishing renewable energy clients – Moderated by Christiaan van der Meer, with…
  • GWW advised BPI Real Estate Poland on a record-breaking transaction in Poznan, Poland October 12, 2020
    The real estate and tax team of GWW advised BPI Real Estate company, a leading real estate developer in Belgium and Luxembourg, on one of the largest transactions in Poland, and at the same time a record one in Poznań. BPI Real Estate Poland and Revive join forces on the Poznań (Poland) real estate market. Belgian…
  • DELSOL Avocats’ Litigation – Criminal Business Law department continues to expand with the arrival of Thomas AMICO October 9, 2020
    Thomas AMICO joins the DELSOL Avocats Litigation – Criminal Business Law department as a partner. With its current team of 11 lawyers including three partners and one counsel, the Litigation – Criminal Business Law department advises and represents French and international companies and their senior executives, in pre-litigation and litigation proceedings before national and arbitration…
  • PORTUGAL: PAYMENT IN INSTALMENTS OF BOTH PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE INCOME TAX October 7, 2020
    Acknowledging the importance of maintaining a strong tax system, this measure was issued in the context of various incentives set out by the Portuguese Government, which, in the present context of the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic, is essential to the livelihood of families and companies. The Office of the Secretary of State for Tax Affairs issued an…
  • Poland: The Ministry of Finance published a draft amendment to the PIT Act and the CIT Act September 22, 2020
    The Ministry of Finance has published a planned draft amendment to regulations of the PIT Act and CIT Act, as well as the Act on Flat-Rate Income Tax on Certain Revenues Earned by Natural Persons and certain other acts. GWW experts have prepared a brief summary of the most important changes included in the draft…