Together, let's make "Miles for Smiles" a success!

We are proud to announce that this year Janson is sponsoring "Miles for Smiles", a charity run which will take place in Bruges on 9 March 2024. A number of our team members will be taking up the cause and running to support one of the 5 participating charities.

We invite you to encourage them or to register on the official website: Star Tracking (star-tracking.be)

Together, let's make "Miles for Smiles" a success!

Colloque – La fraude et le droit des assurances | Tuesday 19 march 2024 | Belgium |

We are pleased to announce that on 19 March 2024 our associate Denis Rosier will be taking part in a conference on insurance fraud organised by the "Revue Générale des assurances et des responsabilités".

 He will be presenting a paper on the policyholder's obligation to declare the risk, specifically from the point of view of fraud. He will be accompanying a number of top-quality speakers.

 His presentation will be the subject of a forthcoming publication.

Please follow the link to subscribe : Colloque – La fraude et le droit des assurances ~ Opleiding ~ Larcier-Intersentia

APRIL International strengthens its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Expat & Co in Belgium

 Janson is delighted to announce it has advised the group APRIL on the acquisition of the Belgian company Expat & Co. The Janson team was led by France Wilmet and Muriel Baudoncq.

 Expat & Co is an insurance intermediary, specialist in international health insurance in Belgium. APRIL International is a French leading wholesale insurance broker in Europe. This acquisition strengthens its position in the Benelux region.

You can find more information on their website : APRIL International strengthens its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Expat & Co in Belgium - APRIL Group

Bilal Carbon acquires Nanocyl, a Belgian manufacturer of carbon nanotubes

Janson is delighted to announce it has advised Birla Carbon USA Inc. on the acquisition of the Belgian company Nanocyl.

The acquisition was subject to the first notification to the screening committee for non-EU investments since the Belgian regulation on foreign investments entered into force on the 1st of July 2023. The Janson team was led by France Wilmet.

Nanocyl is a worldwide leader in multiwall carbon nanotubes based in Sambreville. Birla Carbon is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality carbon solutions.

The International Comparative Legal Guide - Sanctions 2024 - Belgium Chapter

The International Comparative Legal Guide - Sanctions 2024 has been released. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the sanctions regimes, including sanctions adopted by the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) and the European Union (“EU”) transposed in Belgium. Our experts Bruno Lebrun, Candice Lecharlier and Wafa Lachguer contributed to the Belgium chapter, where they discussed about the significant changes or developments impacting our jurisdiction’s sanctions regime.

You can access the full article here :

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/sanctions/belgium

You can also visit our profile on ICLG.com, where you can find more information about our firm and our services.

Our partner Didier Bracke and counsel Jacqueline Wibabara represented Janson at the Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Young Lawyers Symposium in Kigali

We are proud to announce that our partner Didier Bracke and counsel Jacqueline Wibabara represented our firm at the Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Young Lawyers Symposium in Kigali. They shared their insights and expertise on various topics related to the legal profession in Africa and beyond which as the new careers in the law, building a profile in new sectors and finally developing client recruitment, onboarding and retention. We congratulate them on their successful participation and contribution to this important event.

You can find more information about the conference on their website : Conference Details | International Bar Association (ibanet.org)

Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms Laws and Regulations - Belgium Chapter covers common issues in vertical agreements and dominant firms laws and regulations.

The International Comparative Legal Guide 2023 is finally published. The entire publication is now live on ICLG.com. Bruno Lebrun, Candice Lecharlier and Wafa Lachguer wrote an article concerning the Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms. You can read read the entire article by following this link:

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/vertical-agreements-and-dominant-firms-laws-and-regulations/belgium

Janson is also on ICLG.com, you can find our extended profile here.

Bruno Lebrun was invited to speak at the European Forum on Foreign direct investment Reviews and CFIUS in London

Our partner Bruno Lebrun was invited to speak about the future EU control on outbound Investments at the C5’s 4th Forum on Foreign Direct Investments Reviews and CFIUS who took place in London the 7th-8th of June 2023.

Visit the website of C5 for more information about this event:

https://www.c5-online.com/national-security-reviews-cfius/

Law firms join forces under the legal run banner to support Oxybulle at the Brussels 20km run

Brussels, 28 May 2023 - For the 19th year in a row, 58 international and national law firms based in Brussels will join forces as one team to participate in the annual 20km run through Brussels (20km door Brussel-20km de Bruxelles). Nearly 500 lawyers and law firm staff will run under the Legal Run banner to collect money to support Oxybulle, the selected charity of the year.

Oxybulle is an association of volunteers supporting some 190 children and teenagers from 3 to 18 years of age housed in 12 residential homes in the province of Namur. For a variety of reasons, including difficult family situations where parents are unable to offer safe and secure environments or struggling with financial difficulties, many youngsters are growing up in residential homes. They are surrounded by professional educators, speech therapists and, psychologists and while some stay for a few days or months, others stay until they reach the age of 18. Although some youngsters go home to their families on the weekends, others have little or no family contact at all. Oxybulle exists for them, to offer outings, leisure activities and opportunities for learning, discovery and connection.

The Legal Run has become a tradition within the Brussels legal community. Each participating firm sponsors its runners who collectively run for the same charity. The Legal Run is not only a fun sporting event for lawyers and legal staff alike, it also provides great exposure and financial support for the selected charity. For the previously selected charity, Kick Cancer, the Legal Run was able to raise almost €50,000.

More information:

Donations to Oxybulle: IBAN: BE47 0689 3772 3780; BIC: GKCCBEBB; Communication “Legal Run Donation”

For further information on the Legal Run initiative including the participating firms, please visit the Legal Run website: www.legalrunbrussels.be

For further information about Oxybulle, visit their website : Oxybulle Asbl | Offrir une bulle d'air à des enfants et ados

Mireille Buydens at the international IP Conference in Guangdong (China)

Mireille Buydens has been invited to speak at the international IP conference organized by the Jinan University in Guangdong (China) this 26 April. The conference was chaired a.o. by Lawrence Lessing, Professor at Harvard Law School and Honorary Dean of the Intellectual Property Institute at Jinan University, Xu Xua, Dean of Intellectual Property Research Institute of Jinan University, and Sun Yuanzha, Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Law Institute in the United States The conference was devoted to Frontier Issues about New Balance in Intellectual Property.  on Frontier Issues about New Balance in Intellectual Property  .

Janson helped the bakery chain "Le pain Quotiden" in the market launch of their brand new product: “The cannabis bread”.

Judge forbids City of Ghent to introduce circulation plan around busy bridge

 Judge forbids City of Ghent to implement circulation plan around busy bridge: the deliberation was not conducted legally.

Guy Block took part at the event "The CHINALUX Future of Energy" at Bilia-Emond Luxembourg

This CHINALUX “Future of Energy” event took place at Bilia-Emond Luxembourg on 8 March 2023. The event presented an excellent opportunity for the CHINALUX members and friends to learn more about Electric Vehicles and the future of energy. The event was sponsored by CHINALUX corporate members: Bilia-Emond Luxembourg & China Southern Power Grid.

The panel discussion was moderated by Guy Block, Partner and Head of Energy, Climate Change and Mobility. The energy crisis, the financing of the renewable energy sector, the charging stations and the road infrastructures were some of the topics discussed and debated during the panel discussion.

the 15th edition of the National Tender Day

On 27 October 2022, Jorien Van Belle and Michiel Van Lerbeirghe gave a lecture on how the GDPR leaves its mark on public procurement, during the 15th edition of the National Tender Day at the Sheraton hotel in Brussels. They discussed the most recent case-law of the Council of State, from which they drew the lessons that tenderers and contracting authorities should keep in mind when faced with a public contract involving the processing of personal data. 

A contribution by Jorien and Michiel on this topic will also be published in the Public Procurement Yearbook (ed. 2022-23).

Cédric Alter and Bruno Lebrun both represented Janson at IBA Miami 2022

Cédric Alter and Bruno Lebrun both represented Janson at IBA Miami 2022 and were thrilled to meet so many colleagues around the world. As an officer of the Insolvency Section, Cédric Alter chaired a panel on the implementation of the European restructuring directive, which was featured in the following article of Global Restructuring Review.

Hans Dhondt gave a lecture on recent IP case law of EU in Utrecht

On 30 September 2022 our partner Hans Dhondt (co-head of the IP department at Janson) gave a lecture on recent IP case law of the European Union at the impressive Railway museum (Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht during the Autumn meeting of the Benelux Association for Trademark- and Design law (Beneluxvereniging voor Merken- en Modellenrecht (BMM)).

Special attention was given to i) the CJEU’s decisions of 28 April 2022 NOVATEXT (C-531/20) and KOCH MEDIA (C-559/20) that create new opportunities to claim compensation for costs in IP litigation matters, and to ii) two recent decisions of the General Court on bad faith (NEHERA T-250/21 and LA IRLANDESA T-306/20).

Cedric Alter chairing Vanham & Vanham seminar

Last week, Cedric Alter had the pleasure of chairing a Vanham & Vanham seminar dedicated to corporate insolvency, especially at the dawn of the great reform to come.

Among the speakers, Lucille Bermond and Fryderyk de Peslin Lachert from our Insolvency & Restructuring department.

Guy Block appointed to ICSID panel of arbitrators

Guy Block, who is heading our Energy, mobility & climate change department, has been appointed by the Belgian government to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)' Panel of Arbitrators.

The appointment means that Guy is eligible to be appointed as arbitrator for any investment disputes on multi or bilateral treaties.

Congratulations !

Cédric Alter for the CAP Network and the OECCB

Cédric Alter was one of the organizers and speakers, for the CAP Network and the OECCB, of a study day "SMEs at the heart of the recovery" which took place on September 23.

The Chambers and Partners Europe rankings are out

The Chambers and Partners Europe rankings are out and we are thrilled to see our Dispute Resolution practice climb to Band 3.

Furthermore, 3 of our partners are individually acclaimed : Dominique Blommaert, Céline Masschelein and Cedric Alter.

Congratulation to the whole team.