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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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EU publishes guidelines on the ethical use of artificial intelligence

The European Union has published a series of guidelines last week to guide companies and governments in developing ethical AI applications.

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Belgium passes code that reforms cooperatives and abolishes social purpose companies

On 28 February 2019, the Belgian parliament passed the Code on Companies and Associations (CAC), which reforms the definition of a cooperative (sociét…

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Reform of Belgian Competition Law – Draft Bill Moves Forward

On 16 November 2018, the Belgian Council of Ministers adopted a draft Bill (the “Draft Bill”) bringing about a wholesale change of the competition law…

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Het UBO-register - update FAQ

Dat het UBO-register een hot topic is, blijkt duidelijk uit onze website. Inzake het UBO-register communiceerden we reeds over de specifieke regelgevi…

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Aftrek van vastgoed- en andere kosten in vennootschappen - Back to basics! Artikel 49 WIB 92 is geen anti-misb…

Artikel 49 WIB 92 aangaande de beroepskosten is een alom bekende bepaling. Het betreft immers een verbijzondering van het algemene beginsel op grond w…

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Het Vlaams Parlement keurt het verplicht asbestinventarisattest goed

Op 20 maart 2019 heeft het Vlaams Parlement het ontwerp van decreet tot wijziging van diverse bepalingen van titel X van het decreet van 5 april 1995 …

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Motif grave : critères “en faveur” du travailleur

A l’occasion d’un jugement du 9 novembre 2018, le Tribunal du travail du Hainaut (division La Louvière) a eu à se prononcer sur des faits ayant engend…

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Acrylamide: zijn frieten ook juridisch schadelijk voor de gezondheid?

De risico’s door de aanwezigheid van acrylamide in levensmiddelen noopten de EU tot het nemen van risicobeperkende maatregelen. Exploitanten van leven…

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Text and WhatsApp messages accessible under Dutch Government Information Act. What to do?

On 20 March 2019, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State (‘Division’) rendered a judgment (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:899) holdi…

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De wet betreffende de sociale verkiezingen aangepast

De wetgever heeft niet enkel de data voor de volgende sociale verkiezingen vastgesteld. Hij heeft ook verschillende aspecten van de verkiezingsprocedu…

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Nieuwe vennootschapsrecht: is het nuttig om je maatschap, vof of gcv om te vormen naar een bv?

De hervorming van het vennootschapsrecht vormt voor jou als ondernemer een ideale gelegenheid om even stil te staan bij de vraag of de organisatie van…

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Major change in the regulation of B2B relations- abuse of economic dependence and unfair terms between compani…

Starting from the observation that the current provisions of the Code of Economic Law would not make it possible to ensure an effective level of prote…

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Abuse of Position Involving Economic Dependence Will Soon Be Actionable in Belgium

On 21 March 2019, the Belgian Parliament adopted a law modifying the Code of Economic Law to, inter alia, introduce as an actionable offence the abuse…

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Belgium passes Brexit act, covers employment & social security issues

On 28 March 2019, the Belgian parliament passed the Brexit Act, which aims to temporarily deal with the consequences of a possible Hard Brexit and con…

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Nike ned EUR 12.5 million by Commission for imposing cross-border sales restrictions on its contracts with li…

The Commission has established that Nike’s non-exclusive licensing and distribution agreements breached article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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Droit d’auteur : la nouvelle directive arrive (enfin) !

Le 26 mars dernier, le Parlement européen a adopté le texte de la nouvelle directive sur le droit d’auteur dans le marché unique numérique.&…

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2020’s social elections in Belgium – the importance of 2019

Some of the most exciting events take place only every four years: the Olympic Games, the World Cup and the Belgian social elections to name only thre…

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New Belgian rules against abuse of economic dependence - changes in B2B relationships

B2B relationships, particularly in the retail sector, are often characterised by an imbalance of economic, and thus negotiating, power between the con…

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Vrij aanvullend pensioen voor werknemers (VAPW): sinds 27 maart 2019 !

De wet over een vrij aanvullend pensioen voor de werknemers is op 27 maart 2019 in werking getreden. Nader onderzoek leert dat de impact voor de werkg…

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New information (FAQ) on the Belgian UBO-register

We already informed you about the introduction and extension of the deadline of the register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO-register). On 2 April …

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