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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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Cap employer’s social security contributions - Royal Decree …

With the aim of increasing Belgium’s competitiveness, the Programme Act of …

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Belgian draft law amending the Pillar 2 Law

On 9 October 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft 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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Revealing the existence of a cartel can make a big difference: Johnson Controls avoids a EUR 38.5 million fine…

On 8 February 2017, the Commission adopted a cartel matter decision in the car battery recycling sector.

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General data retention obligation once again under legal crossfire

The difficult history behind the data retention legislation, i.e., Data Retention Directive 2006/24, at both European and national levels is quite kno…

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Collaborative economy: new legal framework enters into full force on 1 March 2017

On 1 July 2016, Belgium became one of the first European countries to pass legislation on the collaborative (or sharing) economy (Program Act of 1 Jul…

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Le projet de Loi Peeters (travail faisable et maniable) a été adopté à la Chambre – Quelle flexibilité ces mes…

Le 5 janvier 2017, le projet de loi concernant le travail faisable et maniable a été déposé à la Chambre. Ce projet a été adopté le 23 février. La plu…

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Arco Guarantee Found Incompatible with EU Law

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…

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GDPR – Obligations of data processors

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Article 29 Working Party guidelines on data portability, data protection officers, and lead supervisory author…

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will come into effect on 25 May 2018. It will have  significant impact on how companies handle th…

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Prohibition of Sales at a Loss: Supreme Court Ruling

On 16 September 2016, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of sales at a loss as laid down in Article 101, §1 of the now repealed and replaced …

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Council agrees its position on hybrid mismatches with third countries

Following to the European Commission’s proposal on amendments to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) as part of the Corporate Tax P…

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General Court awards damages for failure to adjudicate within a reasonable time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the non-contractual liability of EU institutions in an action for damages brought by Gascog…

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Flexible Employment of Students: New Rules

As a general rule, every employee, even if a student, must pay social security contributions (13.07 %) to the National Social Security Office (Rijksdi…

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Law on innovation income deduction: finally published

Finally, the new innovation income deduction (IID) has entered into force. Today, on 20 February 2017, the law with respect the IID has been…

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New European Commission decisions in Lübeck airport case

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the General Court Judgment annulling a Commission decision on the issue of selectivity u…

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GDPR Series Part 6: Legal Grounds for Processing

The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…

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Discrimination à l’embauche en raison d’une situation d’obésité

Monsieur D. pose sa candidature auprès d’une auto-école. Par échange d’emails, Monsieur D. indique à la responsable, suite à la demande de celle-ci, q…

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Feitelijke samenwoners mogen niet voor alle juridische problemen naar de Familierechtbank

Sedert de invoering van de Familierechtbank is procederen voor gehuwden en wettelijke samenwoners eenvoudiger geworden. Zij kunnen immers al…

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De verhoogde kosten voor een gerechtsprocedure op de helling

De rolrechten (of griffierechten), die verschuldigd zijn door de partij die een procedure opstart voor de rechtbank, worden thans bepaald in…

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Court of Justice confirms the fine imposed on Toshiba and Panasonic in the cathode ray tubes cartel

On 18 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment on Toshiba's appeal against the General Court's ("GC") judgment of 9 September 20…

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Rompre le contrat de travail pour force majeure médicale : zoom sur la nouvelle réglementation

La loi du 20 décembre 2016, qui est entrée en vigueur ce lundi 9 janvier 2017, a introduit de nouvelles dispositions organisant la rupture du contrat …

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Court of Justice opens up international jurisdiction for online sales

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on 21 December 2016 (Case C-618/15) concerning jurisdiction to block sales on fore…

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