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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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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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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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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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Regering stelt nieuwe aftrek innovatieinkomsten voor

Op de ministerraad van 2 december 2016 bereikten de regeringspartijen een akkoord over een nieuwe aftrek voor innovatie inkomsten. Deze nieuwe aftrek …

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EU Commission proposes legislation on modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce

On 1 December 2016, the European Commission (“the Commission”) proposed changes to the EU VAT Directive for cross-border “B2C e-commerce”. The proposa…

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New act significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation

On 27 November, a new act came into force which significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation. This means that…

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Are dynamic IP addresses personal data? Europe’s highest court says they are in certain circumstances

On 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Patrick Breyer v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

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Les travailleurs en incapacité de travail (de longue durée) peuvent à partir du 1er janvier 2017 demander un t…

Dans une tentative de remettre au travail des malades de longue durée, le gouvernement donne la possibilité aux travailleurs de reprendre le travail à…

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EU Court of Justice landmark rulings on access to environmental information

On 23 November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (''CJEU'') delivered two important judgments in cases C-442/14 Bayer CropSci…

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The CJEU determines scope of implicit consent of authors to use their works

Earlier this month the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) has rendered a decision in the Marc Soulier, Sara Dokes v. Premier Ministre, Ministre de la…

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Year End Tax Bulletin 2016

This Year End Tax Bulletin summarises the most significant 2016 tax developments in our home markets, the Benelux and Switzerland, and highlights the …

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The Specialised Real Estate Investment Fund (SREIF)

The Specialised Real Estate Investment Fund (SREIF) is subject to the Law of 19 April 2014 relating to the alternative investment funds and their mana…

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Nieuwe B2B-invorderingsprocedure voor onbetwiste geldschulden (IOS): ondernemer, u hoeft niet meer naar de rec…

Sinds juli 2016 kan u, in uitvoering van de zogenaamde ‘Potpourri I-wet’ van minister Geens, een uitvoerbare titel bekomen voor uw onbetaalde en onbet…

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Adidas Three-Stripe Trademark vs. Nike Blaugrana Stripes: Earn Your Stripes!

For more than one hundred years, generations of FC Barcelona fans have witnessed amazing players wearing the famous Blaugrana shirt with garnet and bl…

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Launch of multilateral treaty to implement BEPS measures

On 24 November 2016, a group of more than 100 jurisdictions concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument (“MLI”) that will modify the applicati…

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Re-integratietraject langdurig arbeidsongeschikte werknemers kan al worden aangevraagd vanaf 1 januari 2017

In een poging om langdurig zieken aan het werk te zetten, geeft de regering aan arbeidsongeschikte werknemers de mogelijkheid om via een re-integratie…

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ECJ clarifies that “rights in rem” under Art. 5 Insolvency Regulation also includes “rights in rem” of public …

On 26 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union has rendered a decision (case C-195/15) on the interpretation of “rights in rem” under …

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Publication of implementing decree on Belgian specialised real estate investment funds

The Royal Decree of 9 November 2016 on Belgian specialised real estate investment funds has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 18 Novem…

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Nouvelle proposition de modification de la loi Renault pour protéger les sous-traitants

Les annonces de restructurations au cours des derniers mois mènent les parlementaires à plancher sur la loi “Renault”. Récemment c’était l’inform…

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European in-depth investigation into Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal code-sharing

The European Commission announced on 27 October 2016 that it had issued a Statement of Objections to Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal on their code-…

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Regularisatie van ontdoken Vlaamse belastingen in de maak

Sinds 1 augustus 2016 kan men ontdoken federale belastingen regulariseren. De federale wet voorziet ook in de mogelijkheid om gewestelijke belastingen…

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EU General Court Finds Body-builder Silhouette is Descriptive and Cannot Be Registered as Trade Mark

On 29 September 2016, the EU General Court (“GC”) ruled on the validity of a trade mark registration sought by Universal Protein Supplements Corp. (“U…

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Wie betaalt de advocaatkosten in zaken over intellectuele eigendom?

Om de toegang tot het gerecht te waarborgen, bestaan er verschillende soorten systemen om advocaatkosten op de verliezende partij te verhalen. Zo is h…

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