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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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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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Belangrijke wijzigingen betreffende uitzendarbeid

Een wet van 30 augustus 2016 poogt bepaalde aspecten van de uitzendarbeid te moderniseren. Deze wet bevat twee grote luiken : de afschaffing…

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De advocaat als eerste rechter en de gerechtsdeurwaarder als spilfiguur voor de invordering van onbetwiste gel…

 Met de eerste PotPourri wet van 19 oktober 2015 werd in de artikelen 1394/20 tot 1394/27 van het Gerechtelijk Wetboek een nieuwe procedure ingev…

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Can you resell your software back-up copy? CJEU provides further guidance after Oracle/UsedSoft

On 12 October 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered another decision regarding the sale of used software within the EU/EEA…

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Quel taux garanti en assurance groupe en 2017?

Les employeurs, et leurs travailleurs, qui ont choisi d’avoir recours à une assurance de groupe pour leur plan de pension complémentaire bénéfici…

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European Commission publishes initial findings of e-commerce sector inquiry report: important preliminary guid…

On 15 September 2016, the European Commission published a preliminary report on its initial findings in the e-commerce sector inquiry, aimed at identi…

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Dynamic IP-addresses can be "personal data" says EU Court of Justice

On October 19, 2016, the European Court of Justice decided on the question whether or not dynamic IP-addresses constitute "personal data" in…

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General Court of the EU confirms the Lundbeck decision of the European Commission in its first pay-for-delay c…

On 8 September 2016, the General Court of the EU adopted for the first time a judgment in a pay-for-delay case in the pharmaceutical industry. The Cou…

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The European Commission orders Ireland to recover illegal tax benefits worth up to €13 billion from Apple

On 30 August 2016, the European Commission concluded that two tax rulings issued by Ireland in 1991 and 2007 to Apple constituted State aid.…

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Déclaration de politique générale du Gouvernement : quelles mesures impactent les employeurs ?

Ce 16 octobre 2016, le Premier ministre a présenté devant la Chambre des représentants la déclaration de politique générale du Gouvernement. Vous trou…

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CLAUSE OF ATTRIBUTION UNDER BURDEN ACCEPTED BY FLEMISH TAX AUTHORITIES

Spouses are again able to give their full matrimonial capital to the longest living spouse, without their children being taxed again for the same port…

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Privacy authorities remain concerned about the Privacy Shield

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) remain concerned about the recently adopted Privacy Shield as follows from their recent statemen…

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European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s alleged fiscal aid in favour of GDF Suez

On 19 September, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s alleged fiscal aid in favour of the GDF Suez group. Follow…

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The European Commission orders Ireland to recover illegal tax benefits worth up to €13 billion from Apple

On 30 August 2016, the European Commission concluded that two tax rulings issued by Ireland in 1991 and 2007 to Apple constituted State aid.…

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De pop-up handelshuur: deel II

In 2014 beschreven we de problematiek van de pop-up handelshuur. De wetgever is inmiddels tegemoet gekomen aan de onverzoenbaarheid van de klassi…

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Budget 2017: New tax measures announced – Corporate tax reform reconfirmed but not yet decided

In the framework of the budget for 2017, the Federal Government reached an agreement on several tax measures. You will find a brief overview of w…

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Les droits de câble dorénavant à partager avec les auteurs et artistes

Les producteurs audiovisuels avaient porté devant la Cour constitutionnelle belge certains points de la récente codification du droit d'auteur du Mini…

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Detacheringsregels worden strenger

De ministerraad van 30 september 2016 keurde een voorontwerp van wet goed met verschillende bepalingen over de detachering van werknemers.

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Het Grondwettelijk Hof boog zich over het Vlaamse Omgevingsvergunningsdecreet. Het resultaat is overwegend pos…

Op 23 februari 2017 doet – als alles goed blijft gaan – de omgevingsvergunning in Vlaanderen haar intrede.

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Dismissal for Serious Cause: is a Proportionality Check Between the Grounds for Dismissal and the Sanction All…

In a judgment of 6 June 2016, the Supreme Court ruled on a case brought by a senior employee against a company in the distribution sector which had di…

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Cross-border invordering in de EU? Snel en makkelijk via de Europese smallclaims-procedure

Betaald raken als leverancier is niet altijd evident en als de klant zich in het buitenland bevindt is het vaak helemaal een probleem om correcte beta…

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