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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!
On 22 January 2015, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de cassation) partially set aside a judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal on…
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On 27 February 2015, the Belgian government took a decision on the rates for the advance tax payments for tax year 2016. Considering the low market ra…
Read MoreThe provisions of the Brussels Code of Planning ("CoBAT/BWRO") relating to real estate advertising and planning information were modified by the ordin…
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Sinds 1 januari 2015 int het Vlaams Gewest zelf de successierechten, die trouwens tot “erfbelasting” herdoopt werden. Er is evenwel meer aan de hand d…
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Bemiddeling is een vrijwillig en vertrouwelijk proces voor het beheer van conflicten waarbij de partijen een beroep doen op een onafhankelijke …
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Het veroorzaakt vaak enige frustratie bij verhuurders: indien ze een gebouw nieuw hebben aangekocht, opgetrokken of verbouwd, hebben ze uiteraard BTW …
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On 23 January 2015, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de cassation) quashed a judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal which had dism…
Read MorePursuant to the implementing decision published on 16 January 2015, the Decree concerning the Flemish Real Estate Code of 19 December 2014 entered int…
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Depuis le 30 avril 2014, les entreprises d'assurance et les intermédiaires d'assurance, tels les courtiers en assurances, sont soumis aux contraintes …
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De werkgever die minstens 50 werknemers tewerkstelt moet een gedetailleerd verslag opmaken van de loonstructuur om na te gaan of hij een genderneutraa…
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Those with experience of negotiating share or asset purchase agreements will know that the negotiation of "representations and warranties" and "specif…
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Kunstschilder Luc Tuymans maakte in 2013 het schilderij ‘A Belgian Politician'. Hij zocht daarbij inspiratie in een foto genomen door persfotografe K…
Read MoreFrom 1 September 2014 to 13 January 2015, all 16 Belgian SICAFIs switched to the new regime of Regulated Real Estate Companies (B-REIT) introduced by …
Read MoreOn 15 January 2015, the president of the commercial court of Antwerp rendered his decision in the case of the well-known Belgian painter Luc Tuymans a…
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Avec le vieillissement de la population et l'évolution de la famille vers un mode nucléaire et individualiste, le placement d'un parent dans une maiso…
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Recent Belgian case law has brought interesting developments in two major fields of patent litigation. Important decisions were reported in matters of…
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A compter du 10 janvier 2015, le Règlement européen n°1215/2012 du 12 décembre 2012 a remplacé le Règlement européen n°44/2001 sur la compétence judic…
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Sedert 10 januari 2015, heeft de Europese Verordening nr. 1215/2012 van 12 december 2012, de Europese Verordening nr. 44/2001 betreffende de rechterli…
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Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…
Read MoreIn Belgium, shopkeepers are limited in their right to trade on Sundays or after 8pm. The Belgian liberal party has introduced a proposal to amend the …
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