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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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Commission evaluates impact of proposed emissions targets on trade

The European Union's climate and energy package, agreed in December 2008, sets out the means by which the bloc will meet its goal to reduce emission…

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Parachutes dorés et rémunération variable

La crise financière a suscité de nombreuses questions notamment en ce qui concerne la rémunération des dirigeants d'entreprise, ce qui a amené la Comm…

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Entrée en vigueur du nouveau règlement européen en matière de sécurité sociale

Le 1er mai 2010, est entré en vigueur le nouveau règlement européen en matière de sécurité sociale, le règlement 883/2004, qui remplacele règlement …

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De mogelijkheid om geldig afstand te doen van de beschermingsvergoeding voorzien in de wet van 19 maart 1991 o…

De wet van 19 maart 1991 «houdende bijzondere ontslagregeling voor de personeelsafgevaardigden in de ondernemingsraden en in de comités voor veilighei…

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EV's in Belgium : current situation summary

Currently, there is a lot to do about EVs. The broad outlines of the technologies are already fixed: The charging of EVs will happen through a socket,…

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Loi du 26 mars 2010 sur les services

Cette nouvelle loi constitue la transposition en droit belge de la directive sur les services (dite Bolkestein). Elle a été publiée au Moniteur belge …

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De rechten van verdediging in strafzaken

In de Belgische rechtsorde werd vooralsnog geen rekening gehouden met de uitspraken welke wer-den gewezen door het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van…

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La certification PEB (Performance Energétique des Bâtiments)

Est paru au Moniteur belge de ce 7 juin l´arrêté du Gouvernement wallon 27 mai 2010 modifiant l´arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 3 décembre 2009 relat…

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La SPRL Starter

Par une loi du 12 janvier 2010 modifiant le Code des sociétés et prévoyant des modalités de la société privée à responsabilité limitée « Starter » (M.…

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Crisispremie voor arbeiders

Tussen 1 januari 2010 en 30 september 2010 kan een arbeider die wordt ontslagen met een opzeg-gingstermijn of een opzeggingsvergoeding aanspraak mak…

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Mesures anti-crise

En réponse à la crise économique, le gouvernement fédéral, en concertation avec les partenaires so-ciaux, a prévu différentes mesures temporaires de c…

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Redundancy: Employee's behaviour

In order to calculate the notice period, when making an employee redundant, the employee’s behaviour will not be taken into account. On the other ha…

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The legal implications of various provisions as regards health

The law of 19 May 2010 brings in, at the end of the legislative period, some changes aimed at improving public health and social security. Some of t…

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The Order of Physicians proposes its reformation

The Order of Physicians publishes its proposition of reformation.

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Are “biobanks” the victims of the political crisis?

We’re still awaiting the royal decree on “biobanks”. The reason: the political crisis.

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First social jurisprudence on the law regarding the Continuity of Undertakings

In the case of a judicial restructuring procedure, the Labour Court can refuse to approve a transfer of undertakings if the transferee does not guaran…

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Is the hospital care in another Member State refunded by the Member State of stay?

Social security – Hospital care needed during a temporary stay in another Member State – Lack of right to assistance from the competent institution to…

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Pharmacies and freedom of establishment

The demographic and geographical limits to the opening of new pharmacies constitute a restriction on the freedom of establishment. Nevertheless, the C…

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Cartel: an illustration of the benefit of the leniency procedure of the Competition Council

The amount of the fine imposed by the Belgian Competition Council after discovering a cartel involving four Belgian undertakings varies considerably a…

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A fruitful cooperation of a Belgian company during a cartel’s investigation

In 2005, eight different undertakings were found to have participated in three cartels in the industrial thread market. In the framework of the l…

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