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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowan…

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in…

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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive jud…

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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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Returning to the workplace, Part 2 - when working from home comes at a price

At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemi…

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La tierce décision obligatoire : quand y faire appel ?

Moins connue que la médiation ou l’arbitrage, la TDO peut s’avérer particulièrement efficace. Très flexible, elle permet aux entre…

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Vigilance de mise en cas de succession alternée de contrats de travail à durée déterminée et de contrats de re…

Règlementation distincte pour les contrats de travail conclus à durée déterminée (ou pour un travail nettement défini) et les contrats de remplacement…

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Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 4

Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guid…

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General Court of the CJ annuls State aid decision in Amazon case

The case concerned the arm’s length nature of a royalty paid by a Luxembourg operating company (LuxOpCo) to a Luxembourg partnership (LuxSCS) – a…

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EU Digital COVID-19 certificates and free PCR tests this summer

In order to facilitate the safe and free movement of people within the EU, the European Commission introduced the Digital Covid Certificate which shou…

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Returning to the workplace, Part 1 – attention to detail (Belgium)

At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemic has…

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Bereavement leave is soon to be extended and made more flexible

On 17 June 2021, a bill was passed in Parliament to extend and ease bereavement leave in the event of the death of a partner or a child. The aim of th…

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Silence isn't always golden for buyers in M&A deals

M&A transactions are all about risk allocation between the buyer and the seller. Pro-sandbagging and anti-sandbagging clauses can seriously impact…

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Contribution of the employer for teleworking: a new circular letter

In the context of teleworking, the tax authorities clarified in a circular letter the reimbursement by the employer of office expenses made by the emp…

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Nieuwe vrijstelling op de verplichte inschakeling van een architect in het Vlaams Gewest

Iedere bouwheer van werken waarvoor een voorafgaande omgevingsvergunning vereist is, dient verplicht een beroep te doen op de medewerking van een arch…

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International transfers of personal data in a nutshell

June 2021 has been a very active month in the matter of international transfers of personal data. In this article we will give an overview of the…

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Wordt het de Belgische overheden te warm onder voeten, of zijn het gewoon slechte dansers? De gevolgen van het…

Fervente volgers van allerhande rechtszaken aangaande het leefmilieu weten het al langer: wanneer het stormt in Den Haag, druppelt het in Brussel. Ges…

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Important update on payments to tax havens for assessment year 2021

Companies making direct or indirect payments to recipients established in so-called tax havens are required to report these payments where they in tot…

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Further reliance on financial intermediaries to prevent tax abuse

Earlier this week, the Act of 2 June 2021 providing for various financial provisions relating to the combat against fraud has entered into force. This…

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The Belgian Competition Authority fines Caudalie EUR 859,310 for imposing resale prices and restricting active…

On 6 May 2021, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”)’s Competition College imposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on three undertakings of the Caudalie gro…

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Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Can an employer organise a tombola for his employe…

To celebrate the victory of the Belgian football team, I would like to organise a tombola and the winner may go on a city trip. Is this allowed?

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De Vlaamse Regering werkt de digitale woningpas verder uit

Het decreet van 30 november 2018 (het Decreet) heeft in Vlaanderen de woningpas ingevoerd, hetgeen een digitale interface uitmaakt die via een po…

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Forum selection and choice of law clauses: they’re not just boilerplates...

As a Belgian distributor, you enter into a new cooperation with an Italian supplier for the distribution of racing bicycles in Belgium. The supplier s…

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Bad faith trademark registration: what about pre-existing relations?

A (former) distributor who files an identical or similar EU trademark to foreign trademarks or protected signs, is in a more uncomfortable position wh…

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