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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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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma coll…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…

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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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Data Protection Summer Dive

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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COVID-19  et élections sociales 2020 : Prolongation de la possibilité de prévoir le vote électronique

Comme c’était déjà le cas lors des élections de 2016, la loi relative aux élections sociales autorise le vote par voie électronique. Pour la première …

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Donations: Closing the so-called Dutch route (“kaasroute”)

Belgian tax residents who wish to donate personal movable assets, can do so in a number of different manners and each manner bears its specific tax co…

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Electronic signature of collective bargaining agreements

From now on, it will be possible to have collective bargaining agreements signed by means of a qualified electronic signature. This possibility also a…

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De beoordelingsmarge van een aanbestedende overheid bij vaststelling van een rekenfout of materiële fout in of…

Het arrest nr. 247.079 heeft betrekking op overheidsopdracht voor de aanneming van werken voor het herbouwen van de brug over de E40 aan de Lombeekstr…

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Nieuwe maatregelen voor werkgevers om het hoofd te bieden aan Covid-19: vermindering arbeidsduur, tijdelijke w…

De regering heeft een aantal nieuwe maatregelen ingevoerd die de werkgevers kunnen gebruiken om de coronacrisis het hoofd te bieden. De meeste van dez…

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Covid-19’s impact on commercial contracts: Force majeure, not just a standard clause

You are the head of a major retail chain, with stores at unique locations throughout the European Union.

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COVID-19 employment-related support measures - what’s on the horizon?

Last month, the Belgian government agreed on a series of additional support measures for companies, employees and self-employed individuals to boost t…

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Verplichte registratie in België van buitenlandse notariële schenkingsakten: voorzien vanaf 1 december 2020

Het intussen veelbesproken wetsvoorstel nr. 55/1357 van 17 juni 2020 werd gisteren goedgekeurd in de Kamercommissie Financiën in tweede lezing. Dit be…

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New unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

Within the agricultural and food supply chain, significant imbalances in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agri-food products are frequ…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 7 July

Update 7 July 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic has been progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities …

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The obligation of prior environmental assessment once again interferes with our

The Court of Justice has recently decided that Flemish rules establishing a framework for the development consent for wind turbines infringe the EU ru…

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Life insurers required to settle benefits promptly

Based on recommendations of the Insurance Ombudsman – which frequently receives complaints about late payment of life insurance contracts – a recent l…

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Data protection impact assessments: new EDPS recommendations

On 6 July 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a report on the use of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) within EU i…

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Insurance regulatory update: bijwerking van NBB’s Overkoepelende Governance Circulaire

De Nationale Bank van België (“NBB”) publiceerde op 5 mei 2020[1], een tweede bijwerking[2] van haar Circulaire NBB_2016_31 over de prudentiële v…

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EU Parliament adopts Taxonomy Regulation

In recent years the European Union has paid increasing attention to sustainability in its policy- making particularly in the financial sector

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Sociale verkiezingen 2020 gaan door van 16 tot 29 november 2020 !

Eind maart meldden we u het uitstel van de sociale verkiezingen 2020 en de tijdelijke bevriezing van de procedure wegens de coronacrisis.

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The Belgian income tax return: the Cayman tax on the lurk

With about 800 codes, a Belgian income tax return is not for the faint-hearted. When the Cayman tax is involved, even more attention is needed. Read a…

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Share related benefits granted by a foreign parent company new Esko ruling strengthens the NSSO's position tha…

Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood…

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Summer is here - principles of student work

The summer holidays are fast approaching and employers might be thinking of hiring one or more students to compensate for employees going on holiday.&…

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