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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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Belgian draft law amending the Pillar 2 Law

On 9 October 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft l…

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Maximum wage cost increase margin for the 2025-2026 period s…

On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing ar…

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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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''Brexit'': Impact on compliance with EU chemicals legislation

The impact of the referendum in the United Kingdom (''UK'') remains unclear and this is not different for the chemicals sector. Once the procedure of…

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Nouvelle 'loi recours' en matière de marchés publics approuvée en Conseil des ministres

Le Conseil des ministres a approuvé ce 3 juin 2016 un avant-projet de loi qui adapte les dispositions de la loi du 17 juin 2013 relative à la motivati…

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Market Abuse Regulation has entered into force

As of 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) has entered into force in Belgium and across Europe. It repeals and replaces the ex…

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De motivering van het ontslag van een arbeider in de publieke sector: geen toepassing meer van artikel 63 Arbe…

In een arrest van 30 juni 2016 (nr. 101/2016) heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof geoordeeld dat artikel 63 Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet, in samenhang gelezen me…

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Flemish Decree requiring invoices to be drawn up exclusively in Dutch infringes EU law

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that the Flemish language rules requiring invoices relating to cross-border transactions to be drawn up in Du…

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The European Commission proposes new e-commerce rules to help consumers and companies reach full benefit of Si…

On 25 May 2016, the European Commission has presented a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services onl…

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GDPR: Cross-border transfers - don’t be on the wrong track!

The virtual world has no borders, and we often do not realize the massive data flows generated within companies operating across the globe. In practic…

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The earn-out clause in a share purchase agreement

The earn-out clause is a clause which is increasingly stipulated in share purchase agreements.

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The Call of NASDAQ: Five Reasons Why European Companies Choose NASDAQ

In recent years, Europe has made great strides towards achieving a genuine single capital market. A harmonised legislative framework has been develope…

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Football vs. work: 1-0? A quick guide for Belgian employers to deal with EURO 2016

According to a survey among 1,000 Belgian employees, 6 out of 10 employees intend to watch Euro 2016. Another survey among 200 HR managers revealed, h…

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Ontwerp Programmawet - Uitbreiding bijzondere aanslagtermijn en nieuwe bijzondere onderzoekstermijn in interna…

De regering heeft op 2 juni 2016 een wetsontwerp van Programmawet ingediend in de Kamer. Een van de meest opvallende wijzigingen betreft de uitbreidin…

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International litigation before the Belgian courts

Can a foreign company be sued in Belgium and is the Belgian Court competent to judge upon a litigation between several international players? An …

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Multisectoral effects of Brexit: what are the legal implications?

The aim of this paper is to summarise some of the main legal implications that Britain’s exit from the European Union, or Brexit, will have for the EU…

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EU en VS bereiken akkoord over Privacy Shield

De EU en de Verenigde Staten hebben vrijdag 24 juni 2016 een akkoord bereikt over belangrijke aanpassingen van het Privacy Shield akkoord.

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For start-ups, the path to public procurement contracts is fraught with difficulty

In Belgium, the business-to-government (B2G) market is estimated to be worth more than 50 billion euros a year, accounting for 10% to 15% of GDP. It i…

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European Commission green light for bpost public service compensation

On 3 June 2016, the European Commission concluded that the Belgian public service compensation to bpost is compatible under EU State aid rules.

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Zeg nooit ouderschapsverlof tegen zwangerschapsverlof

In de overwegingen van het arrest brengt het Hof van Justitie in herinnering dat zwangerschaps- en ouderschapsverlof te onderscheiden zaken zijn. Weli…

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UK’s referendum—its implication on the Unitary Patent System

Yesterday, on 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom has decided, through a public referendum, to leave the European Union.  Aside from the many othe…

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New European Rules to Boost e-commerce

On 25 May, the Commission unveiled three new draft regulations aimed at stimulating electronic commerce across the European Union.

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European Commission working paper on State aid and tax rulings

Competition Commissioner Vestager has set out her State aid policy priorities on tax rulings. It is the result of a global inquiry into tax rulings i…

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