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België and VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 hebben wij samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland & Wales, Schotlan…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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Amendments to the Law of 29 April 1999 on the organization of the electricity market

Les articles 3 à 8 portent sur les installations de production d’électricité à partir des vents dans les espaces marins sur lesquels la Belgique peut …

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Belgian Privacy Commission's position on the use of dashcams

The Belgian Privacy Commission (“BPC”) recently addressed the privacy implications concerning the use of dashboard cameras (“dashcams”) in cars.

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Pre-contractual information Update

The obligations concerning pre-contractual information of commercial collaboration agreements, as introduced by the law of 2005, have been changed on …

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Energy law – 22 april 2014

1. Le 22 avril 2014 (Moniteur belge du 4 juin 2014), la Chambre des Représentants a adopté en séance plénière un projet de loi portant des disposition…

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Vices cachés – Vente/Achat d’immeuble

Le vendeur d’un immeuble sera tenté de prévoir une clause (dénommée clause d’exonération) dans le contrat de vente qui précise qu’il « ne donne aucune…

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New favourable RSZ/ONSS position with regard to utility vehicles

The RSZ/ONSS has recently adopted a new position regarding the CO2 contribution’s applicability vis-à-vis utility vehicles (“utilitaire voertuigen”/”v…

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The new council proposal of the Trade Secrets Directive

The draft directive introduces a common definition of trade secrets, as well as a means by which victims of trade secret misappropriation can seek red…

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Will the fight against late payments be more effective?

The justices of the peace and the commercial courts have new competences as from 1 July 2014.

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Belgium’s ratification to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court and creation of a local division

On 6 June 2014, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, joining Sweden, France, Denmark and Aus…

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Surfing on the internet does not infringe copyright

The CJEU held that the reproduction of copyright-protected content on users’ screens and cached on users’ computers while web browsing does not consti…

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'Integratie' van RUP's via het Hersteldecreet

Op 12 mei 2014 werd het ‘Decreet van 25 april 2014 houdende het rechtsherstel van ruimtelijke uitvoeringsplannen waarvan de planmilieueffectrapportage…

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WK-Tips: Samenvatting

Tijdens het WK Voetbal in Brazilië hebben wij u realistische arbeidsrechtelijke situaties geschetst die onverwacht juridische bijstaand vereisen. Nu h…

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Directors: Belgian legislation clarifies exemptions from social security affiliation as self-employed

Royal Decree n°38 provides that persons appointed with a mandate as director of a Belgian company are irrefutably presumed to perform a self-employed …

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Revocation of successful trademarks that became “common in the trade”

Successful trademarks may become generic and lose their exclusive trademark status. This was once more confirmed by the Court of Justice of the EU in …

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Dismissal after the obligation to motivate

It was with some suspicion and anxiety that the employers’ community awaited for the way the worker’s right to know the motives of the termination of …

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Consulair Wetboek in kracht vanaf 15 juni 2014 (K.B. 19.04.2014)

De Wet van 21 december 2013 houdende het Consulair Wetboek, die in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 21 januari 2014 is verschenen, beoogt een noodzakelijke…

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Sixth State Reform - what to expect for immigration issues?

As from 1 July 2014, each Region in Belgium is able to determine for itself the legal criteria necessary to grant work permits and professional cards …

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Nieuwe kilometervergoeding per 1 juli 2014

Bij koninklijk besluit van 27 juni 2014 werd de nieuwe forfaitaire kilometervergoeding voor reiskosten gepubliceerd. Vanaf 1 juli 2014 kan u uw werkne…

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An unambitious reform of the surface right

A draft law that amends the Law of 1824 on surface rights for the first time since its promulgation puts an end to a few controversial points, without…

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Changes to the law on occupational pensions

On June 29th, 2014, an act has entered into force which makes various changes to the legal framework of occupational pensions for employees, self-empl…

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