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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!
On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in Case C-420/10 Söll Gmbh v Tetra Gmbh in which it rules for the first time on the sco…
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On 16 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in Case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van …
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On 25 January 2012, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a legislative proposal for a reform of the EU data protection regulatory framew…
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The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…
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On 2 February 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 1798 of the Belgian Civil Code, which grants subcontractors a direct action against th…
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On 5 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) upheld an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal, confir…
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This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …
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On 26 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation, the “Court”) handed down a judgment in a case between Artessuto NV …
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Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, rating agencies have attracted substantial attention and been at the forefront of a public deb…
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The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has decided to modify the rules on short selling of shares in Belgian financial institutions, effe…
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In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…
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n two judgements of 15 March in Marco Del Corso (C-135/10) and Phonographic(C-162/10) cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union…
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On 14 February 2012, the Corporate Governance Committee issued eight new guidelines to help companies better explain why they derogate from particular…
Read MoreCommunication – Decision to award the contract – Period of time allowed for commencing proceedings
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After lengthy negotiations to form a government, a political compromise was finally reached. Prime Minister Di Rupo announced in his State of the Uni…
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Eager to cut the budget deficit, Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has proposed several measures to curtail the notional interest deduction (NID).…
Read MoreProposition of Directive – granting of the concession contract – reglementation about granting
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La règle de principe de la non-déductibilité fiscale des œuvres d'art en tant que frais professionnels est relativement bien connue en Belgique. Relat…
Read MorePublic procurement – Counsel of Law – Application of Book II bis Title 2 Law of 24 December 1993 - Calculation of the European thresholds – Initial es…
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De procedure inzake vereffening en verdeling wordt volledig hervormd vanaf 01.04.2012.De hervorming neemt niet weg dat een vereffening en verdeling (z…
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