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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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09/10/25
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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COVID-19: the European Commission prolongs the Temporary Framework on State Aid until 30 June 2021 and expands…

On 19 March 2020, the Commission adopted a Temporary Framework on State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak.

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New rules on B2B contracts in Belgium – are you ready?

An Act of 4 April 2019 introduced three new sets of rules governing B2B-relationships: (1) a prohibition of unfair market practices (which entered int…

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OECD releases updated Pillar Two proposal for global minimum effective taxation

On 12 October 2020, the OECD released for public consultation updated reports on its two-pillar proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitali…

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The Court of Justice of the EU clarifies the assessment of position marks for services

The Court of Justice of the EU recently clarified the criteria to take into account when assessing the distinctive character of a position mark applie…

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OECD releases updated Pillar One blueprint on new taxing right for market jurisdictions

On 12 October 2020, the OECD released for public consultation updated reports on its two-pillar proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitali…

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Customs seizures | EORI number

Since 15 September 2020, the EORI number has become mandatory to obtain customs measures: the seizure request forms have been modified to impose the m…

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Covid-19 en administratieve verplichtingen in de bouwsector in België

Nieuwe registratieplicht bij beroep op buitenlandse werknemers en/of zelfstandigen

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Hyperlinking and copyright law: when does the copyright holder have a say in it?

The functioning of the World Wide Web is in many ways dependent on the use of hyperlinks. Many of those hyperlinks refer to works protected by copyrig…

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Mineur d’âge doué de discernement, un patient à part entière personnellement tenu au paiement de ses soins de …

Il y a près de 20 ans, paraissait au Moniteur belge la loi du 22/08/02 consacrant juridiquement la notion de patient et reconnaissant à celui-ci un ce…

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Social media and its influence on dismissal law

In a recent case before the labour court in Mechelen, an employee working in a restaurant was fired for serious case.

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Visites virtuelles ou utilisation de drones par l’agent immobilier

La crise liée au Covid-19 a accéléré le recours aux visites virtuelles par les agents immobiliers. En outre, de plus en plus d’agents immobiliers ont …

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Wat houdt het regeerakkoord in voor het arbeidsrecht?

Het regeerakkoord bevat tal van punten die een impact kunnen hebben op het arbeidsrecht en op het HR-beleid. Sommige doelstellingen of maatregelen zij…

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What to do with ex-employee mailboxes?

When a person leaves your organisation, how should you handle e-mail sent to their professional e-mail address? In a decision of 29 September publishe…

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New Royal Decree extends (disclosure) obligations of the Belgian UBO register

Companies and other legal entities incorporated in Belgium must register their ultimate beneficial owners (“UBOs”) in the Belgian UBO register. The de…

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Quand le gouvernement Vivaldi veut mettre fin à la procédure de régularisation fiscale…

Si le gouvernement Vivaldi devient une réalité, il pourrait, d’après un article paru dans le quotidien flamand De Tijd (25 septembre 2020), être mis f…

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High net worth individuals on the radar of Vivaldi!

One of the measures announced by the newly formed government (“the Vivaldi coalition”) is the taxation of the major financial transactions&n…

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European Commission's public consultation on short-term export-credit insurance

Are you a public authority, a company involved in export credit insurance or simply an interested party? Then you have until 7 October 2020 to make yo…

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Covid-19 lockdown: worth a claim under business continuity insurance policies?

Until a few weeks ago, in an effort to combat the COVID -19 pandemic, the vast majority of “non-essential” businesses were required to close in many c…

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Coronavirus: let erop dat uw werknemers hun vakantiedagen vóór het einde van het jaar uitputten!

Het jaareinde komt stilaan in zicht. Door de gezondheidscrisis zijn er in tal van ondernemingen  werknemers die nog een groot aantal vakantiedage…

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Fiscaal misbruik: belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in ‘oude holdings’ buiten schot

De belastingadministratie voert de laatste jaren een campagne tegen belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in private holdings op basis van de nieuwe t…

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