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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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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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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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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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L’assurance obligatoire de la responsabilité décennale des professionnels de la construction

La loi du 31 mai 2017 relative à l’assurance obligatoire de la responsabilité civile décennale des professionnels de la construction a été publiée au …

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New Belgian Pledge Act confirmed for 1 January 2018

Today (26/09/2017), a Royal Decree was published confirming the entry into force of the new Belgian Pledge Act . The Belgian Pledge Act introduces a m…

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Belgian act on security interests in movable property - Rules for operation and fees for users of the National…

Introduction In 2013 Belgian Parliament enacted the Belgian Act on security rights in movable property of 11 July 2013 (the “Act”). This new legislat…

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Belgian Sunshine Act

The Sunshine Act [available for consultation here] and its implementing royal decree [available for consultation here] require pharmaceutica…

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Oprichting Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit: wat (voorlopig) te onthouden?

Onlangs werd het wetsontwerp van 23 augustus 2017 over de oprichting van de Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit ingediend in de Kamer. Hieronder …

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Ecofin agrees that ‘digital economy’ companies should pay more tax in the EU

The EU Council of Economy and Finance ministers (Ecofin) agreed at their meeting in Tallinn on 16 September 2017 that companies active in the ‘digital…

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Circular letter on exit taxation

On 11 August 2017, an administrative circular letter was issued with respect to the Belgian exit taxation rules.

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De invoering van een fiscale consolidatie: een kleine revolutie in het Belgische fiscale landschap

Grote multinationals zijn niet blij met de plannen van de federale regering om de vennootschapsbelasting te verlagen. Ze klagen o.a. over de niet-conc…

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Fantoomtaks

Een van de meest opmerkelijke maatregelen uit het Zomerakkoord van de regering Michel is ongetwijfeld de taks op effectenrekeningen. Vanaf 2018 is er …

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Belgium Employment & Benefits: Een zomer lang vragen over remuneratie – Case 4

Recent heeft Lieve beslist om haar woon-werkverkeertraject af te leggen gebruik makend van het openbaar vervoer. Helaas is er geen bushalte dichtbij h…

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New Companies Code in the works

On 20 July 2017 the Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal regarding a new Companies Code [1]. The current Companies Code was last revie…

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Data Protection Alert: 2017 – the year of data breach incidents: new attack targets health sector

The digitalization of healthcare services is generally applauded, as it leads to increased efficiency, better quality of care, lower administrative co…

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Belgian UBO-register on its way

According to the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849), adopted by the European Parliament on 20 May 2015, one of the obligation…

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Belgium Adopts Law on Private Competition Damage Actions

On 18 May 2017, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bil…

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Tomorrowland. Le flicage général des festivaliers laissera des traces

Les 400.000 festivaliers ont fait l’objet d’un screening secret par la police qui a passé au peigne fin ses bases de données. Personne n’était au cour…

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Le dirigeant de société face à la propriété intellectuelle

La première règle dont nous parlerons dans cette actualité tient à la titularité ou, en d’autres termes, à la « propriété » des œuvres …

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Voortaan ook wettelijk kader voor occasioneel telewerk

In de privésector wordt de tewerkstelling van telewerkers die op regelmatige en niet-occasionele wijze georganiseerd is, geregeld door de collectieve …

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EU Data Protection Regulators Issue Opinion on New Challenges to Privacy at Work

Your employer is watching you! Based on this motto and given the increasing use of new technologies by employers, the Article 29 Working Party (the re…

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Fairness Tax – illegality partially confirmed

In its decision of 17 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed the illegality of the “Fairness Tax” under the Parent-Subsidiary …

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Spain transposes Directive 2014/104 governing actions for damages for infringements of Competition Law by mean…

On 26th May 2017, the Spanish government transposed Directive 2014/104 governing actions for damages for infringements of the National and European Co…

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