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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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EU Code of Conduct for mobile health apps almost finalized

A code of conduct for mobile health (mHealth) apps has been drafted by the European Commission (the “Code of Conduct”) to guide mHealth-app developers…

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Brussels Court of Appeal confirms interim measures against exclusive TV broadcasting rights

On 7 September 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) confirmed the interim measures of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) preve…

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Les avocats et l'innovation

Comment penser l’innovation, quand on est avocat ? Il est courant, dans un certain discours managérial, de présenter l’innovation comme une vertu…

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E-mails stored outside the US cannot be claimed by the US Government

On 14 July 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Court of Appeals) rendered a judgment in the “Warrant case” (or the “Mi…

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Likelihood of confusion in just one part of the EU, EU trade mark infringement and prohibition order in that p…

On 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered an interesting judgment in case C‑223/15 regarding the question whe…

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European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…

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Commission gives guidance on local public support measures that do not constitute State aid

On 21 September 2016, the European Commission adopted five decisions on the financing of purely local activities that fall outside the scope of State …

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Y a-t-il un remède infaillible à la taxe sur les plus-values?

Alors que le gouvernement se déchire sur l’instauration d’une taxation des plus-values sur actions à l’impôt des personnes physiques (IPP), les contri…

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GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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European Commission publishes proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals

‘25 October 2016; the European Commission published proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals under which the Member States’ auton…

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Commission publishes Preliminary Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry

Following the launch of the e-commerce sector inquiry in May 2015, the European Commission has now published a Preliminary Report. The report pre…

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European Commission publishes a study on minority shareholdings for its review of EU merger control

On 14 October 2016, the European Commission published a “support study” prepared at its request to inform its review of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR…

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Lucasfilm vs The Lightsaber Academy: Who is The Real Jedi?

It's a good time to be a Star Wars fan! Not only the first new epic Lucasfilm 's spinoff Star Wars soon arrives in theaters (“Rogue One: A Star Wars S…

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Dynamic IP Addresses Deemed Personal Data

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Dir…

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Budget 2017 – new tax measures announced

On 15 October 2016, the Belgian government presented its budgetary agreement for 2017. In this context, several tax measures were announced:

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The new EU Network and Information Systems Directive has entered in force

The NIS (network and information systems) Directive was adopted on 6 July 2016 and entered into force on 8 August 2016. This is the first European-wid…

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Belangrijke wijzigingen betreffende uitzendarbeid

Een wet van 30 augustus 2016 poogt bepaalde aspecten van de uitzendarbeid te moderniseren. Deze wet bevat twee grote luiken : de afschaffing…

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De advocaat als eerste rechter en de gerechtsdeurwaarder als spilfiguur voor de invordering van onbetwiste gel…

 Met de eerste PotPourri wet van 19 oktober 2015 werd in de artikelen 1394/20 tot 1394/27 van het Gerechtelijk Wetboek een nieuwe procedure ingev…

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Can you resell your software back-up copy? CJEU provides further guidance after Oracle/UsedSoft

On 12 October 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered another decision regarding the sale of used software within the EU/EEA…

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Quel taux garanti en assurance groupe en 2017?

Les employeurs, et leurs travailleurs, qui ont choisi d’avoir recours à une assurance de groupe pour leur plan de pension complémentaire bénéfici…

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