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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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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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De krachtlijnen van het Vlaamse doelgroepenbeleid

Sinds de zesde staatshervorming zijn de gewesten bevoegd voor het zogenaamde doelgroepenbeleid. Als gevolg van die bevoegdheidsoverdracht heeft h…

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New leniency guidelines applicable in Belgium since 22 March 2016

On 22 March 2016, the new Belgian Leniency Guidelines (the "Guidelines") entered into force. They apply to all leniency applications su…

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De Raad van State vernietigt de bepaling van het procedurereglement die de ontvangst van de rolrechten binnen …

Met een arrest nr. 233.609 van 26 januari 2016, heeft de Raad van State, in artikel 71, vierde lid, van haar eigen procedurereglement, de bepaling ver…

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State aid and ports

The European Commission has adopted several recent decisions on State aid relating to the port sector.  Firstly, on 15 January 2016, the Commiss…

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Transposition of the European Accountancy Directive

The transposition of the European Accountancy Directive into the Companies Code and its implementation decree by an Act of 18 December 2015 has severa…

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The Belgian Competition Authority’s new Cartel Leniency Guidelines

On 22 March 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority’s (“BCA”) new cartel leniency guidelines (the “Guidelines”) entered into force.[1] Below we brief…

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Nieuwe Omzendbrief inzake familiebedrijven: enkele nieuwigheden

Om “estate planners” te voorzien van voldoende (boeiende) gespreksstof aan de feesttafel, publiceerde Minister Turtelboom op de laatste dag van 2…

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Initial findings of Commission's e-commerce sector inquiry show widespread use of geo-blocking

On 18 March 2016, the European Commission published its initial findings on the existence of geo-blocking practices in the e-commerce sector. Thi…

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The European Single Procurement Document

The entry into force of the new public procurement law gets closer every day, as the new Public Procurement Directive 2014/24 must be implemented by 2…

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Belgium – Social Elections 2016: Clock Is Ticking (Part 3)

The procedure involving social elections to designate the members of the Works Council (“WC”) and/or Committee for the Prevention and Protection on th…

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Court of Justice annulled Commission's requests for information in cement cartel case

On 10 March 2016, the Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission's requests for information addressed to several cement companies d…

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New Belgian road toll system for trucks

As from 1 April 2016, Belgium will be introducing a kilometre-based intelligent road charge for trucks exceeding 3.5 tonnes. The new toll will replace…

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The European Commission publishes its initial findings on geo-blocking in the e-commerce sector

Last 18th March, the Commission published an initial “Issues paper” on geo-blocking in the EU within the framework of the ongoing e-commerce sector in…

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De advocaat kan consument zijn – (nood aan) algemene verruiming van het consumentenbegrip?

Recent werd het Europees Hof van Justitie via een prejudiciële vraag, gesteld door de Roemeense districtsrechtbank te Oradea, verzocht te oordelen of …

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The ODR platform – obligations for traders

On 15 February 2016, the European Commission activated the Online Dispute Resolution ("ODR") platform, enabling consumers and traders to use Alternati…

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Kapitaalverminderingen bij holdings in het vizier van fiscaal misbruik?

Sinds enige tijd stelt de fiscale administratie dat bepaalde kapitaalverminderingen in toepassing van fiscaal misbruik aangemerkt moeten worden als di…

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Belgian regulator rules out Belgian consumer credit receivables from the international securitization market

Pursuant to Belgian law, Belgian consumer credit receivables may only be purchased by the following regulated entities: (1) registered consumer credit…

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Belgian Class Action partially annulled by Belgian Constitutional Court

The provisions on class actions in the Belgian Economic Code have been partially annulled by a judgment of the Belgian Constitutional Court of 17 Marc…

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Nooit recht op voltijds loon bij deeltijdse arbeid

De vraag of een deeltijdse werknemer van zijn werkgever voltijds loon kan vorderen als deze laatste niet de formaliteiten naleeft die zijn voorgeschre…

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Modernisering van het vennootschapsrecht

Het vennootschapsrecht staat aan de vooravond van een revolutie. Minister van Justitie Koen Geens wil, gesteund door het Belgisch Centrum van het Venn…

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