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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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Have you considered the VAT impact when dealing with Transactions?

In today’s tax world, considering VAT in a timely manner is key to limiting the negative impact it can have on your transaction budget. VAT on transac…

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National judges must in certain circumstances set aside final judgments in order to prevent illegal State aid

On 11 November 2015, the Court of Justice ruled that national judges should, in certain circumstances, depart from a final judgment in order…

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Environmental Permit finally adopted

On 27 November 2015, The Flemish government has finally adopted the decision implementing the decree regarding the environmental permit. Startin…

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Insourcing kan verplichten tot overname van werknemers

Insourcing, minder gekend dan het omgekeerde outsourcing, kan men omschrijven als het intern ontwikkelen van goederen en diensten die tot die tijd doo…

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Recent Changes in Commercial Litigation: Small but Far-reaching

On 19 October 2015, the federal legislature passed the so-called "Potpourri I Act" reforming civil procedure. The act purports to render legal proceed…

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Stakingsrecht en vrijheid om te werken : een wetsvoorstel

Meerdere MR-afgevaardigden hebben op 20 november 2015 een wetsvoorstel neergelegd, gericht op de bescherming van de « vrijheid om te werken …

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Transposition de la Directive comptable en droit belge – Modifications du Code des sociétés

Le 10 novembre 2015, le gouvernement a soumis à l’approbation de la Chambre un projet de loi1 visant à transposer partiellement en droit belge la Dire…

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Fiscale regularisatie anno 2016: de recentste wijzigingen

In een vorig artikel (24/10/2015) hebben wij de krachtlijnen van de regeling van de nieuwe permanente fiscale regularisatie kort toegelicht.…

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Legal entities serving as directors or liquidators become subject to VAT as of … 1 April 2016

In our Tax Newsletter of November 2014 we explained that the Minister of Finance decided to abolish the favourable regime whereby legal entities servi…

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Ongeval na ontslag op staande voet : is dit nog een arbeidsongeval?

Het Arbeidshof van Luik oordeelde in een recent arrest dat een arbeidsongeval kan voorkomen na het einde van de arbeidsovereenkomst zolang het tr…

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De grote finale: Belgische justitie kan rechtstreeks informatie opvragen van Amerikaanse techreuzen

In een acht jaar aanslepend dispuut tussen de Belgische justitie en het Amerikaans internetbedrijf Yahoo! heeft het Hof van Cassatie definitief geoord…

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Another patch without a possible cure: Belgian IP law scrutinized by the Court of Justice for not providing a …

On 12 November 2015, the Court of Justice in the Hewlett-Packard Belgium v. Reprobel case (C-572/13) eviscerated the system of fair compensation provi…

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Sociale verkiezingen hoeven geen zwaard van Damocles te zijn

Een tijdige invulling van de formaliteiten van de sociale verkiezingen creëert een positief sociaal klimaat en wekt vertrouwen op bij de wer…

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Alignment of French Social Surtaxes with EU Legislation

In order to make French social surtaxes, which are levied on investment income, compliant with EU legislation, the French State Secretary for the Budg…

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Court of Justice ruled on restrictions by object in relation to vertical agreements

On 26 November 2015, the Court of Justice ruled in case C-345/14 Maxima Latvija on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of L…

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Lists of tax havens revised

On 27 November 2015 the Council of Ministers revised the lists of tax havens that apply for the purposes of the so-called dividends-received deduction…

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Tax-Shift: reduction of social security contributions for the first recruitments

The government recently adopted the first measure within the tax shift framework, more precisely the abolition of social security contributions for a …

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The Court of Justice potentially overturns the existing business model with respect to the broadcasting of cop…

In the SBS Belgium NV (SBS) v. Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers (SABAM) case (C 325/14), the Court of Justice, following a r…

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Belgian Competition Authority fined an undertaking in a merger control investigation for failure to provide in…

On 30 September 2015, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority ("the College") imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the press group San…

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Alignment of French Social Surtaxes with EU Legislation

In order to make French social surtaxes, which are levied on investment income, compliant with EU legislation, the French State Secretary for the Budg…

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