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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!
On 10 September 2015, the European Court of Justice delivered an important judgment in case C-106/14 Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de…
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Op 17 september 2015 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie zijn oordeel geveld in de zaak Miljoen, Société Générale e.a. Het Hof oordeelt dat …
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With its 17 September 2015 ruling, the Constitutional Court added a new chapter to the ongoing discussion around the discrimination between blue- and …
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Een patiënt komt te overlijden in het ziekenhuis. Bij deze patiënt werd een zeer agressief gezwel vastgesteld met een tot op heden ongekend proliferat…
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On 21 August 2015 the Act of 10 August 2015 pertaining to the increase of the legal retirement pension age, the conditions for early retirement and th…
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On 11 September the Belgian Act that introduces certain measures to restrict the activities of vulture funds (the “Act”) was published in the Belgian …
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Het Grondwettelijk Hof velde op 17 september 2015 het langverwachte arrest inzake de afwijkende, verkorte opzeggingstermijnen voor de bouwvakkers in d…
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Vanaf 1 augustus 2015 genieten de laagste lonen via een versterking van de sociale werkbonus een bijkomende lastenverlaging. De werkbonus is de verm…
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Last week, on 10 September 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) condemned Poland for not fulfilling its obligation under Directiv…
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On 18 August 2015, the Omnibus Act of 10 August 2015 (the "Act") was published in the Belgian State Gazette, introducing three new measures to support…
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The FSMA, whose responsibilities include supervision of the insurance sector, recently reiterated the essential elements of an insurance contract. An …
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The Belgian tax administration has just published a new circular letter pertaining to the income tax treatment of investment companies. The circular l…
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Belgium and the United States of America (US) entered into a bilateral Agreement on 23 April 2014 aimed to improve international tax co…
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In a remarkable case with an unfortunate outcome for the trade mark holder, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) confirmed that a party …
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As the budget deficit is increasing, the Belgian government has been actively looking to both cut expenses and increase tax revenue. Even though tax c…
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Wereldschokkend is het arrest van het Hof van Cassatie van 15 juni 2015 (S.13.0095.N) niet, want het bevestigt wat het Hof in andere arresten al …
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Heel veel gemeenten – en in het bijzonder de kustgemeenten – heffen al jarenlang een taks op tweede verblijven. In de fiscale rechtspraak is al heel v…
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The Belgian notional interest deduction (NID) rate for tax year 2017 (accounting years ending between 31 December 2016 and 30 December 2017,…
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De opwekking van energie uit hernieuwbare energie, waaronder elektriciteit geproduceerd door zonnepanelen, werd in Vlaanderen gestimuleerd d.m.v. de t…
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During their meeting in May 2015, the Member State biocidal competent authorities (''CA'') discussed and finalised two important documents related to …
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