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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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Nouvelle et inutile attaque contre le secret professionnel

Ce 23 septembre 2025, la commission « Justice » de la Chambre a examiné la proposition de loi déposée par Mme Sophie De Wit et consorts (N.V.A.) « modifiant le Code pénal en vue d’…

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Zo laat je je cv opvallen als legal in-house professional

Het cv voor een in-house juridische functie samenstellen gaat verder dan zomaar een opsomming van titels en diploma’s. Het gaat erom hoe je ervaring én impact onder de aandacht bre…

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EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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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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Indexering voor huurwoningen in Vlaanderen opnieuw toegelaten sinds 1 oktober 2023

De beperking op de indexering van de huurprijzen voor residentiële huurovereenkomsten in Vlaanderen, die van toepassing is op woningen met een EPB D-,…

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Belgium’s Harmonic Discord on related rights

For the first time, the CJEU has been asked to clarify the temporal applicability of the right to “appropriate and proportionate remuneration” laid do…

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Uitwinningsvergoeding bij handelsagentuur – enkele recente toepassingen

Wat is een uitwinningsvergoeding en wanneer heeft de handelsagent hier recht op? In deze e-zine zetten we dit kort uiteen aan de hand van enkele recen…

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Geplande hervorming houdende de uitoefening, het toegang tot het beroep van vastgoedmakelaar en de doeltreffen…

Le 3 octobre 2023, le Gouvernement a déposé un projet de loi en vue de modifier la loi du 11 février 2013 organisant la profession d’agent immobilier …

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Belgium aims for hospitals to increase their biosimilars uptake

On 22 September 2023, the Royal Decree of 13 September 2023 establishing specific rules on the public procurement of biological medicinal products was…

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Housing rent indexation in Flanders and Brussels

You undoubtedly know that a residential lease may be indexed every year on the anniversary of the contract using the following formula: Base rent x n…

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Nieuwe hernieuwbare energierichtlijn: wijzigingen inzake garanties van oorsprong, vergunningen en RFNBO’s

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De la double imposition des dividendes de source française. La Cour de cassation met un terme à la saga !

La Cour de cassation vient de rendre un arrêt qui devrait mettre un point final au dernier épisode de la saga de la « quotité forfaitaire d’impôt étra…

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Towards a mandatory person of trust

On 26 October 2023, the Parliament approved the draft act on several labour provisions. This draft traditionally contains various provisions relevant…

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De klok tikt: deadline verplichte aanpassing statuten aan het (nieuwe) WVV in zicht

Op 1 mei 2019 trad het nieuwe Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen (‘WVV’) in werking. Bestaande vennootschappen en verenigingen kregen hierbij…

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Is your company ready for the Whistleblowers Act?

After companies with at least 250 employees[1]have already had to do so, it is now the turn of companies[2] with at least 50 employees to set up an in…

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Pas de retour à la formule Claeys

Le 26 octobre 2023, la Chambre a adopté le projet de loi portant des dispositions diverses relatives au travail. L'une des dispositions du projet de …

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Denouement in the “Belgian Towercast Case”: the Belgian Competition Authority terminates its proceedings again…

On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Pro…

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Towards a simplification of insurance termination rules

October 2023 marks the advent of a new law intended to simplify the rules on termination of insurance policies. This new law, dated 9 October 2023, wi…

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

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A new Flemish Farming Lease Decree came into force

On 1 November 2023, a new Farming Lease Decree came into force. This Decree integrates both the provisions regarding farming leases as contained in th…

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Tax regularisation procedure to end on 31 December 2023: what is next?

On 31 December 2023, Belgium will end the Unique Liberation Declaration quater (ULD quater) procedure, the latest of a series of temporary regularisat…

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New product liability regime on the way

The European Commission published a draft proposal for a revised Product Liability Directive (the “PLD Proposal”) on 28 September 2022, which aims to …

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The Belgian Competition Authority publishes a specific analytical framework for hospital concentrations

In its priorities note for 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) listed the pharmaceutical and health care sector as one of it major interes…

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Visite du domicile privé : le fisc a besoin du consentement permanent du contribuable

Dans un récent arrêt, la Cour de cassation vient mettre des barrières aux pouvoirs d’investigation du fisc lors d’un contrôle au domicile privé du con…

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