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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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Télétravail – Nouvelle mesure : Enregistrement obligatoire

Le télétravail à domicile est obligatoire dans toutes les entreprises, associations, services et pour tous les membres du personnel.

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Breaking news: Belgian state held liable for incorrect implementation of European Directive 2001/23/EC

In a judgment on 24 March 2021, the Labour Court of Antwerp, Division Hasselt, ordered the Belgian State to pay a compensation to an employee who was …

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Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 2

 A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guide to help them comply with their obligations under the EU Whist…

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5 common mistakes in contracting with Chinese parties

In practices, we see some common mistakes appear repeatedly in commercial contracts concluded between western parties and Chinese parties. Those mista…

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Private damages actions – secure your position

Due to having worked at home so much, you forget your badge when you go to the office for the first time in months. Fortunately, the security guard re…

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Een private werkgever die kiest voor sterke neutraliteit in zijn onderneming discrimineert niet

Het Arbeidshof te Gent, afdeling Gent, sloot op 12 oktober 2020 een bekende discriminatiesaga af met een anti-climax, na een rit die meer dan 10 jaar …

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Burgerlijke beroepsaansprakelijkheids- verzekering voortaan als jaarpolis

Burgerlijke beroepsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering voortaan als jaarpolis bij Tariferingsbureau ‘Bouw’

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Foreign real estate now also taxed on the basis of cadastral income

Following several convictions by the European Court of Justice, Belgium recently changed its legislation on the taxation of foreign real estate.

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A solution for companies in difficulty

De wetgever heeft eindelijk het Wetboek van economisch recht gewijzigd om het arsenaal van instrumenten waarover ondernemingen in moeilijkheden beschi…

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Good things are worth waiting for: new law amendments in force for companies in difficulty

The long-awaited new law amending Book XX of the Code of Economic Law and the Income Tax Code 1992 just came into force. This replaces the "COVID-mora…

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Coronavirus: verplichte registratie van niet-telewerkers

Vanaf april wordt de controle op het verplichte telewerk verscherpt. De werkgevers moeten gedurende 3 maanden maandelijks mededelen hoeveel werknemers…

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RGPD : consentement de l’enfant, comment procéder ?

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New monthly online 'Covid telework' registration obligation for employers starting from April 2021

For a number of months now, teleworking has been compulsory, except for when either the employee’s role or the continuity of business operations does …

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New registration tool for employers whose employees cannot work from home

On 24 March 2021, the Belgian government introduced a registration tool for employers to indicate how many employees will work at the company premises…

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Telethuiswerk: maandelijkse registratieplicht voor werkgevers vanaf 1 april 2021

Om het verplichte telethuiswerk beter te kunnen controleren, is een maandelijkse registratieplicht voor werkgevers ingevoerd. 

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COVID-19 – Prolongation télétravail obligatoire & Nouvelle obligation d’enregistrement

Suite au Comité de concertation du 24 mars dernier, un arrêté ministériel a été publié au Moniteur belge ce vendredi 26 mars afin d’intégrer à notre l…

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Discrimination between and within a group of disabled employees

In a judgment of 26 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") interpreted Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a gen…

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Criminal liability of directors – the blind spot

In addition to the specific criminal liability that directors incur for certain acts that they themselves commit in this capacity, they are increasing…

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Welke verzekeringen zijn verplicht in de bouwsector?

Twee recente wetten hebben de verzekeringsverplichtingen van de actoren in de bouwsector ingrijpend gewijzigd.

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New online registration tool requires employers to register employees who can’t work from home

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