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Liselot Claeys joins law firm Liedekerke as Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the addition of Liselot Claeys as Counsel to its Corporate & Finance practice.

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Monard strengthens its Insolvency and Restructuring team

Monard law welcomes a new member to its Insolvency and Restructuring team. Jente Dengler has joined the firm as of October 1, 2024.

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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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21/11/24
Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Succ…

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the sta…

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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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Belgian Supreme Court: joint lobbying activities do not constitute restriction of competition

On 22 June 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal annulling a decision of the Belgian Competiti…

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Lachen, u wordt gefilmd !

De werkgever die bewakingscamera's wenst te installeren, zal zich moeten houden aan de regels van de collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst nr. 68 betreffend…

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New Belgian data protection law has come into force

The Belgian Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (“Law of 30 July 2018”) …

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Le permis unique pour les travailleurs d’origine étrangère

La loi relative à l’occupation de ressortissants étrangers se trouvent dans une situation particulière de séjour a été adoptée le 9 mai 2018. Elle por…

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Loonbeslag DAVO wegens achterstallig onderhoudsgeld: verhoging van het leefloon op 1 september 2018

Vanaf 1 september 2018 worden de basisbedragen van het leefloon verhoogd. Ingeval van een beslag op loon door DAVO wegens achterstallig onderhoudsgeld…

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New thresholds for gifts granted to employees

Employers can grant their employees at special occasions gifts in kind, or in cash or in the form of gift vouchers. These gifts do not qualify as sala…

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Criminal liability of legal persons undergoing change

 law of 11 July 2018 amends Articles 5 and 7bis of the Criminal Code with regard to the criminal liability of legal persons. The amendments, whic…

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European Posting of Workers: Revised Directive Approved

In 1996, Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (the “Posting of Workers Directive”) estab…

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Two Belgian Acts implementing / supplementing the GDPR adopted

The process for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is occurring in two phases in Belgium. The first phase was the …

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35th anniversary of the Belgian expatriate “special tax regime” – Part 2

Belgium has an attractive special tax regime for foreign executives and specialised employees temporarily employed in Belgium. 8 August was its 35th (…

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Belang bij het middel. De Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen wordt strenger

In een recent arrest van 22 mei 2018 bevestigt de Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen haar staande rechtspraak m.b.t. het belang van een verzo…

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La médiation : une étape désormais (presque) indispensable dans le traitement des litiges

Il n’échappe plus à aucun acteur du monde juridique que la volonté du gouvernement actuel est de réduire au maximum les contentieux portés devant des …

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Parallel Trade: Rebranding of Generic Medicine to Originator Brand Name Constitutes Trade Mark Infringement

On 12 April 2018, the Dutch-language Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) gave judgment in a dispute between Novartis AG (“Novartis”), a pharmac…

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Preventie van burn-out: dien uw project in tegen uiterlijk 15 september om van subsidies te genieten!

In het kader van een geïntegreerd preventiebeleid inzake werkgerelateerde psychische aandoeningen, wordt financiële ondersteuning voorzien voor piloot…

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Belgian Entities Required to Disclose their UBOs before 30 November 2018

This newsletter gives a brief overview of the practical aspects of a new obligation for Belgian entities to gather information about their ultimate be…

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EU-US Privacy Shield on the chopping block?

The EU – US Privacy Shield was adopted in July 2016 as a replacement of the Safe Harbor regime, which was struck down by the EU Court of Justice (“CJE…

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Arbeidsdeal van de federale regering : jobsjobsjobs !

De federale regering heeft gebruik gemaakt van de afgelopen begrotingscontrole om een aantal aanvullende maatregelen te nemen om de werkgelegenheid te…

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The Court of Justice: Belgian Anti-abuse Act a step too far

The Court of Justice has ruled that Belgium - by giving the judge, the NSSO and the social inspectorate the possibility to put a fraudulently acquired…

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The due date for the corporate income tax return and the transfer pricing form is approaching: are you in cont…

Following the communication of the Belgian tax authorities, Belgian companies (and foreign companies with a Belgian establishment) with a financi…

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The upcoming UBO register : summary of the obligations of Belgian companies

As a result of the implementation of the 4th (and already, in part, 5th) EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive(s) into Belgian law, companies incorp…

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