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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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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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EU issues draft guidance on data breach handling

There has been a lot to do about the changes that are to be implemented by companies processing personal data due to the GDPR. One of those changes is…

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E-commerce et geoblocking : accord en vue au niveau européen

Le blocage géographique fait désormais l’objet d’un accord provisoire entre le Parlement européen, le Conseil et la Commission. Cet article fait le po…

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La directive relative aux pratiques commerciales déloyales s’étend aux activités de recouvrement de créances

Gelvora UAB est une société de recouvrement de créances qui, en vertu d’un contrat de cession, avait acquis des créances.

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Overeenkomsten tot verlenen van zakelijk recht op gronden geherkwalificeerd tot overheidsopdrachten

Vastgoedtransacties (bv. de overdracht van zakelijke rechten op onroerende goederen) zijn in beginsel niet onderworpen aan de reglementering inzake ov…

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Nieuw in 2018 I - Overzicht belangrijkste HR-Maatregelen uit de programmawet

Het begin van 2018 voorspelt alvast veel nieuwigheden in het sociaal recht. Een eerste reeks wijzigingen volgt uit de Programmawet van 25 december 201…

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Federal government to amend notice periods for employment contracts terminated during the first six months

Following the ban on the trial period in 2014, the federal government now plans to further amend the notice periods for the dismissal of employees who…

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Prime pour candidats indépendants depuis le 1er janvier 2018

Depuis ce 1er janvier 2018, les candidats indépendants qui s’installent à Bruxelles comme travailleur indépendant à titre principal en vue de dév…

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The Court of Justice of the EU nds that luxury goods’ suppliers can prevent authorized distributors from sell…

Coty Germany (“Coty”) is a luxury cosmetic goods’ supplier in Germany Coty preserves the luxury image of its products by marketing certain brands thro…

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Eindejaarsprogrammawet voert een nieuwe winstpremie in

De eindejaarsprogrammawet werd gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 29 december 2017. Eén van de nieuwe sociaalrechtel…

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Fiscus bevestigt FAQ’s btw-plicht lokalen besturen in circulaire

Op 22 december 2017 heeft de fiscus de “Frequently Asked Questions” omtrent de btw-plicht van publieke rechtspersonen bevestigd in een circulaire (Cir…

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GDPR : les règles de mise en œuvre se précisent de plus en plus

La date butoir d’entrée en vigueur du Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données (« GDPR ») ce 25 mai 2018 prochain arrivant à grand pa…

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Belgium adopts guidelines on the use of the term ‘artisanal’

Belgian authorities have recently adopted guidelines on the use of the term ‘artisanal’ and its derivatives in the names of products.

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Proposed changes to Belgian labour legislation

The draft laws of 6 November 2017, 9 November 2017, and 11 December 2017 aim to modify some aspects of current Belgian labour law regarding supplement…

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Les contrats d’assurance dans le viseur de la taxe Caïman : uniquement en cas d’abus ?

Le 4 octobre dernier, le ministre des finances avait fait savoir, par un communiqué de presse, qu’il souhaitait faire entrer dans le champ d’applicati…

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The European Commission finds the International Skating Union’s (“ISU”) rules, which foresee significant penal…

The ISU is the only body recognised by the International Olympic Commi ee (“IOC”) in charge of managing gure skating and speed skating on ice. The ISU…

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Circulaire régionale du 2 octobre 2017 e-Procurement – Utilisation des applications e-Procurement par les enti…

La circulaire régionale du 2 octobre 2017, encadrant l’utilisation des applications e-Procurement par les entités de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, …

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Invoering van een nieuwe aansprakelijkheidsgrond wegens ‘wrongful trading’

Bent u bestuurder of zaakvoerder van een onderneming die in zware economische moeilijkheden verkeert en tracht u kost wat kost deze onderneming t…

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Brussels-Capital Region - The First to Reform

The power to adopt rules governing residential leases was transferred to the regions further to the Sixth State Reform of 1 July 2014. In the Fl…

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Out with the old, in with the new: Belgian Privacy Commission becomes “Belgian Data Protection Authority”

Reform of the Belgian Privacy Commission The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 creates a new privacy regime immediately applicable acr…

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National UBO registers publicly accessible as from end 2019

The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a political agreement on the fifth anti-money laundering Directive. Several measures rel…

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