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AVOCATS.BE travaille depuis plus d’un an à la création d’une campagne de communication, de promotion, osons le mot, de l’avocat(e) à l’instar des campagnes radiophoniques passées a…

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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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VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be complia…

In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will chan…

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The Court of Appeal in the Hague rules on the Shell case: ke…

On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Cour…

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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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Ook in 2017 en 2018 blijft landingsbaan met onderbrekingsuitkeringen mogelijk vanaf 55 jaar

Ook in 2017 en 2018 kunnen bepaalde werknemers die hun arbeidsprestaties verminderen in het kader van het tijdskrediet einde loopbaan, de zogenaamde l…

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EHvJ over informatieverplichtingen online verkoopplatform

In een arrest van 29 maart 2017 diende het Europees Hof van Justitie zich uit te spreken over de informatieverplichtingen die dienen gerespecteerd te …

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Reduced VAT rate of 12% for private investments in social housing

In order to address the shortage of social housing, the Federal Government has introduced, as from 1 January 2017, a new reduced VAT rate of 12% which…

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Ce flash info contient des informations juridiques et fiscales récentes destinées aux administrateurs, managers, actionnaires ou investisseurs qui son…

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Fiscale tolerantie voor Corsan-gedupeerden

In een vorig artikel hebben wij reeds meegegeven dat Filmhuis Corsan een WCO-procedure had opgestart, die uiteindelijk is uitgemond in een f…

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Introduction of a UBO register in Belgium

In execution of the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the Belgian government has adopted a preliminary bill on March 31, 2017. This prelimi…

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A managerial and/or confidential position does not always preclude overtime pay

In its decision of 6 May 2016, the Labour Court of Appeal of Liège examined the case of an employee claiming payment of overtime from his former emplo…

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Informal tax practice regarding stock options and personal service companies now prohibited, but tolerated for…

Yesterday, on 13 April, a circular letter (Dutch/French) was issued by the Belgian General Tax Administration that puts an end to a discussion that ha…

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Zeven nieuwe CAO's over stelsel van werkloosheid met bedrijfstoeslag

In de Nationale Arbeidsraad werden op 21 maart 2017 zeven cao’s (zie eindnoten) gesloten die alle betrekking hebben op het stelsel van werkl…

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Condition d’honorabilité des intermédiaires d’assurance et réhabilitation du failli (C.C., arrêt n° 43/2017 du…

Dans son arrët du 30 mars 2017, la Cour constitutionnelle constate une discrimination entre, d’une part, les personnes physiques qui peuvent bénéficie…

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Waarom de automatische gegevensuitwisseling tot een fiscaal bloedbad zou kunnen leiden

"Voor Belgen die hun vermogen in het buitenland verbergen zal de temperatuur vanaf dit jaar sneller stijgen dan ooit tevoren"

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Commercial Establishment Policy: an Overview of Regional Implementation

    The purpose of a commercial establishment policy is to manage the expansion of large commercial areas while maintaining a balance with …

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Transfer taxes in case of cancellation of a sale agreement – Status in the three Regions

Following the Flemish and Walloon Regions, Brussels finally introduced the possibility to cancel an agreement related to the transfer of a real estate…

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Basisprincipes van het Belgische aansprakelijkheidsrecht: soorten en exoneratie van aansprakelijkheid

Zoals steeds dient men voor een goed begrip van het recht een onderscheid te maken tussen de feitelijke realiteit en de juridische realiteit. De eerst…

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Imminent but gradual entry into force of new Belgian legislation on public procurement

According to the last version of the draft royal decree on the award of public procurements in classic sectors (available on 29 March 2017), the Act o…

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Overview 2016 case law on leases

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Annulment of an agreement to transfer shares or other assets: who bears the risk of a considerable decrease in…

In a recent judgment, the Court of Cassation specified the consequences of the retroactive annulment of a share purchase agreement: in principle, the …

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Limits on Comparative Price-based Advertising Between Shops of Different Sizes

On 8 February 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) held that advertisements issued by a retail chain that includes stores of d…

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Hotel City Tax in Brussels

In our last Real Estate Quarterly, we mentioned the transfer of the current “City Tax” from the Municipalities to the Region for harmonisation purpose…

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Appel unique à participation à un environnement pilote pour des formes d’habitat expérimentales

Le Gouvernement flamand a reçu par le Décret du 24 février 2017 (MB 20 mars 2017) la compétence d’organiser un appel unique à participation à un …

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