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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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VAT quarterly advance payments shall be abolished as from 1 April 2017

In a recent press release, the Belgian Minister of Finance has announced that the monthly advance payments for quarterly VAT declarants will be abolis…

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GDPR - Security of personal data and what to do in the event of a data breach

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Aanpassing van het recht tot tijdskrediet in 2017

CAO 103ter, geadopteerd door de Nationale Arbeidsraad op 20 december 2016, harmoniseert en past sommige regels aan m.b.t. het recht tot tijdskrediet. …

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Belgian Court Fines Skype EUR 30,000 for Refusal to Cooperate with Data Protection Law Enforcement Authorities…

On 27 October 2016, the Court of First Instance of Mechelen (the “Court”) ordered Skype Communications SARL (“Skype”) to pay a fine of EUR 30,000 foll…

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Modest changes to the Belgian Arbitration Act

With effect as of January 1st, 2017, the Act of 25 December 2016 (known as the “Pot-Pourri IV Act”) amended among other things certain provisions of P…

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The Right to Data Portability (Including Article 29 Working Party Guidelines) How realistic are the Article 2…

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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Misleidende handelingen en omissies

Het Hof van Justitie heeft in een prejudiciële beslissing bijkomende duiding gegeven over de interpretatie van artikel 6 en 7 van de Richtlijn oneerli…

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Comment calculer le complément d’entreprise (prépension) d’un travailleur frontalier ?

C’est la question qui a été soumise au tribunal du travail d’Arlon et qui a été tranchée dans plusieurs jugements datés du 10 janvier 2…

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De Omgevingsvergunning: van start op 23 februari 2017…. of toch niet?

De kogel is door de kerk: vandaag treedt de omgevingsvergunning in werking en dit op alle niveaus (Vlaanderen, provincies, steden en gemeenten). …

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Secretary of State Presents Privacy Policy for Upcoming Year

On 26 October 2016, the Belgian Secretary of State responsible for privacy matters, Philippe De Backer (the “Secretary of State”), presented a policy …

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Zet u schrap voor de Wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk (deel 4)

Deze week krijgt u het vierde (en laatste deel) van de bespreking van de belangrijkste op til zijnde wijzigingen uit het wetsontwerp Werkbaar en Wendb…

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Niet altijd misleiding vereist bij verboden vergelijkende reclame

Het Hof van Cassatie heeft zich op 15 september 2016 uitgesproken over de interpretatie van artikel VI.17 §1, 3° WER, één van de voorwaarden voor geoo…

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Buying back study years for your state pension - should you do it?

There’s a lot of talk about buying back study years for your state pension. For some, it is particularly interesting. For others, it’s a loss. An incr…

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Niet altijd misleiding vereist bij verboden vergelijkende reclame

Het Hof van Cassatie heeft zich op 15 september 2016 uitgesproken over de interpretatie van artikel VI.17 §1, 3° WER, één van de voorwaarden voor geoo…

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Data Protection Alert: EU Cookie coup? Direct Marketing killer?

On 10 January 2017, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. The current EU…

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“Bimmen”: Enkele juridische aandachtspunten.

Samenwerken in de bouwsector wint de laatste jaren erg aan belang. In een vorig artikel werd het concept ‘samenwerken in bouwteam’ reeds toegelic…

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Hervorming op til voor ePrivacy en elektronische communicatie

De Europese Commissie komt bij het begin van het nieuwe jaar naar buiten met een voorstel tot ePrivacyverordening. Met dit nieuwe voorstel b…

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The preservation of foreign bank accounts is made easier

As from 18 January 2017, it is possible to proceed with preservation of bank account(s) of a debtor holding one or more bank accounts in ano…

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ECJ Dismisses Request for Preliminary Ruling in Proceedings against Uber

On 27 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) declared inadmissible the question which the President of the Dutch-speakin…

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Freezing’ bank accounts across Europe: the European Account Preservation Order (EAPO)

Creditors have now obtained a new – and important – tool for ‘freezing’ their debtor’s bank accounts throughout Europe with one single order.  E…

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