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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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23/11/24
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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Another attempt to tackle the wage gap

In Belgium, a competitiveness gap is acknowledged with regard to neighbouring countries, i.e. Germany, the Netherlands and France. In order to reduce …

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Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest hervormt de schenkings- en successierechten voor de overdracht van familiebedri…

De drie regionale, fiscale wetgevers hebben een vrijstelling of verlaagd tarief voorzien inzake schenkings- en successierechten, wanneer de schenkinge…

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De burgerlijke maatschap is geen fiscaal misbruik

Eind november was er heel wat te doen rond een ruling van de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (VLABEL) over een schenking van deelbewijzen van een burgerlijke …

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New Belgian protocol agreement on adoption of Binding Corporate Rules for data processors

EU data protection legislation provides that personal data can only be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) when the co…

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The position of IT service providers (data processors) under the GDPR

Many articles have highlighted the changes that the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natura…

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State aid update – Public version final Apple decision sheds light on European Commission

On 19 December 2016, the European Commission (Commission) published its final decision in the formal state aid investigation into two advance pricing …

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De aankomende vernieuwingen in het ondernemingsrecht

Reeds bij zijn aantreden kondigde onze huidige minister van Justitie aan enkele grote, dringende werven aan te vatten op wetgevend vlak. Enige tijd ge…

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Opgelet voor de "WAP-rendementsgarantie" in uw groepsverzekering!

Heel wat grote bedrijven maar ook KMO’s in Vlaanderen, hebben intussen wel één of meerdere aanvullende pensioenplannen afgesloten ten voordele van hun…

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"Pop-up Decree" on the Short-term Lease of Commercial Premises in Flanders

On 1 September 2016, the Flemish Decree of 17 June 2016 on the short-term lease of premises for commercial and artisanal purposes ("Vlaams Decreet hou…

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Belgian Competition Authority rejects request for suspension of merger in the brewing sector

On 21 November 2016, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) rejected a request of Brouwerijen Alken-Maes (“Alken-Maes”) …

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Conditions d'admissibilité des allocations de chômage temporaire pour raisons économiques

La fin de l’année 2016 est marquée par l’entrée en vigueur de l’Arrêté Royal du 11 septembre 2016 renforçant les conditions d’octroi des allocati…

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Zet u schrap voor de Wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk

Het voorontwerp van wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk van Minister van Werk, door sommigen de “wet-Peeters” genoemd, voorziet voor het overgrote…

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Réduction tarifaire et notion d’'employeur'

Il arrive fréquemment qu’un employeur accorde à son personnel une réduction ou un avantage tarifaire sur les produits ou services de l’entreprise.

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Court of Cassation rules on the prohibition of selling at a loss

In its judgment of 16 September 2016, the Court of Cassation ("Hof van Cassatie"/"Cour de cassation") dismissed the appeal against a judgment of the G…

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Nouveau Règlement FSMA sur les rapports adéquats

Dans le cadre de la continuation de la mise en œuvre des règles de conduite MiFID, le Moniteur belge publie aujourd’hui un arrêté royal du 18 septembr…

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De re-integratie van arbeidsongeschikte werknemers, een kwestie van arbeid of gezondheid? Of een vermomming vo…

Het koninklijk besluit van 28 oktober 2016 tot wijziging van het koninklijk besluit van 28 mei 2003 betreffende het gezondheidstoezicht op de werkneme…

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Les bracelets connectés s'invitent dans l'entreprise

Dans un article paru récemment dans le magazine Trends, Thierry Vierin  explique que de nombreux employeurs proposent à leurs collabora…

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Advocate General ECJ: Fairness Tax contrary to art. 4 Parent-Subsidiary Directive

In a case pending before the European Court of Justice, the Court has been asked to determine whether the Belgian “Fairness Tax” is compatible with th…

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CJEU confirms assessment methodology shall in principle not be notified in advance in contract documents

The Court of Justice (“CJEU”) recently ruled (14 July 2016, C-6/15) on the question of whether contracting authorities are obliged to notify and estab…

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Benefit in kind – Private use of a company car: updated formula for 2017

The new reference CO2 emission for calculating the taxable benefit in kind for the private use of a company car in the hands of company directors and …

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