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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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26/11/24
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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Les droits des auteurs encore négligés

Un an après le prononcé de l’arrêt HP contre Reprobel par la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, le gouvernement belge vient de déposer u…

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Repackaging: when is it allowed?

On 10 November 2016, the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered a judgment regarding the "need of repackaging" of pharmaceuticals and the reaf…

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Aannemer moet niet enkel informeren, maar (soms) ook waarschuwen en reageren!

De informatieplicht van de aannemer betekent in de eerste plaats het verschaffen van informatie inzake de aannemingsovereenkomst. Deze informatieplich…

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When the walls (and the competition authorities) have ears…

Your company is involved in a cartel investigation: the competition authority conducting it believes that your company made price agreements and excha…

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Nouvelle adaptation de la loi sur la continuité des entreprises : Accord collectif et appel du jugement d…

La loi sur la continuité des entreprises (LCE) a, une fois de plus, fait l’objet d’une modification législative et ce afin de mettre un terme à la dif…

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Stopzetting onderzoek Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit na verbintenissen Immoweb

Op 16 November 2016 heeft de Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit haar onderzoek ten aanzien van de populaire vastgoedsite Immoweb stopgezet naar aanleidi…

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Another attempt to tackle the wage gap

On 2 November 2016, the Council of Ministers approved a proposal of Minister of Employment Kris Peeters to modify the Law of 26 July 1996 regarding em…

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Labour & Employment - Long-term incapacity for work: the importance of a reintegration program and the pos…

Long-term incapacity for work: the importance of a reintegration program and the possibility to terminate an employment agreement due to force majeure…

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Regering stelt nieuwe aftrek innovatieinkomsten voor

Op de ministerraad van 2 december 2016 bereikten de regeringspartijen een akkoord over een nieuwe aftrek voor innovatie inkomsten. Deze nieuwe aftrek …

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EU Commission proposes legislation on modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce

On 1 December 2016, the European Commission (“the Commission”) proposed changes to the EU VAT Directive for cross-border “B2C e-commerce”. The proposa…

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New act significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation

On 27 November, a new act came into force which significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation. This means that…

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Are dynamic IP addresses personal data? Europe’s highest court says they are in certain circumstances

On 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Patrick Breyer v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

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Les travailleurs en incapacité de travail (de longue durée) peuvent à partir du 1er janvier 2017 demander un t…

Dans une tentative de remettre au travail des malades de longue durée, le gouvernement donne la possibilité aux travailleurs de reprendre le travail à…

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EU Court of Justice landmark rulings on access to environmental information

On 23 November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (''CJEU'') delivered two important judgments in cases C-442/14 Bayer CropSci…

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The CJEU determines scope of implicit consent of authors to use their works

Earlier this month the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) has rendered a decision in the Marc Soulier, Sara Dokes v. Premier Ministre, Ministre de la…

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Year End Tax Bulletin 2016

This Year End Tax Bulletin summarises the most significant 2016 tax developments in our home markets, the Benelux and Switzerland, and highlights the …

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The Specialised Real Estate Investment Fund (SREIF)

The Specialised Real Estate Investment Fund (SREIF) is subject to the Law of 19 April 2014 relating to the alternative investment funds and their mana…

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Nieuwe B2B-invorderingsprocedure voor onbetwiste geldschulden (IOS): ondernemer, u hoeft niet meer naar de rec…

Sinds juli 2016 kan u, in uitvoering van de zogenaamde ‘Potpourri I-wet’ van minister Geens, een uitvoerbare titel bekomen voor uw onbetaalde en onbet…

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Adidas Three-Stripe Trademark vs. Nike Blaugrana Stripes: Earn Your Stripes!

For more than one hundred years, generations of FC Barcelona fans have witnessed amazing players wearing the famous Blaugrana shirt with garnet and bl…

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Launch of multilateral treaty to implement BEPS measures

On 24 November 2016, a group of more than 100 jurisdictions concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument (“MLI”) that will modify the applicati…

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