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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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Régimes dérogatoires applicables aux OPC mais quels OPC ? Position de l’administration

La législation fiscale belge prévoit divers régimes dérogatoires applicables aux OPC qui se réfèrent à la loi du 3 aout 2012 « relative à certaines fo…

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Belgian and German settlement decisions highlight "hub-and-spoke" and retail price maintenance practices

The Belgian and German competition authorities handed down settlement decisions for hub-and-spoke and retail price maintenance practices. These settle…

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Honey, is that a drone outside our bathroom window?

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), are not new. Indeed, drones were first developed in the '50s and ha…

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Belgian Privacy Commission Urges Facebook to Improve Compliance

On 13 May 2015, the Belgian Privacy Commission (Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer/Commission de la protection de la vie pr…

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Acquisition through a joint venture: have you thought of the competition law aspects ?

Real estate investments are increasingly being channelled through joint ventures. Although this can be a helpful investment structure, joint venture a…

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Outplacement et statut unique: pas de discrimination selon la Cour constitutionnelle

Dans son arrêt du 25 juin 2015, la Cour constitutionnelle a eu à traiter d’un recours en annulation introduit notamment à l’encontre des dispositions …

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TAXE - A Fundamental Shift in Ruling Practice?

The LuxLeaks financial scandal, which entailed disclosure by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists of tax rulings, galvanized publ…

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Tenants in distress

Belgian Insolvency law mainly consists of two separate regimes: bankruptcy (Belgian Bankruptcy Act of 8 August 1997) and judicial reorganisation (Belg…

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Sterfhuisclausule: fiscaal dood en bijna begraven

Het gebruik van een zogenaamde “sterfhuisclausule” is al enkele jaren een doorn in het oog van de fiscus. De sterfhuisclausule is een huwelijksve…

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EU Commission's Skyteam decision confirms room for Efficiency Defense

On 29 June 2015, the Commission published a summary of its decision to clear a joint venture between Air France/KLM, Alitalia and Delta Airlines …

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The confidentiality of documents held by the Council of State

Companies can no longer rely on documents (containing information about their prices) that they considered to be confidential remaining as such under …

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Sociale verkiezingen 2016: de nieuwe wet is er!

De nieuwe wet betreffende de volgende sociale verkiezingen is verschenen in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 22 juni 2015.  De wet brengt zeer weinig …

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Belgian Competition Authority Closes Investigation into Electrabel’s Pricing Policy

On 11 May 2015, the College of Competition Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit…

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The Securities Litigation Review

The sources of Belgian securities law are relatively widespread. These sources include several federal acts and royal decrees, as well as specific reg…

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Index Jump and Salary Freeze

At the end of last month two acts on wage indexation and the salary freeze, respectively, were published in the Belgian State Gazette. These measures …

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The European Commission opens a formal anti-trust investigation into Amazon’s e-book distribution arrangements…

On 11 June 2015, the European Commission opened a formal anti-trust investigation into Amazon’s e-book distribution arrangements. The investigation fo…

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Nieuwe EU Richtlijn in de maak die moet zorgen voor betere bescherming van bedrijfsgeheimen

Hoe bescherm je als ondernemer een idee, een concept, een productiemethode?  Hoe bescherm je bedrijfsgeheimen die je niet publiek wil maken door …

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General Court reduced Pacific Fruit's fine for "single, repeated infringement"

On 16 June 2015, the General Court ("GC") reduced a fine on Pacific Fruit in a case concerning alleged collusion with Chiquita on banana pri…

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VAT in Belgium – Overview key changes

The Belgian VAT landscape, in recent months, has once again seen a number of important changes. While most of these changes are particularly relevant …

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Elektronisch communiceren en contracteren: een volwaardig alternatief?

De traditionele communicatiemiddelen worden steeds vaker vervangen door e-mail, sms en andere vormen van elektronische communicatie. Ook overeenkomste…

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