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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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Langwerpige, driehoekige chocoladerepen met streepjes maken een inbreuk uit op het Benelux vormmerk van de CÔT…

In een arrest van 27 januari 2015 heeft het Hof van Beroep van Brussel geoordeeld over verschillende CÔTE D'OR merken en de eventuele inbreuk ervan do…

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Studentenarbeid: waarmee moet u rekening houden?

De zomermaanden, waarin veel van uw werknemers verlof opnemen, kunnen voor u de ideale gelegenheid zijn om beroep te doen op studenten. Indien de rege…

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Europa streng voor kartelvorming

Je draait er niet voor in de cel, maar de boetes voor kartelvorming zijn wel erg hoog in Europa. Frank Wijckmans van contrast geeft toelichting in dit…

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National legislations may extend broadcasting organizations’ exclusive right provided in the EU Copyright Dire…

On 26 March 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parlia…

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Belgian collecting society attacks embedding of YouTube videos

In Belgium, the largest collecting society for music and movies, SABAM, is calling for payment of copyright fees from people embedding YouTube videos …

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Belgian tax on collective investment vehicles would be contrary to European law

Since July 1993, the Belgian Inheritance Code has prescribed an annual tax on collective investment vehicles ("CIV"). The rate prescribed for foreign …

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The psychosocial risks at work: an adaptation of the “Working Rules” on 1 March 2015

Since 1 September 2014, the regulations for the prevention of psychosocial risks at work have been reinforced. These new regulations aim to tackle str…

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Wage moderation 2015 - As an employer, what extra payments can you still make to your employees?

The law of 26 July 1996 (law to promote employment and the safeguarding of competitiveness) (hereinafter the “1996 Law”) introduced a system of wage m…

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The Court of Justice confirmed that cartel fines may be based on sales not directly affected by the cartel

On 23 April 2015, the Court of Justice dismissed all grounds of appeal brought by LG Display and LG Display Taiwan and upheld the fine for their parti…

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No obligation for contracting authorities to allow non-selected tenderers to supplement their tenders

In a recent judgment (n° 230 079, 3 February 2015), the Council of State examined the question of whether a contracting authority is obliged in certai…

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Communie of een feest van de vrijzinnige jeugd : kan uw werknemer afwezig zijn?

De wetgever heeft voorzien in een regeling waarbij werknemers onder bepaalde voorwaarden afwezig mogen zijn van het werk wegens bepaalde familiegebeur…

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WP 29 defines the scope of Health Data collected by mobile apps and devices

In light of the Internet of Things, mobile apps that are installed in smartphones, other portable electronic devices, and smartwear devices collect an…

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Formalities to be fulfilled by employers who pertained to Joint Committee 218

On 1st April 2015, Joint Committee (JC) 200 became operational and JC 218 was abolished. Employers who pertained to JC 218 and have been transferred t…

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Versoepeling fiscale regels voor grensarbeid België-Luxemburg

Inwoners van België en Luxemburg die gewoonlijk werken in de andere staat, maar die gedurende maximaal 24 dagen hun activiteit in de woonstaat uitoefe…

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Nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales en Wallonie

Le 4 février 2014, la Parlement wallon a adopté le nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales. Les changements sont importants tant pour les op…

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Introduction d'un avantage non récurrent lié aux résultats : à quoi devez-vous être attentif ?

Le SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale a publié sur son site internet une liste de points d'attention lors de l'établissement d'un acte d'adhé…

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De Kamer Legt De Loonnorm Vast

De regering Michel I gaat verder in haar inspanningen om de loonhandicap voor Belgische ondernemingen weg te werken. Naast de indexsprong, zal zij nu …

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Planification financière

Le 1er novembre 2014, est entrée en vigueur une nouvelle réglementation destinée à régir l'activité de planification financière. L'objectif de cette r…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rejects Damages Claim of NMBS/SNCB Against Electrabel for Abuse of Dominance

On 14 January 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") handed down its final judgment in an appeal brought by Belgium's national rai…

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Judicial reorganization – Accounting review – Annexes to the petition

In order to secure the protection of judicial reorganization, the debtor needs to attach to the petition for judicial reorganization a certain number …

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