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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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Websites Can Contractually Restrict Third Party Scraping of Their Data

E-commerce service providers can contractually prevent other websites from copying factual information from their website for commercial use, such as …

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French law - Entry into force of Pinel Act – Impact on retail leases agreements

The Pinel Act dated 18 June 2014 and entered into force on 5 November 2014 has significantly modified the matter of retail lease agreements by offerin…

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Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - a new regulation appl…

On 12 December 2012 , Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement o…

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De beoordelingsmethodiek bij overheidsopdrachten vooraf bekendmaken of niet? Aan het Hof van Justitie om hiero…

De beoordelingsmethode of -methodiek is de wijze waarop door de aanbestedende overheid, bij de evaluatie van de offertes, de beoordelingselementen ver…

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The retail lease and the development of a customer base: applicable principles

The criterion of direct contact with the public as part of the commercial lease definition also implies the development by the tenant of its own custo…

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Ontslag van een werknemer: is overgewicht een handicap ?

Op 18 december 2014 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie een arrest geveld over het ontslag van een Deense werknemer die leed aan obesitas. Het Hof die…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Transitional Regime Between Former Competition Law and Current Code of Economic Law

On 20 November 2014, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling on the transitional regime between the former competition law of 2006 and the new C…

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Applicable legislation in the case of cross-border employment

A recent judgment of the French-speaking Labour Tribunal of Brussels addressed the issue of the applicable legislation in a cross-border employment in…

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Aviation & Transport News: Judgment By Court Of Justice Requires Air Carriers To Indicate The Final Price …

The Court of Justice has specified that a computerised booking system must, from the outset, indicate the final price to be paid for each flight from …

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Constitutional Court Confirms Legality of Appeal Procedure against Use of Documents and Data Seized by Competi…

On 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court dismissed the actions challenging the legality of the appeal available to companies against the use of d…

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Reserveringswebsites voor vliegtickets moeten op elk ogenblik de correcte prijs voor een vliegticket tonen, ze…

Het Europees Hof van Justitie deed op 15 januari 2015 uitspraak in een zaak die al enkele jaren aansleept en waarin Air Berlin gedagvaard werd door ee…

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The rent guarantee in the context of short residential lease agreements

With regard to the principal residence lease, what will happen to the guarantor in the event a short-term lease agreement transforms into a lease agre…

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Gestolen data en de fiscus: hoe zit dat in België?

Nooit eerder liepen we met z'n allen een groter risico dat onze financiële gegevens op straat terechtkomen. Een medewerker van een bank of een adviesk…

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Zonder het te beseffen stellen zowat alle ondernemingen gratis informatie ter beschikking, die nochtans waardevol is voor derden of zelfs hun concurre…

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The General Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the Pilkington group in the car glass cartel

On 17 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed in its entirety an action for annulment brought by Pilkington Group Limited, and various subsi…

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New salary amounts for immigration purposes

From 1 January 2015, the applicable annual remuneration thresholds for various employment law purposes are:

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Is een vals Facebookprofiel strafbaar?

De vraag wordt ons geregeld gesteld: is het nu eigenlijk strafbaar om een vals Facebookprofiel aan te maken onder iemand anders naam en om daar al dan…

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Benefit in kind – Private use of a company car: Updated formula for 2015

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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Usage privé d'un GSM, d'un smartphone et d'un PC mis à disposition par l'employeur : l'O.N.S.S. publie ses règ…

Dans ses instructions relatives au 4ème trimestre 2014, l'O.N.S.S. officialise la manière dont l'utilisation personnelle d'un GSM ou d'un smartphone, …

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New Tax Shelter rules for audiovisual productions: lower threshold for investors and more formalities for prod…

On 1 January 2015, new rules governing Belgium's tax shelter exemption for investments in audiovisual productions have entered into force. Framework a…

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