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Laura Jakobs Joins DALDEWOLF: A New Asset for the EU Law Practice

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Jakobs in its European Union law team. Laura brings significant expertise in European litigation.

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DLA Piper - Discovery Day 2024 – Brussels - 31 October

If you’re curious about life at DLA Piper, attending a Discovery Day is a great place to learn more. By joining a Discovery Day, you’ll be taking a step towards shaping your career…

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Bety Waknine Joins law firm Liedekerke as Of Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the arrival of Bety Waknine in its Regulatory team

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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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Cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions: act transposing the European Mobility Directive adopted in Pa…

On 27 April 2023, the House of Representatives approved the act concerning cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions (Doc. No. 55/3219).

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Sociale verkiezingen 2024

In 2024 worden er opnieuw sociale verkiezingen georganiseerd voor de oprichting en de vernieuwing van de ondernemingsraden (OR) en de comités voor pre…

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Belgian law transposing the European Mobility Directive regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and conversi…

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…

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The European Commission investigates the project of acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Airlines

Korean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…

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MiCAR and FTR published in the Official Journal

In 2020, in order to support the digital transition and create an innovation-friendly regulatory framework for financial services, the EU proposed a D…

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Competition watchdogs watch labour markets closely

HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.

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New regime for distance contracts for financial services

On 6 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council agreed upon the new directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (i.e…

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Amendment of procedural rules on requests for information regarding VAT – is silence always golden?

An act dated 12 March 2023 amended some aspects of the VAT procedure. One of the remarkable changes is the amendment of article 62 of the VAT Code, wh…

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Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court: the most significant change in 50 years

On 1 June 2023, the most important change in 50 years in the field of patents in Europe enters into force. With effect from that date, companies will …

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Nieuw Vlabel-standpunt over de onderhandse afstand van vruchtgebruik

De Vlaamse Belastingdienst (“Vlabel”) heeft recent een nieuw standpunt gepubliceerd over de afstand van vruchtgebruik. Het standpunt behandelt in het …

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One law to rule them all? The Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act can no longer overrule the law chosen by the …

In a groundbreaking decision, the Belgian Supreme Court recently established that the Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act is not an ‘overriding mandato…

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Retail Investment Package: the European Commission wants retail investors to take full advantage of capital ma…

It is no secret that the level of retail participation in EU capital markets remains low compared with other advanced economies, especially the US. In…

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New Belgian national convergence plan for the development of artificial intelligence

On 28 October 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the national convergence plan for the development of artificial intelligence (“Convergence Plan”…

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Competition watchdogs watch labour markets closely

HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.

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Bill amending certain aspects of the electoral procedure for the 2024 social elections has been approved

Next year, in 2024, customary social elections in Belgium, which take place every four years, to elect employee representatives to the Works Council a…

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Les permis d’urbanisme sont-ils protégés par le droit d’auteur ?

Toute demande de permis d’urbanisme doit nécessairement être accompagnée de certains documents, qui sont susceptibles d’être protégés par le droit d’a…

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New rules on protection against prejudicial measures will come into force on 1 June 2023

New rules on protection against prejudicial measures in the context of violence at work and psychological or sexual harassment at work will come into …

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Language(s) before the UPC Belgian Local Division

This morning, on 30 May 2023, Belgium’s declaration regarding the language(s) of the proceedings before the Belgian Local Division was published in th…

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The Arbitrability of Distributorship Law Disputes in Belgium: a reversal of case law

On 7 April 2023, the Belgian Cour de Cassation reversed its long standing case law and decided that (from now on) disputes concerning the termination …

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The Digital Services Act: a new comprehensive rulebook with far-reaching consequences

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") represents a true (r)evolution for the online regulation of intermediary services within the European Union. The impo…

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