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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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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Succ…

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the sta…

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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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Alternating weekly working regime

Amongst the various measures provided by the so-called Labour Deal to improve employees’ work-life balance, is the alternating weekly working regime. …

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EU Cybersecurity Month: mobile devices can pose a risk to your business

We increasingly depend on mobile devices. Many companies embrace the idea of “bring your own device” (“BYOD”) policies and allow employees to access c…

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Transparent and predictable working conditions (part 2): be sure to inform your employees

This second blog focuses on the principle of transparency towards employees and, more specifically, on the employers’ obligation to inform their emplo…

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Nieuw Boek 5 – Verbintenissen – Belangrijke nieuwigheden

Met Boek 5 worden er enkele nieuwigheden in het Belgisch verbintenissenrecht ingevoerd en worden bepaalde bestaande principes uit de huidige rechtspra…

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Transparent and predictable working conditions: the ‘must know’ points for employers

An EU Directive was published in 2019 that obliges the Member States to guarantee, on the one hand, an improvement in employment conditions by enforci…

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Company rule banning religious symbols is not direct discrimination

On 13 October 2022 the Court of Justice considered whether an internal company rule banning the display of religious, philosophical and spiritual symb…

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Overheidspersoneel - Het weekend is heilig, nu ook voor het arbeidsrecht?

Het nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek sleutelt aan een belangrijk principe inzake de berekening van termijnen in het arbeidsrecht. Met ingang van 1 januari 202…

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Belgian budget approved: first overview of tax impact

Op 11 oktober werd de Belgische federale begroting voor 2023 en 2024 goedgekeurd. Het nieuwe begrotingsakkoord zal een fiscale impact hebben voor part…

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Quand le fisc mord la poussière à cause d’une défectuosité de la mesure générale anti-abus…

Le tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg a rendu, le 7 septembre dernier, un jugement remarquable qui met en lumière une faille (assez méconnue …

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Nieuw recht op flexibele arbeidsregeling voor werknemers met zorgtaken

Le 27 septembre 2022, le Conseil national du travail a approuvé la convention collective n°162 instituant un droit à demander une formule souple de tr…

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5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

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Labour Deal offers new dismissal rules in Belgium

New dismissal provisions are introduced in order to establish a more 'activating' dismissal law, aimed at supporting the employee after dismissal to n…

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Re-integration track 2.0: key changes at a glance

You will probably have already heard about the new 're-integration track 2.0' for sick employees that entered into force on 1 October 2022 and that al…

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Vragen staat vrij: meer zekerheid en voorspelbaarheid, of omgekeerd, meer flexibiliteit

Op 1 oktober 2022 zijn de in de Nationale Arbeidsraad gesloten CAO’s nr. 161 en nr. 162 in werking getreden. Die twee cao’s verlenen aan de werknemer …

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De inktzwarte gevolgen van greenwashing

Als ecologische claims evenwel onjuist, misleidend of niet-verifieerbaar zijn en er dus aan greenwashing wordt gedaan, kan het beoogde positieve effec…

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Cyberveiligheid: Een Strategische Verplichting eerder dan een louter IT-probleem

Cyberveiligheidsrisico's nemen alsmaar toe binnen bedrijven aangezien telewerk en het gebruik van cloud computing werknemers uitgebreide toegang biede…

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De bezwaartermijn inzake inkomstenbelastingen in digitale tijden: rechtsonzekerheid troef?

In dit artikel gaan we dieper in op de problematiek van het indienen van een bezwaarschrift via een aangetekende elektronische zending. Aangezien dit …

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The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that a written contract may qualify as an invoice for VAT pur…

For those purposes, the agreement has to contain all the information necessary for control purposes by the tax authorities.

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Reintegration of sick employees 2.0

A Royal Decree of 11 September 2022 reforms the rules on reintegration of sick employees. The new provisions have entered into force on 1 October 2022…

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New developments around long-term incapacity for work

On 1 October 2022, new rules on the reintegration process for incapacitated workers came into force. This is a first step towards reforming the policy…

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