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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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Belgian Private Law knows no default hardship provision. Really?

In these unfortunate times of surging energy prices, all businesses experience a sharp increase in production and supply costs. With any luck, these b…

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Arbeidsdeal omgezet in wetgeving: to do’s voor hr

Gisteren, op 29 september 2022 werd het wetsontwerp houdende diverse arbeidsverhoudingen goedgekeurd door de Kamer.

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De auteursrechten in fiscalibus - het vervolgverhaal van de gerichte fiscale controles

De fiscus opende dit jaar gerichte controles naar de auteursrechtenvergoedingen. Na de fase van de vragen om inlichtingen liggen thans de eerste beric…

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Beste landbouwer, laat een tweede of bijkomende inpandige exploitatiewoning niet zomaar aan u voorbijgaan!

Tweede of bijkomende inpandige exploitatiewoning – geen cumulatief toe te passen volumeregel.

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Draft legislation implementing DAC 7 into Belgium law

The Belgian Council of Ministers has approved draft legislation implementing DAC 7 into Belgium law.

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Etiquetage des produits alimentaires et emploi des langues : une nouvelle loi qui dérange

Dans quelle langue doivent figurer les mentions obligatoires sur les emballages de produits alimentaires en Belgique, un pays doté de trois langues na…

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Nieuwe regels re-integratietraject 2.0

Op 20 september 2022 werd het KB inzake het zogenaamde “re-integratietraject 2.0” gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. De meeste regels treden in …

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Wijziging aangekondigd i.v.m. einde arbeidsovereenkomst bij medische overmacht

Vorige week werd in de Kamer het wetsontwerp houdende diverse bepalingen betreffende arbeidsongeschiktheid ingediend. Dat wetsontwerp bevat 3 arbeidsr…

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Closure of undertakings in Belgium – changes on the horizon

On Friday 2 September, the Council of Ministers approved a draft act that intends to amend the legislative framework on the closure of undertakings in…

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New social support measures for companies during the energy crisis

On 16 September 2022 the federal government reached an agreement on support measures for companies in difficulty as a result of the energy crisis.

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New control mechanism for foreign direct investment in Belgium

On 1 June 2022, a draft cooperation agreement was concluded between the Federal State and the various Belgian Regions and Communities in order to set …

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EU Data Act will enhance access to data

As part of the European strategy for data, the Data Act seeks to create a framework that determines who can access what data.

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Recht op deconnectie verplicht in cao of arbeidsreglement

Door het wetsontwerp houdende diverse arbeidsbepalingen dat de uitvoering is van de zogenaamde “arbeidsdeal” en dat op dit ogenblik in behandeling is …

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Nouvelles règles applicables en cas d’« exploitation » d’une œuvre protégée par le droit d’auteur

En vigueur depuis le 1er août 2022, les articles XI.167/1 à XI.167/6 du Code de droit économique qui transposent en droit belge la directive européenn…

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Can an employer oblige certain sick employees to present themselves spontaneously to the control doctor?

On 23 May 2022, the Labour Court of Brussels ruled on the obligation of spontaneous presentation to the control doctor for employees whose absence due…

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Waiver of tax increases: courts can deviate from the minimum of 10%

In its decision of 22 March 2022, the Ghent Court of Appeal ruled that a tax increase of 10% seemed disproportionate to the nature and extent of the t…

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REPowerEU and the Energy Market Design – What are the plans of the EU Commission?

On 18 May 2022, the EU Commission presented a plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition (the REPowerEU P…

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Fiscale zondaars: binnenkort van de weg geplukt?

Met een wet van 5 juli 2022 beoogt de wetgever om de invordering van fiscale en niet-fiscale schuldvorderingen (inclusief alimentatievorderingen) verd…

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Nieuw antiwitwasreglement voor vastgoedmakelaars

Sinds 1 juli 2022 is een nieuwe antiwitwasreglement voor vastgoedmakelaars in werking getreden.

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Stricter rules for posting of workers to Belgium

Last month, we discussed the new Act holding various provisions with respect to the posting of drivers in the road transport sector (hereafter: the Ac…

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