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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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21/11/24
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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Social fraud inspection audits conducted by the District cells have been focusing on the construction sector: …

As the end of 2020 is nearing, it is time for the traditional end-of-year lists. 2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year in which the entire w…

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New regulatory framework for patent attorneys

On 1 December 2020, the first part of the law of 8 July 2018 reforming the profession of patent attorney and creating a Belgian Institute fo…

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Deadline approaching for implementing recommendations on outsourcing to cloud service providers

In recent years, insurance and reinsurance companies have taken an increasing interest in using the services of cloud service providers. This has led …

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Anti-Vulture Legislation: the Belgian Attempt – or How Not to Do It

With up to 6 governments defaulting on their bonds this year, sovereign debt restructuring is topical. In this context so-called ‘vulture funds’ may b…

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(Alleged) data protection infringement? Say bye-bye to your .be domain name

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) published on 30 November 2020 a cooperation agreement with DNS Belgium, the registry for .be, on the cons…

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Unfair terms in B2B relations – What you should know from now on

Are you a small, medium or big company? As a builder, banker, retailer, seller or any other business, do you enter into B2B agreements that usually pr…

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Vereffening-verdeling bij echtscheiding en overlijden, basisprincipes en aandachtspunten

Als een huwelijk op de klippen loopt, dan is het vaak ieder voor zich bij de vereffening-verdeling van de huwgemeenschap of onverdeeldheid. Een deskun…

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Riding the New FDI Regulation Wave

Tightening Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening systems has become a global trend in the last few years (see also our M&A Series of October 2…

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TRIS procedure further clarified by the Court of Justice in two recent rulings of 8 October 2020

The Court of Justice of the EU has shed light on Directive 2015/1535 (TRIS) in two recent rulings of 8 October 2020. They explain when a national…

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Beperking van persvrijheid – Laster van concurrerend persorgaan kan oneerlijke marktpraktijk uitmaken

Rechtbank van Koophandel te Luik1 oordeelt dat het opzetten van een lastercampagne een oneerlijke marktpraktijk uitmaakt indien deze erop is geri…

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Nouveau commerce : n’oubliez pas les autorisations administratives !

Libraire dans l’âme, passionné par la pâtisserie, la mode ou encore le commerce de produits éco-responsables, ça y est, vous décidez de vous lancer à …

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Bewindvoering en de nieuwe wetswijzigingen na 1 maart 2019: blijft de mens centraal staan?

Eind 2019 waren er in België ruim 151.000 zorgvolmachten en circa 120.000 mensen onder beschermingsstatuut. De maatschappelijke impact en de relevanti…

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Decembermaand ... geschenkenmaand?

Dit jaar kan uw traditioneel sinterklaas- of kerstfeest niet plaatsvinden. Als werkgever hebt u echter nog altijd de mogelijkheid om uw werknemers een…

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Submission of a proposal for decision against Caudalie for imposing a minimum resale price on its selective di…

On 20 November 2020, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority announced that it had submitted a motivated propos…

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First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence

First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence: much looked forward too, little precedential value?

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Checklist for transferring personal data after schrems II

The CJEU ruling from 16 July 2020 in the Schrems II case created a lot of uncertainty for organisations transferring personal data…

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Wijziging Vlaams Onteigeningsdecreet: einddatum voor minnelijke onderhandelingen?

Op 14 oktober 2020 heeft het Vlaams Parlement de wijziging van het Vlaams Onteigeningsdecreet goedgekeurd voor wat betreft de invoering van een minnel…

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New law on basic banking services for businesses in Belgium

Yesterday, 24 November 2020, the new law on basic banking services for businesses has been published in the Belgian Official Journal. This law voted o…

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Recommendations on outsourcing to cloud service providers by (re)insurance companies

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) published 15 recommendations for (re)insurance companies that outsource to cloud service providers. These…

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Covid-19: Délibérations sans présence physique des organes des sociétés et des associations

L’arrêté royal n°4 du 9 avril 2020 portant des dispositions diverses en matières de copropriété et de droit des sociétés et des associations dans le c…

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