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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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Social elections 2020 - Extended possibility of electronic voting

Companies that did not decide to organise electronic voting in February 2020 will be given a second chance by the legislator to do so. This presuppose…

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Breaking news from the CJEU: no SPCs for new therapeutic applications

On 9 July 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU ruled on the interpretation of Article 3(d) of Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protecti…

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Terugkeer uit groen, oranje of rood: wat moet/kan ik doen als werkgever?

Er zijn heel wat onduidelijkheden over wat werkgevers moeten of kunnen doen ten aanzien van werknemers die terugkomen uit (gekleurde) risicogebieden,&…

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Einde in zicht voor de Nederlandse notariële schenkingen op 1 December 2020? UPDATE

In een eerdere TETRALERT hebben we u geïnformeerd dat een op 17 juni ingediend wetsvoorstel (Ecolo/Groen/CD&V/Spa/PS) voorziet in de verplichting …

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Impact of temporary unemployment due to COVID-19 on holiday entitlements and year-end premiums

Now that the Council of Ministers extended the simplified procedure of temporary unemployment due to "COVID-19" force majeure until 31 August 2020 for…

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The Cayman tax: to trust or not to trust

With about 800 codes, a Belgian income tax return is not for the faint-hearted. When the Cayman tax is involved, even more attention is needed. This …

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Coronavirus: wat met tijdelijke werkloosheid na 31 augustus?

Les employeurs qui ne pourront plus recourir au chômage temporaire pour force majeure due au coronavirus devront se tourner vers les régimes existants…

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Towards new EU rules for preventing packaging waste?

The European Commission (“EC”) is collecting data and feedback from stakeholders about the European Union’s (“EU”) current rules on packaging and pack…

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COVID-19: Een nieuw loonvoordeel: de consumptiecheque

Eén van de relancemaatregelen van de regering is de mogelijkheid voor werkgevers om een consumptiecheque te geven aan hun werknemers die daa…

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Data Protection Summer Dive

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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COVID-19  et élections sociales 2020 : Prolongation de la possibilité de prévoir le vote électronique

Comme c’était déjà le cas lors des élections de 2016, la loi relative aux élections sociales autorise le vote par voie électronique. Pour la première …

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Donations: Closing the so-called Dutch route (“kaasroute”)

Belgian tax residents who wish to donate personal movable assets, can do so in a number of different manners and each manner bears its specific tax co…

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Electronic signature of collective bargaining agreements

From now on, it will be possible to have collective bargaining agreements signed by means of a qualified electronic signature. This possibility also a…

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De beoordelingsmarge van een aanbestedende overheid bij vaststelling van een rekenfout of materiële fout in of…

Het arrest nr. 247.079 heeft betrekking op overheidsopdracht voor de aanneming van werken voor het herbouwen van de brug over de E40 aan de Lombeekstr…

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Nieuwe maatregelen voor werkgevers om het hoofd te bieden aan Covid-19: vermindering arbeidsduur, tijdelijke w…

De regering heeft een aantal nieuwe maatregelen ingevoerd die de werkgevers kunnen gebruiken om de coronacrisis het hoofd te bieden. De meeste van dez…

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Covid-19’s impact on commercial contracts: Force majeure, not just a standard clause

You are the head of a major retail chain, with stores at unique locations throughout the European Union.

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COVID-19 employment-related support measures - what’s on the horizon?

Last month, the Belgian government agreed on a series of additional support measures for companies, employees and self-employed individuals to boost t…

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Verplichte registratie in België van buitenlandse notariële schenkingsakten: voorzien vanaf 1 december 2020

Het intussen veelbesproken wetsvoorstel nr. 55/1357 van 17 juni 2020 werd gisteren goedgekeurd in de Kamercommissie Financiën in tweede lezing. Dit be…

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New unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

Within the agricultural and food supply chain, significant imbalances in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agri-food products are frequ…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 7 July

Update 7 July 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic has been progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities …

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