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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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Covid-19 en activering van de tewerkstelling in kritieke sectoren

De regering neemt voortdurend bijkomende maatregelen om de verspreiding van het Coronavirus in te perken en de gevolgen voor de economie te beperken. …

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COVID-19, Santé et Sécurité au Travail – « droit de retrait », des enjeux sociaux autres que le cont…

Dans son édition du 3 mars 2020, la RTBF informait, selon une idée rependue, que « chez nous [en Belgique] un salarié ne peut décider seul d…

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Verenigingswerk: het einde is nabij

Het Grondwettelijk Hof vernietigde de wet inzake verenigingswerk. Deze regeling, die in juli 2018 werd ingevoerd, wordt vanaf 1 januari 2021 buiten we…

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New law suspending labour elections

The Belgian Parliament has just adopted a law to regulate suspending the 2020 social elections because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law will shortly …

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 28 April

Update 28 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

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Royal Decree number 15: Covid-19 crisis and suspension of execution

On the 24 April 2020, the Royal Decree number 15, regarding the temporary suspension in favour of undertakings of executive measures and other measure…

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Pour combattre le Covid- 19, l’Etat peut-il mettre en place un système de traçage à grande échelle des individ…

Dans le contexte actuel de pandémie lié au Covid-19, il est de plus en plus question d’instaurer un système de traçage numérique des déplacements des …

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Covid-19: Un sursis temporaire de paiement pour les entreprises en difficulté

Dans le cadre de ses pouvoirs spéciaux, le gouvernement a pris un Arrêté royal n°15 instituant un sursis temporaire de paiement pour les ent…

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Covid-19: Opschorting van de sociale verkiezingen van 2020 wettelijk geregeld

De Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers heeft gisteren 23 april 2020 een wetsvoorstel goedgekeurd dat de lopende procedures voor de sociale verkiezingen …

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Coronavirus: maatregelen inzake opeenvolgende arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur

De regels aangaande de mogelijkheid om opeenvolgende arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur af te sluiten, worden tijdelijk versoepeld voor ondernem…

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Social distancing trademarks: an inventive or risky response to COVID-19?

Whereas people are primarily responding to the global spread of COVID-19 by complying with strict social distancing rules, companies are doing the sam…

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Trademarks, public policy and principles of morality in the time of corona

During this uncertain corona period, it was inevitable that someone would have the idea of registering “COVID-19”, “CORONAVIRUS” or variants as a trad…

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Autonomous Vehicles in Belgium. Is our legal system ready?

We have been hearing about autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) for quite a while. However, as time goes by, the use of AVs is getting closer to becoming a rea…

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Sélection non suffisamment motivée : quelle indemnisation pour le candidat évincé par l'autorité publique?

Le Conseil d’Etat octroie à la candidate évincée une indemnité réparatrice de 2.000 euros pour le dommage engendré par le fait qu’elle n’a pu prendre …

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Een algemene opschorting voor ondernemingen die getroffen zijn door de COVID-19-crisis

Vandaag, 24 april 2020, verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad het Koninklijk Besluit nummer 15 betreffende de tijdelijke opschorting ten voordele …

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Eerste GDPR boete voor Belgisch bedrijf in beroep vernietigd

De Belgische Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit legde de voorbije twee jaar erg weinig boetes op in vergelijking met haar collega’s in de buurlanden. …

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Specific regime for income from the collaborative economy annulled

The Belgian tax regime governing the collaborative economy was introduced by the Programme Law of 1 July 2016. During its lifetime, this spe…

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Digital power of attorney soon possible for the signature of notarial deeds

In recent years various initiatives have been taken in the field of digitalisation of the work of the civil notary. The COVID-19 lockdown and related …

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Corona crisis and the State loan guarantee

A Royal Decree that introduces a State loan guarantee has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Law of 27 March 2020 authorised the…

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Opschorting van uw sociale verkiezingsprocedure door COVID-19: nu ook wettelijk bevestigd!

Opschorting van de sociale verkiezingsprocedure door COVID-19: nu ook wettelijk bevestigd door een Koninklijk Besluit. 

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