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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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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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Versoepeling fiscale regels voor grensarbeid België-Luxemburg

Inwoners van België en Luxemburg die gewoonlijk werken in de andere staat, maar die gedurende maximaal 24 dagen hun activiteit in de woonstaat uitoefe…

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Nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales en Wallonie

Le 4 février 2014, la Parlement wallon a adopté le nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales. Les changements sont importants tant pour les op…

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Introduction d'un avantage non récurrent lié aux résultats : à quoi devez-vous être attentif ?

Le SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale a publié sur son site internet une liste de points d'attention lors de l'établissement d'un acte d'adhé…

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De Kamer Legt De Loonnorm Vast

De regering Michel I gaat verder in haar inspanningen om de loonhandicap voor Belgische ondernemingen weg te werken. Naast de indexsprong, zal zij nu …

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Planification financière

Le 1er novembre 2014, est entrée en vigueur une nouvelle réglementation destinée à régir l'activité de planification financière. L'objectif de cette r…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rejects Damages Claim of NMBS/SNCB Against Electrabel for Abuse of Dominance

On 14 January 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") handed down its final judgment in an appeal brought by Belgium's national rai…

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Judicial reorganization – Accounting review – Annexes to the petition

In order to secure the protection of judicial reorganization, the debtor needs to attach to the petition for judicial reorganization a certain number …

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Brussels Court of Appeal Commissions Expert Report to Determine Whether Belgacom Abused Dominant Position in M…

On 26 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal handed down an interlocutory judgment ordering experts to assist the Court in determining whether th…

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Towards a lifelong sentence of exercising a director’s mandate?

In a judgment of 27 June 2014, published in December 2014, the Supreme Court specified the extent to which the mandate of a director should be pursued…

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Brussels Court of First Instance Holds that Internet Service Providers Should Not Pay Copyright Fees

On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…

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De contractuele uitsluiting van de in solidum-gehoudenheid van aannemer en architect in het kader van de tienj…

Wij stellen vast dat er in de Belgische architecten- en aannemingspraktijk nog steeds vragen en onduidelijkheden zijn over de contractuele uitsluiting…

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New developments on precise information in insider trading

The Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rendered on 11 March 2015 a judgment on the definition of precise information in the context of ins…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on Legitimate Expectations, Unfair Commercial Practices and Evidential Value of…

On 27 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court") delivered a judgment in which it applies the rules on legitimate expectations, on unfa…

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An Internet Service Provider does not execute a communication to the public

On 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…

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Brussels Court of Appeal confirms BCA’s conditional clearance of a merger in the road safety sector

On 11 March 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal confirmed the conditional clearance decision adopted by the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") in a …

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No late payment interest without a VAT debit in the hands of the VAT taxable person

In its decision of 31 October 2014 (Jetaircenter NV vs. the Belgian State), the Court of Cassation ruled that late payment interest cannot be claimed …

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CJEU, C More Entertainment, C-279/13: Live broadcasts of sporting fixtures on the internet can be protected

On 26 March 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered another interesting judgment in relation to hyperlinks, following its Svensson (C-466/12) an…

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Strengere regels voor consumentenkrediet vanaf 1 april 2015

Vanaf 1 april 2015 zijn een reeks strengere regels voor het verlenen van krediet aan consumenten in werking getreden. De nieuwe regels moeten zorgen v…

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Lidl's "Deluxe" mark held to lack distinctive character

On 17 December 2014, the General Court confirmed the decision of the Board of Appeal, finding that Lidl's Community trademark application for the "Del…

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Tax administration confirms continuous application of VAT exemption for services rendered to Belgian investmen…

In a decision dated 30 March 2015 (click here to view the text in French or in Dutch) , the Belgian tax administration has confirmed that all types of…

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