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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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Time to go “green” with your company cars? Consider introducing a mobility budget

On 3 December 2021, the Law of 25 November 2021 regarding the tax and social “greenification” of mobility was published in the Belgian Official Gazett…

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Inwerkingtreding algemene antimisbruikmaatregel: Cassatie wijst standpunt fiscus af!

Sinds de invoering van de nieuwe algemene antimisbruikbepaling woedt een hevige discussie over de inwerkingtreding van deze bepaling. Deze discus…

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The liability of a subsidiary for a competition law infringement by the parent company

In case C-882/19 (Sumal v Mercedes Benz Trucks España), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court of Justice”) addressed the qu…

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The new salary thresholds for 2022

The Federal Public Service Employment has modified the remuneration thresholds to be taken into account for the application of certain employment prov…

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New rules prohibiting unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain are entering into for…

On 15 December 2021, a Belgian Act (the ‘Act’) was published that implements the European Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in busin…

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EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of …

On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minim…

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Update Standard Contractual Clauses for international personal data transfers

Still thinking about your New Year’s resolution? Pursuant to the European Commission Implementing Decision of 4 June 2021 on standard contractual clau…

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Recente Cassatierechtspraak inzake de Verzekeringswet 2014: Een Overzicht

Naar goede gewoonte blikt het Insurance team Lydian, met de jaarwisseling in zicht, terug op enkele interessante arresten die het Hof van Cassatie hee…

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Rules for self-employed workers

The status of platform workers and its recent developments: where do we stand? The requalification of workers is not an easy matter, especially with t…

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Hoe duurzaamheid als breed begrip integreren in overheidsopdrachten?

Het hoofd van onze praktijkgroep Vastgoed & Administratief recht, France Vlassembrouck, is de auteur van het volgende artikel gepublicee…

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Nieuwe coronamaatregelen verbieden opnieuw fysieke en hybride algemene vergaderingen van mede-eigenaars

In navolging van onze eerdere e-flashes van 1 april 2020, 20 april 2020, 6 mei 2020 en 4 oktober 2021, is het sinds 29 novemb…

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No automatic liability for directors who do not ring the alarm bell

On 16 September 2021, the Antwerp Court of Appeal ruled on the liability of the directors of a company that did not respect the so-called ‘alarm bell …

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High time to check and adapt the contractual terms: stricter payment terms in B2B relations as of 1 February 2…

As of 1 February 2022, new rules on payment terms will mandatorily apply to all B2B contracts in Belgium. These rules are included in the Act of 2 Aug…

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Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 6

Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guid…

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Klokkenluidersregelingen: stand van zaken

D'ici demain, 17 décembre 2021, la Directive EU sur les lanceurs d'alerte n° 2019/1937 du 23 octobre 2019 doit en principe être transposée dans la lég…

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La nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française va faire mal au portefeuille de nombreux Belges

Le 9 novembre dernier, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention préventive de la double imposition. Celle-ci entrera en vigueur à l’…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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Nouvelle réglementation sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales dans les relations entre entreprises au sein …

La directive européenne portant sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales B2B au sein de la chaîne de distribution agroalimentaire vient d’être transpo…

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The clock is ticking for whistleblowing schemes

European Directive 2019/1937 imposes an obligation on the Member States to provide for a legal framework for whistleblowing schemes in the private and…

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Direct Lending

Direct lending constitutes the provision of credit directly (i.e., without an intermediary) to middle-market companies, mainly for the purpose of fina…

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