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Dentons welcomes 2 new partners in its Brussels office

Dentons has strengthened its Brussels office with the recruitment of Jens Debièvre as partner and head of the Public Law and Regulatory practice and Joris De Vos as partner and hea…

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New hire for Taylor Wessing's Benelux Disputes & Investigations team

Siedse Willems has joined Taylor Wessing as a Senior Associate in the Benelux Disputes & Investigations team. Siedse, who has been a lawyer since 2017, brings a wealth of exper…

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Amicus curiae contest

The CCBE Amicus Curiae contest is a competition which is organised every year and which is addressed to law students (undergraduate, post graduate, master) whose degree is a prereq…

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The IOS-procedure

Since 2016, the law has provided for an administrative procedure for the re…

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Voortdurende vragen over voortgezette misdrijven

In een arrest van 17 januari 2025 overweegt het Hof van Cassatie van 17 jan…

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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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Ongoing innovation of the Belgian insolvency law : change of the current law and a new proposal for a European…

nsolvency law in Belgium will be subject to a lot of change, through the transposition of two consecutive directives of the European Union and the imp…

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Changed circumstances in contract law, also in light of the new civil code provisions

If anything has become abundantly clear in the past years is that uncertainty is really one of the few existing certainties. At first, there was the c…

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Wettelijke rente en rente betalingsachterstand rijzen tot ongekende hoogten

Na alle prijsstijgingen en loonindexaties, stijgen nu ook de wettelijke rentevoeten. De nieuwe rentevoeten zijn van toepassing vanaf 1 januari 2023. D…

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Trends in climate litigation

A global spike in court cases over climate change demonstrates the increasing role of litigation in addressing the climate crisis. Governments, banks …

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An unpaid cross-border invoice? Don´t just sit there!

When there exists an - uncontested - cross-border monetary claim between any EU Member States (with the exception of Denmark), the European order for …

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Heiploeg’s impact on Belgian insolvency law

The European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”) Plessers judgment seemed to cause a serious threat for the applicability of the Belgian reorganisation procedu…

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Belgian temporary insolvency law measures protecting energy-intensive companies

Energy prices have soared over the last few months. Although this evolution has impacted all economic operators, energy-intensive companies are partic…

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Fiscale zondaars: binnenkort van de weg geplukt?

Met een wet van 5 juli 2022 beoogt de wetgever om de invordering van fiscale en niet-fiscale schuldvorderingen (inclusief alimentatievorderingen) verd…

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Kiezen voor arbitrage: risico’s en opportuniteiten op bewijsgebied

Er zijn veel goede redenen om bij het onderhandelen van een contract voor arbitrage als geschillenbeslechtingsmechanisme te kiezen. Er is het voordeel…

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Belgian courts review arbitrators’ liability

In its unique judgment of 13 January 2022, the Belgian Court of Cassation ruled on the liability of arbitrators after having reviewed the Brussels Cou…

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Diffamation sur Internet : quel est le juge compétent ?

En cas de diffamation en ligne, l’indemnisation du préjudice qui en résulte sur le territoire d’un État membre peut être demandée auprès des juridicti…

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International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) - Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2022

We are pleased to have contributed to the Belgian chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) - 'Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2…

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Eerste verjaardag van de nieuwe bewijsregels in burgerlijke en ondernemingszaken

Sinds 1 november 2020 geldt in ons land een gloednieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek. Een eerste en belangrijk onderdeel van dit nieuwe wetboek is een gemodernis…

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Cassatie bevestigt: ook onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs kan uw gelijk bewijzen

In een recent arrest bevestigt het Hof van Cassatie dat ook onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs voor de burgerlijke rechter kan worden aangewend. De onzeker…

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Wetgever verduidelijkt het beslag- en hypotheekverbod

Wetgever verduidelijkt het beslag- en hypotheekverbod van accessoire opstalrechten.

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La tierce décision obligatoire : quand y faire appel ?

Moins connue que la médiation ou l’arbitrage, la TDO peut s’avérer particulièrement efficace. Très flexible, elle permet aux entre…

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Forum selection and choice of law clauses: they’re not just boilerplates...

As a Belgian distributor, you enter into a new cooperation with an Italian supplier for the distribution of racing bicycles in Belgium. The supplier s…

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What is the best way to settle a dispute? Court proceedings or mediation?

Mediation is now on everyone's lips and is increasingly becoming an effective way to settle disputes that may arise between two or more parties.

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Pièges de la procédure : la Cour de cassation étend la théorie de la concentration des moyens

L’avocat qui oublie d’invoquer certains arguments dans ses conclusions peut-il se rattraper dans la suite de la même instance après le prononcé d’un j…

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The ECJ affirms the right to remain silent for individuals

In a recent decision, the ECJ affirms the right to remain silent for individuals prosecuted for administrative offence of a criminal nature and denies…

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