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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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M&A and GDPR – possible pitfalls when selling a business

As the GDPR's implementation fades further from the rear view mirror, factoring data protection into a range of business activities, including in M&am…

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Peut-on refuser d’engager ou licencier un travailleur en raison uniquement de ses tatouages?

La semaine dernière, la compagnie de cars FLIXBUS a rompu sa collaboration avec un conducteur (employé d’une entreprise italienne travaillant en sous-…

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Belgium introduces plain packaging for tobacco products

Following the example of Australia, the UK, Norway and France, Belgium has introduced plain packaging for tobacco products. The adopted measure is par…

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Nieuw fiscaal regime in Italië richt zich op gepensioneerde buitenlanders

“La dolce vita” in Italië, het kan sinds 1 januari 2019 ook voor gepensioneerden zonder extreme vermogens en dit door de invoering van een nieuw fisca…

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Incentives and Benefits in the Context of Public Healthcare Tenders

The Federal Agency for Medicinal and Health Products ("FAMHP") recently published a circular (Circular No 646) in which it reminds hospitals that in t…

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De sociale partners verhogen het quotum voor vrijwillige overuren

In 2017 heeft de wetgever het systeem van vrijwillige overuren ingevoerd. Door de aanname van CAO nr. 129, maken de sociale partners deze regeling nu …

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Law of 4 April 2019 Aims to Simplify Organisation of Social Elections

A new law of 4 April 2019 aims to regulate and simplify the organisation of the 2020 social elections (the “Law”). It was published in the Belgian Off…

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GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO-a representative-both?

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard about the famous “GDPR“. This European regulation entered into force in May…

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Newsflash GDPR: Storage periods

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the same periods of retention of personal data apply as before. The basic principle remains tha…

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The two sides of the ECS coin

The concept of ‘electronic communications service’ (“ECS”) defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC (“Framework Directive”) has been interprete…

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Banker's oath and disciplinary regime

An Act dated 22 April 2019 amends the Banking Act of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions and brokerage firms in order t…

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Starter jobs : On sait maintenant comment calculer le supplément compensatoire

Pour rappel, les starter jobs permettent une diminution du coût du travail pour l’employeur, par une diminution du salaire barémique brut d’un certain…

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Na een aanslepend merkenconflict geeft Red Bull je dan toch “Flügels”

Ja, “Red Bull geeft je dan toch Flügels”. De producent van de wereldberoemde energiedrank haalt slag thuis in lang aanslepend merkenconflict. Recente …

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Stricter Payment Periods for Commercial Transactions with SMEs

On 25 April 2019, the Chamber of Representatives adopted a Law modifying the Law of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions…

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Compensation employees' professional mileage: the maximum amount of compensation has increased

As from 1 July 2019, the maximum amount of the fixed mileage compensation is set at EUR 0.3653 per kilometer. This is an increase of the amount, which…

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Overheidsbestuurders kunnen vanaf 1 januari 2020 niet langer zetelen middels (management)vennootschap

Vanaf 1 januari 2020 geldt een wettelijk verbod voor vennootschappen, in de zin van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen van 23 maart 2019,…

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Werknemers kunnen op eigen kosten een “vrij aanvullend pensioen” opbouwen

De nieuwe maatregel van het Vrij Aanvullend Pensioen voor Werknemers (VAPW) heeft als doel om werknemers waarvoor via de sector of de werkgever geen o…

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Reform of Belgian Competition Law

On 25 April 2019, the Chamber of Representatives of the federal Parliament approved in plenary session a bill reforming Book IV of the Code of Economi…

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Belgische bescherming voor getuigen van discriminatie is onvoldoende voor Hof van Justitie

In een arrest van 20 juni 2019 (C-404/18) heeft het Hof van Justitie geoordeeld dat getuigen van discriminatie onvoldoende beschermd worden door de Be…

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Modification de la réglementation relative au Whistleblowing dans l’administration fédérale

Depuis 2013, un membre du personnel de l’administration fédérale pouvait signaler des abus ou des irrégularités au sein de son organisation ou dans un…

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