News & Articles

28/08/18

Belgian Entities Required to Disclose their UBOs before 30 November 2018

This newsletter gives a brief overview of the practical aspects of a new obligation for Belgian entities to gather information about their ultimate be…

27/08/18

EU-US Privacy Shield on the chopping block?

The EU – US Privacy Shield was adopted in July 2016 as a replacement of the Safe Harbor regime, which was struck down by the EU Court of Justice (“CJE…

24/08/18

Arbeidsdeal van de federale regering : jobsjobsjobs !

De federale regering heeft gebruik gemaakt van de afgelopen begrotingscontrole om een aantal aanvullende maatregelen te nemen om de werkgelegenheid te…

23/08/18

The Court of Justice: Belgian Anti-abuse Act a step too far

The Court of Justice has ruled that Belgium - by giving the judge, the NSSO and the social inspectorate the possibility to put a fraudulently acquired…

22/08/18

The due date for the corporate income tax return and the transfer pricing form is approaching: are you in cont…

Following the communication of the Belgian tax authorities, Belgian companies (and foreign companies with a Belgian establishment) with a financi…

22/08/18

The upcoming UBO register : summary of the obligations of Belgian companies

As a result of the implementation of the 4th (and already, in part, 5th) EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive(s) into Belgian law, companies incorp…

20/08/18

Opgelet: Diverse kennisgevings- en meldingsverplichtingen voor aanbestedende overheden.

In de wet van 17 juni 2016 inzake overheidsopdrachten en het bijhorende KB Plaatsing van 19 april 2017 zijn enkele kennisgevings- en meldingsverplicht…

17/08/18

Update: btw en onroerende verhuur – nieuw vanaf 1/1/19

Het wetsontwerp is op 31 juli 2018 bij de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers ingediend. Bijgevolg wordt de hervorming van de btw-regels inzake onroeren…

17/08/18

Opinie: "Zijn er nog advocaten, notarissen en deurwaarders nodig?"

17/08/18

CJEU further clarifies key concepts of data protection law

On 10 July 2018, the EU Court of Justice rendered a judgement in a case relating to the data processing activities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Communit…

17/08/18

Loutere ‘kantoorbelasting’ strijdig met het gelijkheidsbeginsel (bis)

Het hof van beroep te Brussel treedt de rechtspraak van de fiscale rechter te Brussel bij met betrekking tot het verschillend tarief van de "kant…

16/08/18

Belgian rules on use of surveillance cameras revised

On 21 March 2018, the Belgian Parliament adopted a law amending the Belgian Camera Act of 2007. The primary goal was to create a more adequate legal f…

14/08/18

Verenigingswerk : stand van zaken !

Voor de uitoefening van bepaalde limitatief opgesomde activiteiten kan een verenigingswerker voortaan tot 510,83 euro/maand en tot 6130 euro/jaar verd…

13/08/18

La reprise d’une photo n’est pas la même chose qu’un lien vers cette photo

La mise en ligne sur un site Internet d’une photographie librement accessible sur un autre site Internet avec l’autorisation de l’auteur, nécessite un…

13/08/18

Burgerlijke maatschap wordt onderneming: bijkomende administratieve verplichtingen!

Recent werd in het insolventierecht en in het ondernemingsrecht een nieuw en moderner, maar ook ruimer ondernemingsbegrip geïntroduceerd Het…

13/08/18

How to govern your company properly?

European societies have been influenced by traditions from the United States for decades. The fascination for basketball, Halloween and black Friday h…

10/08/18

Blockchain and GDPR: is a clash really inevitable?

Blockchain, considered to be the greatest technological innovation since the internet, is currently also one of the most debated technologies. From a …

10/08/18

The European Commission updates its investigation against Qualcomm over UMTS baseband chips

Qualcomm has received an additional Statement of Objections (“SoO”) from the European Commission within the framework of a predatory pricing investiga…

09/08/18

Belgium – European Commission welcomes Belgian Supreme Court ruling removing one more hurdle in claim for dama…

On 22 March 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) dismissed an appeal against an interim judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal (the…

06/08/18

Mobility budget (finally) launched !

On Thursday 26 July 2018, the Belgian government approved the draft bill on the “mobility budget”, which would enter into force on October 1st, 2018. …