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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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Help, I'm a director! New rules coming for directors´ and officers´ liability

You work at a company that is undergoing rapid international growth. One day headquarters asks for your help on expanding the Belgian activities. What…

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Home stretch for new Companies and Associations Code: 10 important innovations

On 25 May 2018, the Federal Council of Ministers approved at the second reading the draft Companies and Associations Code proposed by Minister of Just…

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New position of the Belgian social security authorities on determining the applicable social security regime (…

In the context of international employment situations, the EU Regulation 883/2004 determines which social security legislation is applicable to people…

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Het gebruik van sociale media verbieden of beperken met het arbeidsreglement?

Sociale netwerken zijn onvermijdelijke communicatietools geworden voor professionals en particulieren. De intrede van deze netwerken in de professione…

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Les cookies peuvent coûter très cher ...

Le conseil d’Etat valide la décision de la CNIL ayant imposé une amende de 25.000 € pour violation du cadre juridique en matière de cookies. En partic…

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CJEU rules that Louboutin's red sole trade mark is not a shape trade mark

On 12 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered its much-awaited judgement in the case about Louboutin’s red sole trade mark, ruling that thi…

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Widening the scope of the Cayman Tax

In two drafts of Royal Decrees the scope of the so called ‘Cayman Tax’-legislation is widened.

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Gecombineerde vergunning verblijf-werk voor niet-Europeanen op komst

De Europese ‘single permit’ richtlijn 2009/52 verplicht de lidstaten om met een enkele aanvraagprocedure de aflevering van een gecombineerde…

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GDPR Bill Finally Released

The Belgian GDPR bill is finally ready and has been submitted to Parliament for review. Please find below a brief summary of the bill's main highlight…

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Origin labelling of primary ingredients: EU rules eventually adopted!

On 28 May, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited Implementing Regulation 2018/775 (‘Implementing Regulation’) laying down rules for the app…

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Competition law and algorithms: the Luxembourg Competition Council exempts a booking platform in the taxi sect…

Algorithms is the hot topic in competition law. In June 2017, the OECD published a paper on the risk of collusion in the use of algorithms. This issue…

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Flemish Decree introduces temporary work for Flemish public services

Although many Flemish authorities regularly rely on temporary workers, a decree of 27 April 2018 (published on 16 May 2018) has now finally authorized…

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Reform of the Companies Code, a major step has been taken

The long-awaited reform of the Belgian Companies Code has recently taken a giant step forward: a text is finally available.

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Nog maar eens: dringende reden en vroegere feiten

Het Hof van Cassatie bevestigt nog eens dat de rechter bij de beoordeling van de motieven aangevoerd tot staving van het ontslag (het arrest spre…

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Apartment co-ownership reform adopted

The Apartment Co-ownership Reform Act was adopted in the Chamber of Representatives today. The act reforms the legal regime for apartment co-ownership…

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Belgian REITs - Impact of the 2018 reform

The Belgian government has demonstrated its commitment to making the Belgian real estate market more attractive by further developing the regulatory a…

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The Belgian national Pledge Register

Ever heard about the Belgian national Pledge Register? It might be useful for your current financing needs!

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Nieuwe regels voor camera’s

Sinds 25 mei 2018 is niet alleen de GDPR in werking getreden, maar zijn er ook aanpassingen gebeurd aan de regelgeving rond bewakingscamera’s in de Ca…

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Inbreuk op het mededelingsrecht bij de verkoop van mediaspelers

Artikel 3, lid 1 van de richtlijn 2001/29/EG van 22 mei 2001 betreffende de harmonisatie van bepaalde aspecten van het auteursrecht en de naburig…

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Final countdown towards the new Code of companies and associations

On  June 4, the draft new Code of companies and associations was submitted to the Parliament for discussion and approval, after receivi…

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