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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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Ongeldig concurrentiebeding en het vermoeden van aanbreng van cliënteel

De wet bepaalt dat een concurrentiebeding dat voorkomt in de arbeidsovereenkomst van een handelsvertegenwoordiger, een vermoeden schept dat hij een cl…

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Le non-paiement du sursalaire constitue une infraction pénale

L’arrêt de la Cour du travail de Liège du 14 septembre 2017 est pour nous l’occasion de vous rappeler que la prestation d’heures supplémentaires en de…

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A lawyer's guide to programming and computer science

Wim Dejonghe recently claimed that "the legal professional of the future needs programming skills". The Allen & Overy partner is not the only one …

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Belangrijke wijzigingen met betrekking tot de aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders in geval van faillissement

Op 1 mei 2018 treedt het Boek XX “Insolventie van ondernemingen” van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht (WER) in werking, dat van toepassing zal zijn op…

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Entry into Force of the New Belgian Insolvency Code

Over the past few years, the Belgian legislature has consolidated various pieces of legislation regulating businesses into a single instrument: the Co…

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Boek XX WER over insolventie is in werking getreden

Op 1 mei 2018 is Boek XX van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht in werking getreden. Daarmee is een ware revolutie in het insolventierech…

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Surveillance Cameras for Enforcement Authorities and the Private Sector: Updated Rules

On 8 March 2018, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers/Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bill…

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Schriftelijke examenantwoorden, persoonsgegevens en de GDPR

Vanaf 25 mei 2018 zal bij de verwerking van persoonsgegevens de nieuwe algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (verder GDPR) gere…

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La cour d’appel de Gand modère une clause de non-concurrence trop large

L’affaire [1]  concernait une cession d’actions d’une entreprise active dans le secteur de l’éclairage. Dans le cadre de cette cession d’actions,…

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Belgian Tax Authorities announce focus areas for tax audits

The Belgian Tax Authorities have recently announced some of their focus areas for 2018 for tax audits. This early warning allows both individual taxpa…

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Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018

Le livre XX du Code droit économique entre en vigueur ce 01.05.2018. Pour rappel, cela implique que toutes les professions libérales, la nôtre y …

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Establishing an SPV Specifically to Develop a Real Estate Project Is Not Abusive

On 9 and 23 June 2017, the Antwerp Court of First Instance issued two decisions confirming that establishing an SPV should not per se be considered ab…

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Ne vous laissez pas influencer par les tests gratuits online !

Il y a quelques semaines, des politiciens valaisans ont utilisé intensivement un  des test disponibles sur le site idrlabs.com (https://www.lenou…

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Legal and technical advisor's costs in Belgian IP litigation: what can you expect to recover?

Hereunder you will find a follow-up to an insightful ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), on which we reported last year. It relates to th…

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Employment newsflash

Sinds het eenheidsstatuut is er geen proefperiode meer voor gewone werknemers. Daarop kwam vanuit verschillende hoeken kritiek. Om die reden worden de…

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Important changes to Benelux Trade Mark Law as per June 1, 2018

The Benelux trade mark System will undergo two important changes as per June 1, 2018. Appeals from decisions of the Benelux Office for Intellectual P…

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Inwerkingtreding Decreet Handhaving Omgevingsvergunning op 1 maart 2018

De Vlaamse Regering keurde op 9 februari 2018 het Besluit betreffende de handhaving van de ruimtelijke ordening en tot wijziging en opheffing van dive…

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Interdire la revente de produits de luxe sur une plate-forme Internet tierce

Un producteur ou un fournisseur de produits de luxe peut interdire à ses distributeurs agréés de revendre ses produits sur une plate-forme Internet ti…

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The legislator introduces an obligation of consultation on disconnection and using digital communication

As workers are increasingly connected, including outside normal working hours, blurring the line between work and home life, the legislator has introd…

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Géoblocage : aperçu des nouveautés du Règlement européen

Le 28 février 2018, le Parlement européen a adopté un nouveau Règlement visant à contrer le blocage géographique injustifié et d'autres formes de…

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