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Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners

Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partne…

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Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

Marcus Navin-Jones has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group as a senior counsel in the Brussels office, bringing in-depth experience advis…

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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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03/07/24
Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

The Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct…

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01/07/24
Transparantie en publiciteit bij publieke vastgoedtransactie…

Op 1 juni 2024 trad het Vlaams decreet van 8 maart 2024 betreffende het ver…

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Aantal testamenten en zorgvolmachten in de lift

Belgen stellen steeds meer testamenten en zorgvolmachten op. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van de Federatie van het Notariaat (Fednot). In de eerste zes maan…

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Betaalde sportbeoefenaars : loondrempel voor seizoen 2023-2024 is bekend

Voor het seizoen 2023-2024, zullen sporters die bij hun club meer dan 11.040,00 EUR verdienen, beschouwd worden als “betaalde sportbeoefenaars” in de …

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La raréfaction des terrains à bâtir conduit inévitablement à une hausse des prix

Sur les six premiers mois de l’année, les ventes de terrains à bâtir ont reculé en Belgique. Ce recul est plus marqué en Wallonie qu’en Flandre. Côté …

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Amendment to the articles of association and the abolition of management committees: the end-of-year deadline …

All companies incorporated before 1 May 2019 must amend their articles of association by 31 December 2023. Time is therefore running out to take actio…

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De kaaimantaks anno 2023: een kameleon met vele gedaanten

De kaaimantaks werd in 2015 geïntroduceerd en heeft ondertussen heel wat aanpassingen ondergaan. Het blijkt bijzonder complexe wetgeving waarover nog …

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Opnieuw wijzigingen in de overheidsopdrachtenreglementering

Op 22 augustus jl. verscheen het KB van 13 augustus 2023 in het Belgisch Staatsblad, met betrekking tot de wijzigingen in het KB Plaatsing in de Klass…

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Data Protection & Privacy at the Workplace Series – August 2023

In this edition of our Series, we analyze Decision no. 40/2023 of April 3, 2023 rendered by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA). The DPA answe…

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New insolvency landscape on the horizon: more options for companies to reorganise and restructure

Belgium had accumulated a significant legislative backlog within insolvency law. The European Directive 2019/1023 on restructuring had to be transpose…

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Taxpayer can revoke consent to dawn raid of premises

Until now, there was no unanimity on the necessity for the taxpayer’s consent when the tax authorities want to execute an unannounced dawn raid at the…

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The fight against social dumping: the Flemish government optimises contractor chain responsibility schemes in …

In the aftermath of some highly-publicised social dumping cases in the media, the Flemish government has proposed a zero tolerance policy for bogus po…

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Uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening BV: VLABEL aan het woord

In dit artikel gaan we nader in op de uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening naar aanleiding van het herwerkte standpunt van VLABEL in d…

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Irregularly obtained e-mails after the departure of an employee still accepted as evidence

A recent decision of the Liège Labour Tribunal examined a trade representative's breach of a non-compete clause and third-party complicity in it. It a…

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Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

Companies should be wary of the novel approach taken by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange. A Dutch and a Belg…

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Interest paid to qualifying foreign EEA AIFs may now benefit from the Belgian WHT exemption.

On 26 July, a new Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree implementing the Belgian Income tax code (RD/BITC) was published. The Decree includes various…

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Zittende opdrachtnemers: is er een voordeel aan een thuismatch?

Het is gebruikelijk dat een zittende opdrachtnemer opnieuw deelneemt aan een overheidsopdracht die de lopende opdracht opvolgt. Het is ook logisch dat…

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Simont Braun welcomes new partner, enhancing Real Estate and ESG expertise

Simont Braun, a leading Belgian independent law firm based in Brussels, is pleased to announce the arrival of Joris Beckers as partner in the Real Est…

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NautaDutilh strengthens real estate practice with new partner

Julie De Bonnet has joined NautaDutilh as Local Partner with a view to heading the Real Estate group in Belgium. Julie's arrival significantly strengt…

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Reforming the Union Customs Code: a proposal from the European Commission towards harmonizing European Union c…

On May 17, 2023, ten years after the EU adopted its Union Customs Code (UCC), the European Commission published a proposal intended to begin the compl…

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Sick during annual leave - employment law framing modalities

On 31 July 2023, a law was published in the Belgian State Gazette that makes some amendments to the Employment Contracts Act and the Work Regulations …

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Ateliers des Universités d'été 22-23 août

Il ne vous reste que peu de temps pour vous inscrire aux ateliers des Universités d'été qui auront lieu les 22 et 23 août au Château de Courrière.

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