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Jones Day’s Brussels Office strengthens its Labor & Employment Practice

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Sara Vanderstraeten has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Labor & Employment Practice. Ms. Vanderstraeten is based in Jones Day…

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Amicus curiae contest

The CCBE Amicus Curiae contest is a competition which is organised every year and which is addressed to law students (undergraduate, post graduate, master) whose degree is a prereq…

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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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First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing …

The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a f…

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Preparing for the U.S. BIOSECURE Act

Momentum is building for the US BIOSECURE Act, and it is becoming more and …

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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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Who are the NEMOs for day ahead and intraday market coupling?

On July 25, 2015 the Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 of 24 July 2015 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management (h…

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De buitengerechtelijke ontbinding: springlevend ondanks een aarzelend Hof van Cassatie en een verdeelde doctri…

Hans Van Gompel en Wim Wijsmans deden een veldonderzoek naar de stand van zaken van de buitengerechtelijke ontbinding.

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General Court dismissed Orange Polska's appeal against abuse of dominance decision

On 17 December 2015, the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment on appeal, dismissing the actions brought before it by Orange Polska S.A. …

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De mogelijkheid om voor overlijdensdekking te opteren bij uittreding

De sociale partners wensten een oplossing te bieden voor aangeslotenen die hun werkgever verlaten en hun verworven reserves achterlaten bij de pensioe…

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Prijskortingen en enkele andere regels inzake marktpraktijken verder geliberaliseerd of aangepast

De wet van 26 oktober 20151 heeft naast andere aanpassingen aan het Wetboek van economisch recht (hierna "WER") ook belangrijke inhoudelijke…

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General Court annulled Commission's EUR 790 million fining decision in Air Cargo case

On 16 December 2015, the General Court ("GC") annulled the Commission's fining decision holding 21 carriers liable for an infringement on the Air…

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Arbeidsrecht in beweging : enkele wijzigingen met ingang vanaf 1 januari 2016

Zoals dit ieder jaar het geval is, wijzigt er ook in 2016 met ingang vanaf 1 januari één en ander op arbeidsrechtelijk vlak. In dit artikel bespreekt …

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TAXE: Have We Taken the Right Path To Ensure Fairer and More Efficient Taxation in the European Union?

After the LuxLeaks affair in November 2014, the European Parliament established a special committee "on tax rulings and other measures similar in natu…

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Failure to submit a notification as an electronic communication service provider does not constitute a violati…

Pursuant to article 9 of the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications (the “Act”), an electronic communication service provider (the “service …

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Accident lors d’un test préalable à l’embauche

Le 8 septembre 2015, la Cour du travail de Mons a rendu un arrêt intéressant en matière d’accident du travail.

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The Administrative Shortcut: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes

In a judgment of 29 October 2015 (case 152/2015, I.T. et al., H.B. et al., "Ademloos" et al. v. the Flemish Government, www.const-court.be), the Belgi…

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2016, l'année d'équilibre pour les données personnelles ?

En matière de données personnelles, l'année 2016 sera l'année de la recherche de nouveaux équilibres. Depuis juin 2013, date des premières révélations…

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Als de klok morgen middernacht slaat, komt er nog eens een e- bij: naast de e-maaltijdcheque is er vanaf 1 jan…

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Nieuwe Europese drempelbedragen vanaf 1 januari 2016

Op 25 november1 en 16 december 20152 zijn in het Europees Publicatieblad de  verordeningen verschenen waarbij met ingang van 1 januari 2016 de Eu…

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Bank Tax as from Assessment Year 2016

As part of the tax shift from labour to capital, banks and insurance companies will have to contribute an additional EUR 100 million to the Belgian bu…

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Outplacement Must Be Taken Into Account For The Severance Indemnity As From 1 January 2016

Since the Single Status Act, every employer is required to make an outplacement offer to the employee who is dismissed with a notice period of at leas…

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Adjustment with respect to the tax reduction for pension savings

A bill of law containing various provisions was recently submitted to Belgian Parliament. Amongst other measures this draft legislation contains …

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First damages award by the Council of State

The Council of State was recently authorised to grant compensation for damage suffered as a result of an illegal administrative act. On 2 October 2015…

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European General Data Protection Regulation: 10 things You should know before the Christmas break

While some people never stopped believing that the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") would one day become a reality, others had started to d…

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2016 social elections milestones

Every four years, social elections take place within a large number of Belgian companies. The next social elections will be held between 9 and 22 May …

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