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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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Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

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

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B2C : obligation d’accepter le paiement en espèces

Depuis le 31 mars 2024, toutes les entreprises sont tenues d’accepter les p…

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Competition watchdogs watch labour markets closely

HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.

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New regime for distance contracts for financial services

On 6 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council agreed upon the new directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (i.e…

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Amendment of procedural rules on requests for information regarding VAT – is silence always golden?

An act dated 12 March 2023 amended some aspects of the VAT procedure. One of the remarkable changes is the amendment of article 62 of the VAT Code, wh…

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Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court: the most significant change in 50 years

On 1 June 2023, the most important change in 50 years in the field of patents in Europe enters into force. With effect from that date, companies will …

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Nieuw Vlabel-standpunt over de onderhandse afstand van vruchtgebruik

De Vlaamse Belastingdienst (“Vlabel”) heeft recent een nieuw standpunt gepubliceerd over de afstand van vruchtgebruik. Het standpunt behandelt in het …

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One law to rule them all? The Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act can no longer overrule the law chosen by the …

In a groundbreaking decision, the Belgian Supreme Court recently established that the Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act is not an ‘overriding mandato…

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Retail Investment Package: the European Commission wants retail investors to take full advantage of capital ma…

It is no secret that the level of retail participation in EU capital markets remains low compared with other advanced economies, especially the US. In…

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New Belgian national convergence plan for the development of artificial intelligence

On 28 October 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the national convergence plan for the development of artificial intelligence (“Convergence Plan”…

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Competition watchdogs watch labour markets closely

HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.

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Bill amending certain aspects of the electoral procedure for the 2024 social elections has been approved

Next year, in 2024, customary social elections in Belgium, which take place every four years, to elect employee representatives to the Works Council a…

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Les permis d’urbanisme sont-ils protégés par le droit d’auteur ?

Toute demande de permis d’urbanisme doit nécessairement être accompagnée de certains documents, qui sont susceptibles d’être protégés par le droit d’a…

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New rules on protection against prejudicial measures will come into force on 1 June 2023

New rules on protection against prejudicial measures in the context of violence at work and psychological or sexual harassment at work will come into …

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Language(s) before the UPC Belgian Local Division

This morning, on 30 May 2023, Belgium’s declaration regarding the language(s) of the proceedings before the Belgian Local Division was published in th…

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The Arbitrability of Distributorship Law Disputes in Belgium: a reversal of case law

On 7 April 2023, the Belgian Cour de Cassation reversed its long standing case law and decided that (from now on) disputes concerning the termination …

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The Digital Services Act: a new comprehensive rulebook with far-reaching consequences

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") represents a true (r)evolution for the online regulation of intermediary services within the European Union. The impo…

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Servitude de passage : comment éviter les conflits de voisinage ?

Les servitudes font souvent l’objet de contestations entre voisins, surtout à la faveur des changements de propriétaires.

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RGPD : Comment reconnaitre une demande d’accès aux données ?

Le Règlement général sur la protection des données à caractère personnel (« RGPD ») veille à ce que chaque personne puisse garder une maîtrise optimal…

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RGPD : DPO, au rapport !

Le RGPD impose au délégué à la protection des données (DPO) de faire « directement rapport au niveau le plus élevé de la direction du responsable du t…

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New possibility to grant employees a purchasing power premium in 2023!

The Belgian federal government previously set the wage norm for the period 2023 - 2024 at 0%. This means that except for indexations and baremic incre…

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European Commission's public consultation on the extension of operating aid to regional airports

The European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid tha…

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