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AVOCATS.BE travaille depuis plus d’un an à la création d’une campagne de communication, de promotion, osons le mot, de l’avocat(e) à l’instar des campagnes radiophoniques passées a…

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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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VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be complia…

In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will chan…

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23/11/24
The Court of Appeal in the Hague rules on the Shell case: ke…

On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Cour…

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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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Aansprakelijkheid van de bedrijfsleider en de hiërarchische lijn voor ongevallen en veiligheidsinbreuken op he…

Marlex verzorgde recent een interne bedrijfsopleiding over dit onderwerp. Het blijkt dat bedrijfsleiders en managers met nogal wat vragen en vrees zit…

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The Court of Justice of the EU confirms the General Court’s judgment on the infringement of AC Treuhand as fac…

In 2009, the European Commission fined the Swiss consultancy AC Treuhand for facilitating two heat stabilizer cartels.

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Throughout a strike the employer needs to occupy the employees willing to work

In its judgement of 14 September 2015 the Cour de Cassation pronounces itself on the scope of the obligation for the employer to provide work to those…

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Impact van de terreurdreiging op de uitvoering van de arbeidsovereenkomst

De huidige situatie ten gevolge van de terreurdreiging zal de werkomstandigheden in vele ondernemingen in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest sterk ver…

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The (extended) retention of title

The Pledge Act of 11 July 2013 has substantially improved the legislation surrounding retention of title (reservation of ownership). It has been …

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Btw-plicht rechtspersoon-bestuurder met drie maanden uitgesteld tot 1 april 2016

De beleidscel van de Minister van Financiën heeft beslist om de datum van inwerkingtreding voor de BTW-plicht van bestuurders-rechtspersonen nogmaals …

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VAT on directors’ fees: application as from 1 April instead of 1 January 2016

The Belgian VAT authorities have decided to abolish the tolerance for companies acting as directors to carry out their services without charging VAT. …

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Le licenciement d'un contractuel par un employeur public n'est pas soumis à l'obligation de motivation formell…

Le 24 avril 2012, la Cour du travail de Gand (division Bruges) avait estimé que la loi du 29 juillet 1991 relative à la motivation formelle des actes …

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General Court dismissed action by Uralita in the Sodium Chlorate cartel

On 6 October 2015, the General Court ("GC") dismissed an application brought by Corporación Empresarial de Materiales de Construcción (formerly known …

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The Art. 29 working party issues a statement on the ECJ Safe Harbour decision. What's next now?

Following the landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) on 6 October 2015 in the Maximilian Schrems v Data Protection …

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Unieke alternerende overeenkomst in het Franstalig landsgedeelte

Vanaf 1 september 2015 heeft de overheid die bevoegd is voor het Franstalig landsgedeelte een unieke alternerende overeenkomst ingevoerd. Deze alterne…

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Facebook Sentenced to a Daily Fine of 250,000 Euros by a Belgian Court

Once again, Facebook is in the spotlight. On November 9, following the Recommendation 04/2015 of May 13, 2015, issued by the Belgian Data Protection A…

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European Court of Justice to rule on the type of service Uber provides

Following taxi associations’ protests and legal action, Uber services have been restricted in, among other countries, Belgium, France, Germany and Ita…

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A personal look at leniency

Imagine: the head of the legal department knocks at your door and asks if he can come in for a minute. Without waiting for your response, he enters an…

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European Commission declares tax advantages to Fiat in Luxembourg and to Starbucks in The Netherlands as illeg…

In June 2014 the Commission initiated an investigation into the tax rulings issued by the Luxembourgish and Dutch national tax authorities related to …

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New amounts for minimum salaries to obtain Belgian work permit for certain employees

In order to obtain a Belgian work permit for individuals in the capacity of highly qualified or managerial employees, a specific minimum salary has to…

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Brussels Court orders Facebook to stop collecting personal data of non-members

Facebook uses “datr-cookies” to collect personal data of non-members. These datr-cookies are automatically installed on the browsers of non-members wh…

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Binnenkort zal loon niet meer in cash betaald kunnen worden, behoudens sectorale afspraken

Weldra zal het voor werkgevers niet meer mogelijk zijn om de lonen van hun werknemers cash uit te betalen, behalve indien een CAO afgesloten in het be…

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Geen bedrijfsvoorheffing voor jonge werknemers tijdens het laatste kwartaal 2015

Er is geen bedrijfsvoorheffing verschuldigd op de bezoldigingen betaald of toegekend tijdens de maanden oktober, november en/of december 2015 aan jong…

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La Cour constitutionnelle annule le mécanisme de la boucle administrative applicable devant le Conseil d’Etat

Par son arrêt n° 103/2015 du 16 juillet 2015, la Cour constitutionnelle a annulé l’article 13 de la loi du 20 janvier 2014 qui a réformé le Conseil d’…

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