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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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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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De boemerang van het impliciet ontslag

Aan impliciet ontslag inroepen, zijn risico’s verbonden. Er zijn dan ook advocaten die dat zelden of niet doen en in voorkomend geval verkiezen de weg…

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Een bescheiden duwtje in de rug voor publiek-private samenwerking in de zorg?

Op 15 februari ’23 keurde het Vlaams Parlement alweer een wijziging van het Decreet over het Lokaal Bestuur goed. De wijzigingen hebben onder meer bet…

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UPC-Overeenkomst | Algemeen overzicht

Op 19 februari 2013 hebben vijfentwintig lidstaten van de Europese Unie (“de Unie”) een overeenkomst tot oprichting van het Eengemaakt Octrooigerecht …

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European Commission Seeks Stakeholders’ Views on Draft Foreign Subsidies Implementing Regulation

Last year, the European Union (EU) legislature adopted a far-reaching regulation aimed at tackling the distortive effects on EU markets of financial s…

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Une fusion mère-fille aux prises avec la mesure anti-abus

Dans un jugement du 22 novembre 2022, le tribunal de première instance de Liège a validé l’application faite par le fisc de la mesure générale anti-ab…

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The Belgian Whistleblowing Act enters into force. What do you need to know regarding data protection?

The Belgian Parliament recently approved the Act implementing EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 …

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Quand une régularisation fiscale tourne au vinaigre …

Il ressort d’une série de décisions judiciaires récentes que régulariser sa situation fiscale peut parfois se transformer en cauchemar. Ainsi, il peut…

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The Court of Justice of the EU confirms the abuse of a dominant position by the Lithuanian national railway co…

On 12 January 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the judgment of the General Court condemning Lithuanian State Railways for abuse of a dom…

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Recht op fietsvergoeding veralgemeend vanaf 1 mei 2023

Op dit ogenblik bestaat er geen algemene verplichting voor de werkgever om een vergoeding toe te kennen aan de werknemers die met de fiets naar het we…

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Recruitment perspective: the importance of company culture

It is difficult to attract talent. Candidates are not inclined to change jobs easily. A competitive salary is not the sole driver anymore. Vialegis' e…

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Transparantie aanvullende pensioenen - Nieuwigheden voor werkgevers en pensioeninstellingen

Op 2 februari 2023 werd de wet tot wijziging van verscheidene bepalingen ter versterking van de transparantie in het kader van de tweede pensioenpijle…

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Brussels Court of Appeal rejects Carrefour’s request to suspend the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision a…

On 23 December 2022, the Brussels Court of Appeal (“Market Court”) rejected Carrefour Belgium’s application for the suspension of the Belgian Competit…

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The Unilever Court Case: national competition authorities can no longer simply disregard evidence submitted by…

On 19 January 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a groundbreaking ruling stating that national competition authorities (hereaf…

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Third parties can now also lodge appeals before the Market Court against decisions of the DPA’s Litigation Cha…

The Constitutional Court ruled on 12 January 2023 that the absence of appeal possibilities for interested third parties against decisions of the Litig…

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Basic banking service for businesses in Belgium: (almost) operational

On 16 January 2023, the Royal Decree regarding the basic banking service for businesses was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This Decree est…

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De uitkering van liquidatiereserves als liquidatievoorschot - vrijgesteld van roerende voorheffing … of toch n…

Lang was onduidelijk of de vrijstelling ook geldt voor voorschotten die uit de liquidatiereserves worden geput na de ontbinding van de vennootschap, m…

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Changed circumstances in contract law, also in light of the new civil code provisions

If anything has become abundantly clear in the past years is that uncertainty is really one of the few existing certainties. At first, there was the c…

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New obligations for employers towards their employees in Belgium

More than two months ago, new obligations were imposed on employers under the Act of 7 October 2022. We remind you below of the changes applicable sin…

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Uitbreiding van de functionaliteit van de Vlaamse woningpas

Op 27 december 2018 werd in Vlaanderen de woningpas ingevoerd. De woningpas is een digitaal paspoort van een residentieel gebouw dat verschillende inf…

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M&A - The road ahead

As we kick off 2023, this Strelia M&A Series paves the way for you by pointing out some of the key legal and regulatory developments that will sha…

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