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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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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Succ…

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the sta…

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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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Private Equity and tax avoidance: Court of Appeal rules in favor of taxpayer

The Court of Appeal of Ghent recently ruled that the Tax Authorities are not authorized to apply the tax avoidance principle and the anti-abuse rule (…

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European Parliament and Council ready to start negotiations on EU Data Act – Europe gets closer to adopting a …

In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime o…

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Application of the DLT Pilot Regime

As part of its Digital Finance Package introduced on 24 September 2020, the European Commission proposed a pilot regime for market infrastructures bas…

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Beperking van opeenvolgende arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur en vervangingsovereenkomsten

Op 16 maart 2023 keurde de Kamer een wetsontwerp goed dat regels invoert voor de opeenvolging van de arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur en verva…

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Belgian Competition Authority publishes amicus curiae on abuses of dominance and of economic dependency in the…

On 20 March 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published the amicus curiae rendered in an injunction action brought before the Business Cou…

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Clarification and modification of notice periods applicable for employment situations that already existed on …

A recently approved act settles a discussion on the maximum notice period to be observed in case of resignation by blue-collar workers who were alread…

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De verzelfstandiging bij Delhaize en CAO 32bis

Op de bijzondere ondernemingsraad van dinsdag 7 maart jl. kondigde Delhaize aan hun 128 winkels die nu nog in eigen beheer zijn, te “franchiseren”. Om…

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All Belgian Articles of Association Must Be in Line With the New Belgian Companies and Associations Code Befor…

The articles of association of all Belgian companies and non-profit associations must be in line with the new Belgian Companies and Associations Code …

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Geen dance moves op de werkvloer

Het was de VS die een tijdje geleden het voortouw nam, snel gevolgd door o.a. de Europese Commissie en andere Europese instellingen: de TikTok-applica…

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Uitbreng van vastgoed middels uitonverdeeldheid: verkooprecht verschuldigd, de uitzonderingen niet te na gespr…

De uitbreng van vastgoed uit vennootschappen waarbij het vastgoed wordt overgeheveld naar de achterliggende aandeelhouders blijft een belangrijk item …

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Belgium levels restrictive conditions on the commercialisation of virtual coins among consumers

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L’utilisation de la SOPARFI par des résidents belges et la montée en puissance de la substance économique…

Ce n’est un secret pour personne : de nombreux résidents belges détiennent des sociétés au Luxembourg à des fins fiscales. L’enquête LuxFiles, menée p…

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Mogelijke toekomstige doorwerking van “ESG”-verplichtingen in uw contracten: een eerste beschouwing

Environment, Social & Governance (“ESG”) staat – kort samengevat - voor de alsmaar groeiende verwachting van investeerders, handelspartners, werkn…

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Trademark protection in Web 3.0: Lessons from the Hermès vs. Metabirkins case

On 8 February 2023, a New York jury delivered its long-awaited verdict in a case brought by the French luxury brand Hermès, against the artist Mason R…

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Laattijdige betaling kan flinke kater opleveren: nalatigheidsinteresten zijn historisch hoog

De wetgever is op 1 januari 2023 overgegaan tot de gebruikelijke aanpassing van de geldende interestvoeten (zie hier). Onder invloed van de inflatie, …

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ChatGPT et la protection des données à caractère personnel.

ChatGPT , le chatbot développé par l’entreprise OpenAI est disponible depuis le 30 novembre 2022 et permet à n’importe qui de pouvoir poser des questi…

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State aid: the General Court of the EU annuls the decision of the European Commission in the Timișoara/Wizz Ai…

On 8 February 2023, the General Court of the EU annulled the European Commission decision that had concluded to the absence of aid granted by Timișoa…

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Social elections 2024: the register for temporary workers

In light of the upcoming 2024 social elections in Belgium, we would like to draw attention to some deadlines and obligations that are worth being high…

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Geconventioneerde woningverhuur in Vlaanderen

De Vlaamse Regering keurde op 23 december 2022 een ontwerpbesluit goed dat het Besluit Vlaamse Codex Wonen 2021 wijzigt wat betreft geconventioneerde …

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New Court of Cassation case law / Franchising - Insolvency

In a decision of 9 February 2023, the Court of Cassation overturned a judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal by which it admitted that a natural per…

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