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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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Looking ahead to the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s priorities for 2023

With the end of 2022 in sight, it’s time to look ahead to 2023. The new Executive Committee of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”) c…

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Tax and social security reform of copyright income

Copyright and related rights protect literary and artistic works. Employees and company managers can transfer or license these rights to, respectively…

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Draft Belgian Whistleblowing Act now adopted in Parliament!

The draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 (‘the Whistleblowing Directive’) into national…

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La Belgique risque de perdre sa place dans le peloton de tête des terres d’accueil des holdings…

Le gouvernement entend écorner notre régime fiscal des holdings. En cas d’adoption des mesures qui sont actuellement sur la table, en particulier l’aj…

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Aanvullende uitbatingsvoorwaarden van parkings in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

De Brusselse Regering verduidelijkt bij besluit van 29 september 2022 (het Besluit) de voorwaarden waaraan de exploitatie van parkeerterreinen moet vo…

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A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

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ESG considerations to successfully restructure your business in Belgium

The current economic climate is difficult for many businesses, in particular for energy-intensive companies. The situation may deteriorate to such an …

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Nouvelle procédure de rupture du contrat de travail pour force majeure médicale en vigueur depuis le 28 nove…

Dans notre récente Tetralert sur la fin de l’instrumentalisation du trajet de réintégration, nous vous expliquions, d’une part, les modifications appo…

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Heiploeg’s impact on Belgian insolvency law

The European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”) Plessers judgment seemed to cause a serious threat for the applicability of the Belgian reorganisation procedu…

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No longer public access to UBO data without legitimate interest

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") struck down the provision of the 5th AML Directive 2018/843 ("AML V") whi…

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Can parallel importers (re)brand generic medicines? The CJEU limits the ‘room for manoeuvre’

If a branded medicine and its generic version are put on the EEA market by economically-linked undertakings, is a parallel importer then allowed to re…

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Belgium regulates the marketing of insurance policies for the purchase of multimedia devices

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) imposes (via a Regulation) restrictive conditions on the commercialisation, vis-à-vis consumers, o…

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Three New Rules on Incapacity for Work Enter Into Force Today in Belgium

Today, the Act of 30 October 2022 enters into force, introducing three new employment law measures.

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New rules on medical force majeure and the medical certificate

A new Act, which includes various provisions on incapacity for work, was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 18 November 2022.

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Une longue vie semble promise à la taxe sur les comptes-titres 2.0.

Dans son arrêt du 27 octobre 2022, la Cour constitutionnelle a en grande partie conforté la nouvelle taxe sur les comptes-titres (« TACT »). La Cour s…

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Nieuwe regels in verband met het toezicht op de woninghuurprijzen in Brussel

Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest nam in 2017 eigen regels aan in verband met de woninghuur, die in werking traden op 1 januari 2018. In oktober 2022…

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Labour Deal broadens night work rules for e-commerce

The Labour Deal introduces some new elements with regards to night work in e-commerce.

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Nieuwe regels arbeidsongeschiktheid

Vandaag (18 november 2022) werd de wet houdende diverse bepalingen betreffende arbeidsongeschiktheid gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. De wet b…

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Mandatory asbestos certificate

As from 23 November 2022, an asbestos certificate will be required for most buildings built prior to 2001 in the Flanders Region, which are sold or ot…

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DORA: the forthcoming EU legal framework on Digital Operational Resilience in the financial sector

The rules on the use of information and communication technology ("ICT") in the financial sector were traditionally country and institution-specific t…

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