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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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Belgium implements important changes to employment law in 2022

The following article highlights the most important changes that Belgium has adopted this year in the area of employment law.

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Unveiling the Complexity of the Belgian MedTech Legal Landscape

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Het lot van CVBA’s na het WVV: wat wordt de nieuwe rechtsvorm voor uw vennootschap?

Als gevolg van de krachtlijn van de vereenvoudiging van het vennootschapsrecht, werden enkele vennootschapsvormen die onder het Wetboek van vennootsch…

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Invisible life to the rescue: EU facilitates approval of micro-organisms in plant protection products

Micro-organisms or microbes (e.g. bacteria, fungi or protozoa) are invisible to us but play a significant ecological role as they help to break down o…

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Klokkenluiden in de private sector

Vandaag (15 december 2022) is de Wet betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een jurid…

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Milieustakingsrechter kan ook voorlopige maatregelen treffen

In een vonnis van de milieustakingsrechter van de rechtbank in Veurne van 9 november 2022 worden hinderbeperkende maatregelen opgelegd in afwachting v…

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Geheimhoudingsclausules: enkele tips voor een geldige en effectieve clausule

Naar aanleiding van een recent gepubliceerd arrest van het Hof van Cassatie betreffende de duur van geheimhoudingsclausules, geeft het team Commercial…

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Insurance distributor licence imposed by ECJ on policyholders of a collective insurance policy with optional m…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently ruled that an entity acting as group policyholder under a collective insurance policy and offering option…

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Hacking and invoice fraud: the importance of robust internal (payment) policies!

In accordance with Belgian law, payment is valid to the creditor (i.e. the supplier) or its authorized representative. When payment is done to an unau…

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Labor and Employment Laws on Work-Life Balance and Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in Force as …

By laws of October 7, 2022 Belgium finally transposed the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions (Directive (EU) 2019/11…

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The Labour Deal is published in the Belgian State Gazette

You can, once again, find below our checklist of the obligations and possibilities for employers based on the Labour Deal Act, together with an indica…

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Belgian temporary insolvency law measures protecting energy-intensive companies

Energy prices have soared over the last few months. Although this evolution has impacted all economic operators, energy-intensive companies are partic…

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Une première application de la mesure anti-abus à un montage de cession d’entreprise

Dans une décision récente, un juge fiscal a pour la première fois appliqué la mesure générale anti-abus à un montage de cession d’entreprise (LBO). Ce…

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Update arbeidsreglement en template arbeidsovereenkomst vereist

Als gevolg van recente wetgeving, zoals de Wet transparante en voorspelbare arbeidsvoorwaarden, de Arbeidsdeal en het in het parlement aangenomen wets…

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National strike in Belgium: a Q&A

On 9 November 2022, employees of several companies will go on strike. In other companies, employees will not be on strike, but even these companies wi…

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Durcissement du régime des RDT et impact pour les holdings patrimoniales

Le gouvernement a chargé le ministre des Finances de préparer une première série de mesures s’inscrivant dans le cadre de la « réforme fiscale plus la…

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Vanaf 23 november is asbestattest verplicht bij verkoop gebouw van voor 2001

Om de situatie betreffendfe asbest in kaart te brengen, maar ook om potentiële kopers van oude(re) gebouwen zo goed als mogelijk te informeren, heeft …

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Omzetting van de wet betreffende transparante en voorspelbare arbeidsvoorwaarden

Op 31 oktober 2022 verscheen de wet “houdende gedeeltelijke omzetting van Richtlijn (EU) 2019/1152 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 20 juni 2…

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New European Commission proposal to make instant euro payments universally available

On October 26, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal to accelerate the rollout of instant payments for citizens and businesses holding a …

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Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force on 1 November 2022

The Digital Market Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October, and it will enter into force on 1 November. La…

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