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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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03/07/24
Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

The Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct…

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02/07/24
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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ESG litigation – the criminal angle of greenwashing?

In a market that is becoming more conscious of the environmental (and social) impact of corporate activities, businesses in a vast array of sectors ar…

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Werkweek van 4 dagen binnenkort mogelijk

De publicatie in het Belgisch Staatsblad van die wet die de uitvoering is van de “arbeidsdeal”, wordt binnenkort verwacht. Door de nieuwe wet wordt o.…

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Holding On To Diamonds Longer – Continuation Funds

Continuation funds have become one of the biggest recent global trends in private equity. In the past, they were seen in a negative light and were per…

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Precontractuele aansprakelijkheid uitdrukkelijk voorzien in het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht

Het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht geeft een wettelijke basis aan de precontractuele aansprakelijkheid. Het is dus van groot belang om de precontractuele …

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Sociale verkiezingen 2024: tijd om een strategie uit te stippelen

De volgende sociale verkiezingen worden in principe georganiseerd in 2024. Ook al lijkt dat nog veraf, toch raden wij aan om vandaag al na te denken o…

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Mandatory pre-contractual documentation in Software/App agreements

On 22 August 2022, the French speaking enterprise court of Brussels rendered a decision on the Belgian Act on mandatory pre-contractual information fo…

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Alternating weekly working regime

Amongst the various measures provided by the so-called Labour Deal to improve employees’ work-life balance, is the alternating weekly working regime. …

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EU Cybersecurity Month: mobile devices can pose a risk to your business

We increasingly depend on mobile devices. Many companies embrace the idea of “bring your own device” (“BYOD”) policies and allow employees to access c…

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Transparent and predictable working conditions (part 2): be sure to inform your employees

This second blog focuses on the principle of transparency towards employees and, more specifically, on the employers’ obligation to inform their emplo…

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Nieuw Boek 5 – Verbintenissen – Belangrijke nieuwigheden

Met Boek 5 worden er enkele nieuwigheden in het Belgisch verbintenissenrecht ingevoerd en worden bepaalde bestaande principes uit de huidige rechtspra…

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Transparent and predictable working conditions: the ‘must know’ points for employers

An EU Directive was published in 2019 that obliges the Member States to guarantee, on the one hand, an improvement in employment conditions by enforci…

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Company rule banning religious symbols is not direct discrimination

On 13 October 2022 the Court of Justice considered whether an internal company rule banning the display of religious, philosophical and spiritual symb…

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Overheidspersoneel - Het weekend is heilig, nu ook voor het arbeidsrecht?

Het nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek sleutelt aan een belangrijk principe inzake de berekening van termijnen in het arbeidsrecht. Met ingang van 1 januari 202…

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Belgian budget approved: first overview of tax impact

Op 11 oktober werd de Belgische federale begroting voor 2023 en 2024 goedgekeurd. Het nieuwe begrotingsakkoord zal een fiscale impact hebben voor part…

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Quand le fisc mord la poussière à cause d’une défectuosité de la mesure générale anti-abus…

Le tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg a rendu, le 7 septembre dernier, un jugement remarquable qui met en lumière une faille (assez méconnue …

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Nieuw recht op flexibele arbeidsregeling voor werknemers met zorgtaken

Le 27 septembre 2022, le Conseil national du travail a approuvé la convention collective n°162 instituant un droit à demander une formule souple de tr…

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5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

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Labour Deal offers new dismissal rules in Belgium

New dismissal provisions are introduced in order to establish a more 'activating' dismissal law, aimed at supporting the employee after dismissal to n…

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Re-integration track 2.0: key changes at a glance

You will probably have already heard about the new 're-integration track 2.0' for sick employees that entered into force on 1 October 2022 and that al…

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Vragen staat vrij: meer zekerheid en voorspelbaarheid, of omgekeerd, meer flexibiliteit

Op 1 oktober 2022 zijn de in de Nationale Arbeidsraad gesloten CAO’s nr. 161 en nr. 162 in werking getreden. Die twee cao’s verlenen aan de werknemer …

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