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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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21/11/24
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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E-mail erkend als geldig communicatiemiddel voor kennisgeving in nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek

In de dagelijkse praktijk wordt e-mail vaak gebruikt als een efficiënt, pragmatisch en goedkoop communicatiemiddel. Tot op heden werd e-mail echter ni…

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Key changes in the Belgian copyright legislation : has copyright finally entered the digital age?

The Digital Single Market Directive (Directive 2019/790/UE – “DSM”) was finally recently transposed into Belgian law by a law of 19 June 2022 (“new Ac…

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Payment service providers can rely on bank secrecy in case of tax audit

Can payment service providers rely on bank secrecy in case of tax audits?

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Major changes to Belgian tax procedures in the pipeline

Reports of important amendments to the Belgian tax procedures appeared in the press, prior to the parliament’s summer recess. This newsflash summarise…

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Employment & Benefits Summer series - Part III: The Belgian Labour Deal - Employee Training

Strelia’s Summer Series on the Belgian Labour Deal aims to give companies a general overview of the government’s measures to reform the labour market.…

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Qui sera impacté par les nouveaux délais d’imposition et d’investigation de six et dix ans ?

Un accord a été trouvé au sein du gouvernement Vivaldi pour octroyer à l’administration fiscale des délais d’imposition et d’investigation plus longs.…

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The Belgian Competition Authority approves acquisitions of insurance portfolios

On 9 August 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) approved the acquisition of two different run-off insurance portfolios: the AXA Belgium cl…

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Kiezen voor arbitrage: risico’s en opportuniteiten op bewijsgebied

Er zijn veel goede redenen om bij het onderhandelen van een contract voor arbitrage als geschillenbeslechtingsmechanisme te kiezen. Er is het voordeel…

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A new special social security contribution should discourage companies from excessively using successive daily…

On 19 July 2022, the National Labour Council’s social partners proposed introducing a new responsibility mechanism to financially penal…

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War for Talent key medewerkers anno 2022 – aandelenoptieplan een nuttig instrument, ook voor familiebedrijven!…

De voorbije periode werd het nog maar eens heel duidelijk: bedrijven zijn op zoek naar gekwalificeerde medewerkers, maar hun vacatures blijven oningev…

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Cessions d’entreprises : le spectre de la taxation généralisée des plus-values sur actions

L’introduction d’une taxation généralisée des plus-values sur actions est l’une des mesures phares du projet de réforme fiscale du ministre des Financ…

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La Belgique tient-elle (enfin) sa loi sur la conservation des données de communication ?

Sujet hyper-sensible qui traine depuis des années : comment atteindre l’équilibre entre, d’une part la nécessité de protéger la vie privée des million…

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Belgium’s new measures on employee illness – headaches for employers?

If I were to rank the employment law questions I receive by popularity, questions around long-term absence, absenteeism and generally how to deal with…

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Uitbreng van vastgoed middels uitonverdeeldheid: verkooprecht of verdeelrecht? Het Grondwettelijk Hof aan het …

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

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The brand new Belgian Act (finally) transposing the EU copyright Directive entered into force

By the Act of 19 June 2022, Belgium transposed the Directive (EU) 2019/790 into Belgian law, hereby ushering in a number of changes. It…

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Aanvraag omgevingsvergunning kan niet geweigerd worden op basis van een voorontwerp van ruimtelijk uitvoerings…

Omgevingsvergunningsaanvraag kan niet geweigerd worden op basis van een voorontwerp van ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplan. Deze evidentie wordt bevestig…

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Copyright fit for the internet age? (Part 3: New rules governing copyright contracts)

On 1 August 2022, the Belgian law transposing the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (“DSM directive”) (EU Directive 2019/790) was pu…

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Constitutional Court rules on the suspension of a criminal penalty for legal entities in social law affairs

In a judgement of 23 June 2022, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the impossibility for a criminal court to fully or partially suspend (‘uit…

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Copyright fit for the internet age? (Part 2: New neighbouring right for press publishers & four new mandat…

On 1 August 2022, the Belgian law transposing the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (“DSM directive”) (EU Directive 2019/790) was pu…

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State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

On 20 July 2022, the European Commission adopted an amendment to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures to support the economy followin…

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