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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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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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Influencer marketing: 5 tips for your influencer contracts

Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…

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Nieuw gunstregime voor expats in België

Op 1 januari 2022 zijn twee nieuwe fiscale gunstregimes in werking getreden voor expats: het bijzonder belastingstelsel voor ingekomen belastingplicht…

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Payment periods: do public authorities receive special treatment?

Late payments in commercial transactions harm companies’ competitiveness, especially SMEs, as they affect liquidity. Late payments are said to be the …

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ECHR holds a politician responsible for third party comments posted on his Facebook page

In its decision of 2 September 2021, the European Court of Human Rights validated the criminal conviction of a politician who failed to remo…

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Hague System – WIPO adopts new design rules to fit business needs

Since 1 January 2022, the Hague System Common Regulations contain new rules on force majeure, design publication and transfer of ownership.

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Belgium adopts law on special tax regime for inbound taxpayers and inbound researchers

New legislation in Belgium that sets up a new special tax regime for inbound taxpayers and inbound researchers mentioned in the Law-Now eAlert of 25 N…

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Collective agreements - EU to limit impact of competition law on self-employed people

On 9 December, the European Commission published draft Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements on the working con…

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Overzicht sociaalrechtelijke eindejaarswetgeving

Misschien was u er tijdens de voorbije eindejaarsperiode even tussenuit? Geen nood. Met de onderstaande tabel, bent u in een mum van tijd weer geïnfor…

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New expat regime in Belgium – VOTED

The new expat regime has indeed been voted on 23 December 2021 and published on 31 December 2021 in the Official Gazette with entrance into force as o…

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Het Europese Hof van Justitie veroordeelt België inzake fiscale ongelijke behandeling van vastgoed in België e…

Bezit u een tweede verblijf in het buitenland, dan dient u niet alleen in het land waar uw tweede verblijft ligt, belastingen te betalen, maar ook in …

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New tax regime for impatriates (and impatriate researchers)

A programme-law published on 31 December 2021 in the Belgian Gazette provides a new special tax regime in Belgium for "impatriate" employees, director…

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Flemish real estate transfer taxes rate changes as of 2022

On 22 December 2021, the Flemish Parliament approved a series of changes to reduce the registration duties on the sale of residences. The rate is cond…

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Eu Commission proposes directive to protect digital platform workers

On 9 December 2021, the Commission launched a legislative proposal to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platform…

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Another blow to the resolution of disputes involving a Member State via investment arbitration

In its judgment in Poland v PL Holdings of 26 October 2021 (C-109/20), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealt another blow to the resolution of dis…

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Green Deal : de Commissie wil renoveren en koolstofarm maken van gebouwen stimuleren

Op 15 december jl. heeft de Europese Commissie voorgesteld om de regels betreffende de energieprestatie van gebouwen af te stemmen op de Green Deal en…

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Time to go “green” with your company cars? Consider introducing a mobility budget

On 3 December 2021, the Law of 25 November 2021 regarding the tax and social “greenification” of mobility was published in the Belgian Official Gazett…

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Inwerkingtreding algemene antimisbruikmaatregel: Cassatie wijst standpunt fiscus af!

Sinds de invoering van de nieuwe algemene antimisbruikbepaling woedt een hevige discussie over de inwerkingtreding van deze bepaling. Deze discus…

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The liability of a subsidiary for a competition law infringement by the parent company

In case C-882/19 (Sumal v Mercedes Benz Trucks España), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court of Justice”) addressed the qu…

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The new salary thresholds for 2022

The Federal Public Service Employment has modified the remuneration thresholds to be taken into account for the application of certain employment prov…

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New rules prohibiting unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain are entering into for…

On 15 December 2021, a Belgian Act (the ‘Act’) was published that implements the European Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in busin…

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