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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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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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Belgian Constitutional Court strengthens access to justice

The Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the right of access to justice requires the writ of service of a judgment to state the right to …

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Vlaamse regering verduidelijkt toepassingsgebied van renovatieverplichting voor niet-residentiële gebouwen

In onze eerdere nieuwbrieven van 2 juni 2021 en 2 augustus 2021 informeerden wij u over de renovatieverplichting voor niet-residen…

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NDAs - Needless, Necessary, Sufficient?

Negotiating a non-disclosure agreement or NDA is one of the first steps in the M&A process. It is tempting to assume that all NDAs are boilerplate…

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: sanctions and trade restrictions overview

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has progressively adopted a series of new sanctions and trade restrictions targeted at Russia, Bel…

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The European Commission has endorsed its new Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines 2022

The European Commission’s revised Guidelines on state aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (« CEEAG ») have been e…

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Unregistered designs: open road for the protection of car parts?

In “Ferrari / Mansory Design” (C-123-20), the CJEU clarified that unregistered design rights could arise in individual car parts as a result of the di…

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The latest modifications of Belgian competition law – What you need to know

On 24 February 2022, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a modification of Belgian competition law resulting in part from the transpositio…

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Inzagerecht belastingplichtige onder druk: pleidooi voor eerherstel van een grondrecht!

Het lijkt in de fiscale praktijk wel meer en meer voor te komen. De fiscale administratie die weigert toegang te geven tot het (volledi…

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Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia

Since 2014, the EU has progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, EU member states h…

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Cryptocurrencies: new rules and registration for service providers in Belgium

As from 1 May 2022, the activities of certain virtual currency service providers in Belgium will be regulated.

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ICSID tribunal declines to revisit its decision in light of the CJEU’s judgment in Komstroy

On 1 February 2022, the tribunal in Infracapital v. Kingdom of Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/18)  dismissed Spain’s request to reconsider the trib…

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New guidelines from the European Data Protection Board

Under the GDPR, every data subject (job applicants, (former) employees, etc.) has the right to request access to all data held on him or her by the da…

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Marchés publics : l'exclusion pour faute professionnelle grave ne nécessite pas de preuve irréfutable

Les pouvoirs adjudicateurs peuvent exclure les candidats ou les soumissionnaires d'une procédure de passation de marché public s'ils ont commis une fa…

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Whistleblowing – A guide to Compliance : Part 7 - The Scope of Whistleblower Protection

Crowell & Moring LLP’s series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guide to …

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Virtual asset service providers to be subject to FSMA supervision

Last month, on 27 January, marked the end of an era when the provision of virtual asset services was not a regulated activity in Belgium. A law has no…

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Overheidsopdrachten : uitsluiting wegens ernstige beroepsfout vereist geen onomstotelijk bewijs

Aanbesteders kunnen kandidaten of inschrijvers uitsluiten van een plaatsingsprocedure indien deze in de uitoefening van hun beroep een ernstige fout h…

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The impact of the implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code in Belgium

At the end of 2021, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved the law transposing the European Electronic Communications Code.

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EDPB publishes guidelines on DSARs

On 18 January 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its draft Guidelines on the right of access (the Guidelines). T…

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In Vlaanderen is de Woningpas nu ook beschikbaar voor ondernemingen

Sinds de goedkeuring van het decreet van 30 november 2018, kan elke titularis van een zakelijk recht op een residentieel gebouw gesitueerd in Vlaander…

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Renewal of the Belgian Competition Authority’s Prosecutor General and assessors

The Belgian Competition Authority comprises of the Investigation and Prosecution Service, in charge of cases settled and simplified merger control dec…

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