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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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New Criminal Code in Belgium: what corporates should expect? (2/5)

The present newsletter is the second issue of a series of five, which will explore the large piece of legislation recasting the Belgian Criminal Code.…

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A practical overview of the New Property Law

The new property law of 4 February 2020 that created Book 3 of the new Civil Code on ‘Goods’ (‘Book 3’ or the ‘New Property Law’),…

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Btw-hervorming in de ziekenhuissector?

De wet van 11 juli 2021 hervormt de voorwaarden waaronder de medische verzorging en ziekenhuisverpleging in België van btw zijn vrijgesteld. De wet kw…

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Proposal for a Belgian law on the control of foreign direct investments in strategic sectors

The law proposal, tabled on 23 February 2021 by the Federal Government, aims at including in the Belgian Code of Economic Law a mechanism for screenin…

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Btw-hervorming in de ziekenhuissector?

De wet van 11 juli 2021 hervormt de voorwaarden waaronder de medische verzorging en ziekenhuisverpleging in België van btw zijn vrijgesteld. De wet kw…

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Ticking the box for your distribution agreements

 In the future, the European Commission apparently would like to subject dual distribution to additional conditions for being able to benefit fro…

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Cross-border employment Belgium-Luxembourg: “24-days” rule becomes “34-days” rule

On 31 August 2021, the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, announced a further relaxation of t…

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Last minute wijzigingen en inwerkingtreding Wetboek Goederenrecht

Anderhalf jaar na de publicatie is Boek 3 van het nieuwe Burgerlijk Wetboek, het gedeelte over het goederenrecht, in werking getreden op 1 september 2…

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The new property law enters into force on 1 September 2021

Newspapers discuss polemics about balls falling into the neighbour's garden and what is allowed in that case. One would almost forget that there is m…

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Directors of regulated firms can no longer be bound by an employment contract

Until recently, directors of regulated firms were permitted to serve as directors on a self-employed basis and, at the same time, to perform their ope…

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The reconstitution reserve allows to exempt profits from corporate tax

The so-called reconstitution reserve is part of the additional economic, tax and financial measures to soften the economic consequences of the COVID-1…

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Belgian Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register: deadline for uploading supporting documents expires August 31, 202…

All Belgian companies, foundations, non-profit organizations, fiduciaries and trusts must submit information about their ultimate beneficial owners to…

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Belgian Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register - Deadline

Belgian Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register: Deadline for Uploading Supporting Documents Expires August 31, 2021

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Phishing: the bank is liable

"Phishing cost Belgians 34 million euros", "FPS Finance warns for fraudulent mails: 'Do not react'", "Test Aankoop/Test Achat also warns for phishing …

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Constructieve motie van wantrouwen katalysator voor paleisrevoluties? The king is dead long live the king?

Een van de meest opvallende vernieuwingen in het Decreet van 16 juli 2021 tot wijziging van diverse decreten, wat betreft versterking van de loka…

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Wetgever verduidelijkt het beslag- en hypotheekverbod

Wetgever verduidelijkt het beslag- en hypotheekverbod van accessoire opstalrechten.

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Grafische elementen uit de huisstijl van ander architectenbureau zijn geen bedrijfsgeheimen maar het gebruik d…

De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen, zetelend zoals in kort geding, oordeelde dat het gebruik van bepaalde grafische elementen die…

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UBO Register: Reminder of the formalities to be completed before 31 August 2021

The Royal Decree on the operating modalities of the UBO register (amended on 23 September 2020) requires information providers (i.e. companies, associ…

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Returning to the workplace – Part 5: working time for teleworkers

In this fifth and final episode of our Working from Home series, we will dive into the less explored topic of working time for teleworkers.

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Betere bescherming voor kmo’s: verstrenging van de maximale contractuele betalingstermijn

De Belgische wetgever heeft op 15 juli 2021 een nieuwe wet gestemd tot wijziging van de wet betalingsachterstand van 2 augustus 2002. Na de eerde…

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