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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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Returning to the workplace – Part 3: Off to town for a home office? (Belgium)

I will start this third part of our Working from Home series with a confession: I worked the first couple of weeks of lockdown from a small table drag…

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Vlaamse Regering wijzigt het Vlaams reglement i.v.m. het duurzaam beheer van materiaalkringlopen en afvalstoff…

De Vlaamse Regering nam in het kader van Europese regelgeving inzake afvalstoffen op 2 juli 2021 een besluit aan (Wijzigingsbesluit) tot wijziging van…

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Het lot van liquidatiereserves bij geruisloze fusies en partiële splitsingen: verlies liquidatieheffing!

Heel wat vennootschappen maken op vandaag gebruik van het regime van de liquidatiereserves. Mits betaling van een liquidatieheffing van 10% kunnen liq…

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European Commission unveils its 'Fit for 55' package

On Wednesday 14 July 2021, the European Commission took a major step to accomplish its ambitious goal of making Europe the first climate neutral conti…

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Cassatie verduidelijkt de omvang van de raadgevings- en bijstandsplicht van de architect t.a.v. de bouwheer/op…

Een beroep op de medewerking van een architect is verplicht voor het opmaken van de plannen en controle op de uitvoering van de werken waarvoor een vo…

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EU Court of Justice says headscarf ban is not discriminatory

Following the STIB judgement of 3 May 2021 by the Labour Court of Brussels, ordering the STIB to end its policy of neutrality due to discrimination on…

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Insolvency: Cash Is king: New Rules Against Late Payment

Late payment puts a substantial dent in companies’ cash flow and, ultimately, their continuity. In recent years, payment behavior between businesses (…

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Succession of fixed-term employment contracts and replacement contracts: the Constitutional Court rules on the…

On 17 June 2021, the Constitutional Court issued an important decision in which it ruled that the fact that there are no statutory prohibitions or lim…

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Volume ownership: a major change

Title 3 of the new Civil Code introduces the possibility of a horizontal division creating a perpetual volume ownership. This is a major change in Bel…

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Une marque non conventionnelle qui fait “pschitt”

Dans un arrêt du 7 juillet 2021 (T-668/19), le Tribunal de l’Union européenne s’est prononcé, pour la première fois, sur la validité d’un enregistreme…

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ECtHR rules on social media-linked dismissal in Melike v. Turkey

The European Court of Human Right’s ruling of 15 June 2021 concerned the dismissal of a contractual cleaning lady in an educational government service…

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Returning to the workplace, Part 2 - when working from home comes at a price

At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemi…

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La tierce décision obligatoire : quand y faire appel ?

Moins connue que la médiation ou l’arbitrage, la TDO peut s’avérer particulièrement efficace. Très flexible, elle permet aux entre…

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Vigilance de mise en cas de succession alternée de contrats de travail à durée déterminée et de contrats de re…

Règlementation distincte pour les contrats de travail conclus à durée déterminée (ou pour un travail nettement défini) et les contrats de remplacement…

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Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 4

Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guid…

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General Court of the CJ annuls State aid decision in Amazon case

The case concerned the arm’s length nature of a royalty paid by a Luxembourg operating company (LuxOpCo) to a Luxembourg partnership (LuxSCS) – a…

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EU Digital COVID-19 certificates and free PCR tests this summer

In order to facilitate the safe and free movement of people within the EU, the European Commission introduced the Digital Covid Certificate which shou…

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Returning to the workplace, Part 1 – attention to detail (Belgium)

At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemic has…

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Bereavement leave is soon to be extended and made more flexible

On 17 June 2021, a bill was passed in Parliament to extend and ease bereavement leave in the event of the death of a partner or a child. The aim of th…

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Silence isn't always golden for buyers in M&A deals

M&A transactions are all about risk allocation between the buyer and the seller. Pro-sandbagging and anti-sandbagging clauses can seriously impact…

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