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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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Rechtszekerheid, robuustheid... Realiteit? Het eindrapport v…

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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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EU: No Trade Mark Liability for Bottler in Litigation with Red Bull

On 15 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down a judgment in Case C-119/10 between Frisdranken Winters BV (“Winte…

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Liedekerke Headlines Labour & Employment : Soon clarity about the sanction that can be imposed in case the…

In our Headlines of 2 May 2011 we discussed the Royal Decree of 28 March 2011 that determines the wage norm for the years 2011 (0%) and 2012 (0,3%).

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International Court of Justice gives Judgment on State Immunity

On February 3, 2012, the International Court of Justice delivered its judgment in proceedings instituted by Germany against Italy for alleged violatio…

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2011 : toutes voiles vers la transparence

L'année 2011 marque un tournant dans l'histoire de la fiscalité belge avec l'avènement de trois mesures totalement nouvelles et allant vers une transp…

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ECJ Clarifies Requirements for Award of Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Product

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered its judgments in case C-322/10 Medeva BV (“Medeva”) v. Comptroller G…

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Portrait Not Less Protected under Copyright

On 1 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) adopted a judgment in case C-145/10 Eva-Maria Painer v. Standard Verlags GmbH, …

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New dismissal rules as of 2012: adapt your work rules and standard employment contracts

In our Client Memo of 18 November 2011, we explained that new notice periods apply as of 1 January 2012. Generally, the notice periods for white-colla…

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Ice Watch Packaging Is Unfair Competition but no Infringement of Lego Brick Trade Mark

In a judgment of 5 December 2011, the Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) rejected claims brought by Lego Juris AS (“Lego”) that the packaging …

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Meer (gerichte) fiscale controles op komst

De belastingplichtigen in België worden de laatste tijd geconfronteerd met tal van nieuwe fiscale maatregelen vanwege de regering Di Rupo. Deze maatre…

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Nieuwe anti-misbruikmaatregel: op weg naar fiscale willekeur?

De fiscale bepalingen die de regering Di Rupo eind 2011 heeft ingevoerd, zijn nog niet verteerd, of er zijn al een pak nieuwe nieuwe fiscale maatregel…

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ECJ Rules on Counterfeits in Transit

In November 2009, the UK Court of Appeal of England and Wales and the Belgian Court of First Instance of Antwerp each referred questions to the Court …

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Standstill term and appeal term

L’article 65/23 de la loi du 24 décembre 1993 relatif aux délais de recours prévoit que le délai de 15 jours en cas d’introduction d’un recours en sus…

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Standstill term and appeal term

L’article 65/23 de la loi du 24 décembre 1993 relatif aux délais de recours prévoit que le délai de 15 jours en cas d’introduction d’un recours en sus…

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The awarding of a contract by a negotiated procedure in matters of extreme urgency

A contract may be awarded by a negotiated procedure without prior publication insofar as is strictly necessary in matters of extreme urgency brought a…

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General Data Protection Regulation

As you may know, the proposal for a “General Data Protection Regulation” has been released on 25 January by the European Commission. This proposal is …

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Costs of forming the offer

Action – Damages and interests – Costs of making the offer

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Real estate leasing – Public contract – Principle of equality

Real estate leasing – No public contract – No obligation to draw-up and publish special terms and references or award criteria

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Short news

- Fixation des conditions d’agrément pour les banques de sang de cordon et les sructures intermédiaires (A.R. du 7 novembre 2011)

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Walloon code of health and social action

Codification of the legislation about health and social welfare in Wallonia

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ECJ Confirms that IP Addresses Are Personal Data

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) handed down its judgment in case 70/10 Scarlet v. SABAM. In this case, the ECJ was req…

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