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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…

Na ongeveer een jaar de koppen bij elkaar te hebben gestoken op instructie …

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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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Invalidité d’un brevet impliquant l’utilisation de cellules souches

La Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu le 18 octobre dernier un arrêt important (affaire C‑34/10) en matière de recherche médicale : …

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Affaire Airfield : la Cour de justice précise la notion de communication au public par satellite

Depuis plusieurs années, un litige oppose deux sociétés de gestion collective (SABAM et AGICOA) à la société AIRFIELD à propos de la diffusion de cert…

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Changes in Belgian tax legislation

On 25 November the various political parties who are in the process of establishing a new Belgian government, agreed on various changes to Belgian tax…

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La nouvelle directive européenne sur les droits des consommateurs

Le 23 juin 2011, le Parlement européen a adopté la proposition de directive relative aux droits des consommateurs. Cette directive, encore en attente …

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Update on French rules on access to file and seized documents in competition procedures

Since May 2011, documents produced or held by the French competition authority are no longer accessible to the public.

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Commission improves procedural rules in competition proceedings

Commission improves procedural rules in competition proceedings with a notice on best practices and a decision on the functions of the role of the hea…

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Independence of science in regulatory decision-making

A conference-debate was organised at the European Parliament by ALDE MEPs Corinne Lepage and Antonya Parvanova.

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La conciliation fiscale : vers une évolution de l’esprit du contentieux ?

La loi du 25 avril 2007 a créé le « Service de conciliation fiscale ». Selon les termes de la loi, cette cellule autonome du Service public des financ…

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ECJ Clarifies Role of Satellite Package Provider

On 13 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) answered a number of preliminary questions referred to it by the Court of Appeal of Bru…

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EU Court Rejects Registration of Loudspeaker Shape as Community Trade Mark

On 6 October 2011, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) handed down its judgment in a case pitting Bang & Olufsen A/S (“Bang & O…

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ECJ Prohibits Patenting Results of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

On 18 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) answered three preliminary questions in Brüstle v. Greenpeace (Case C-34/10). T…

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Liedekerke Headlines Labour & Employment : New rules for student workers and new website studentatwork.be

As from 2012, new simplified rules for student work enter into force. These new rules, laid down in the Act of 28 July 2011, do not affect the student…

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Brussels Commercial Court Rules on Validity of Supplementary Protection Certificate for Sipralexa®

On 3 October 2011, the Brussels Commercial Court (the “Court”) handed down its judgment in joined cases Ratiopharm GmbH and Ratiopharm Belgium NV (“Ra…

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European Court of Justice rules that banning online sales in selective distribution systems is liable to be a …

On 13 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in the Pierre Fabre case (see VBB on Competition Law, Vol…

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ECJ finds absolute territorial exclusivity in broadcasting of Premier League matches contrary to competition l…

On 4 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) gave judgment in joined cases C-403/08 Football Association Premier League Ltd, NetMed Hellas…

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European Union - European Commission Proposes Optional Common European Sales Law

On 11 October 2011, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a Proposal for a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law (the “Proposal”). …

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New “Claeys” Formula 2011 Published

On 10 October 2011, an updated version of the “Claeys formula” was published. The “Claeys formula”, developed by attorney Thierry Claeys, offers a for…

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Ban of BPA in all food contact materials?

On the basis of a Report from ANSES (= French National Agency for Food Safety, Environnement and Labour), France has opened up once again the debate …

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What is a biocidal product?

The Advocate General at the European Court of Justice has issued his interpretation of the term 'biocidal product' in the case of Söll (C-420/10).

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Genetically modified maize makes the headlines yet again

MON 810, a variety of genetically modified insect resistant maize authorised under EU GM legislation for cultivation and for particular food uses (inc…

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