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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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03/11/25
Significant update for family businesses in Flanders

On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…

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30/10/25
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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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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L’investissement dans les politiques environnementales contribue au développement économique : SPAQuE, un acte…

Ce n’est un secret pour personne : la Région wallonne, dont le passé industriel fit la richesse, compte aujourd’hui un nombre important de friches ind…

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Le risque juridique: Quelques clefs pour la conformité environnementale

le droit, et davantage encore le droit de l’environnement, apparaît bien compliqué. Le risque juridique constitue un veritable enjeu pour les activité…

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Once-only policy for late eco-cheques

In our newsflash of 3 April 2009, we announced the introduction of the eco-cheque as a new remuneration element, which under certain conditions, is ex…

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LE CONTRAT DE COLLABORATION ENTRE ARCHITECTES

Trop d'architectes ignorent ou négligent de signer un contrat écrit avec leurs collaborateurs.

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No communal tax on foreign movable income from EU member states

The European Court of Justice ruled that the additional communal tax levied on foreign movable income from EU member states is contrary to the free ci…

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New Belgian Corporate Governance Act on Remuneration in Listed Companies

There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …

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Evaluation forfaitaire de certains frais professionnels par l’ONSS

Dans notre newsflash du 11 janvier 2010, nous vous annoncions le renversement de la charge de la preuve des frais professionnels remboursés de manière…

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The introduction of the Social Criminal Code

The law introducing the Social Criminal Code has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 1 July 2010. By introducing the Social Criminal Cod…

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New law regarding co-property

On 1 September 2010, the law of 2 June 2010 amending the Civil Code in order to modernize the functioning of co-ownership came into force, at least a …

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The Belgian Institute of real estate agents infringed competition law

The Competition Council has condemned Belgian Institute of real estate agents for having influenced the price of the agents.

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Recent development in the field of Services Directive

The EU Commission launched the EU infringement procedure against 12 Member States that have not yet fully transposed the Directive (among which is Bel…

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Partial approval of a concentration in the chemical distribution sector

According to the European Commission, the acquisition of the Belgian and Dutch branches of Eurochem by Univar should not significantly affect competit…

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Wrongful break-up of a determined lease agreement by the lessee – forced execution or termination ?

When a tenant  wrongfully breaks a determined lease, the judge may consider that the landlord is abusing its right if it pursues the forced execu…

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Partial mortgage or rank parity?

How to secure the financing of a real estate project developed on a property purchased under the co-ownership regime by several promoters?

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The Belgian Institute of Real Estate Agents infringed competition law

The Competition Council has condemned the Belgian Institute of Real Estate Agents for having influenced the price of the agents.

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Property transfer tax in the case of cancellation of a disposal agreement

The cancellation of an agreement regarding the disposal of a property located in Belgium could have serious negative tax consequences. Indeed, the Bel…

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New directive EPB (recast)

On 19 May 2010, a new directive on the energy performance of buildings was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council.

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New law on co-ownership in force

On Monday 28 June, the Law of 2 June 2010 amending the current legislation regarding co-ownership was published in the annexes to the Belgian Official…

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Insurance compensation scheme becomes mandatory

Similar to the existing protection scheme for bank deposits of up to 100.000 EUR, Belgian law provides for a protection scheme for life insurance cont…

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Possibility of expropriation of financial institutions that place the financial stability of the country at ri…

From now on, the government can sell parts of the assets of financial institutions whose behaviour places the financial stability of the country at ri…

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