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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma coll…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…

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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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Dividendes de sociétés française : circulaire du 28 mai 2021

La date de dépôt des déclarations à l’impôt des personnes physiques approchant à grands pas, beaucoup de contribuables se demandent comment faire pour…

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VAT fixed establishment non-existing without staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in the highly anticipated Titanium case that own staff is required for a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT. In t…

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Neutraliteits- of diversiteitsbeleid: to do’s voor werkgevers

We krijgen de laatste tijd nogal wat vragen van cliënten rond de mogelijkheid om een neutraliteitsbeleid of een diversiteitsbeleid (in) te voeren. Dit…

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New bill for a green(er) mobility

On 18 May 2021, a bill was approved by the Belgian Government to create a green(er) mobility in Belgium by (1) promoting tax incentives for CO2-emissi…

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SPACs or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies - a Belgian perspective

In recent years, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies or “SPACs” have gained tremendous popularity in the United States. In 2020 alone, one hundred S…

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Permis de location en Région wallonne, quoi de neuf ?

Vous disposez un immeuble et avez obtenu un permis d’urbanisme vous permettant de le diviser en plusieurs logements ? Vous souhaitez à présent me…

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The Belgian DPA approved the EU Cloud Code of Conduct for cloud service providers acting as a processor

On 20 May 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (hereinafter DPA) has approved the first transnational code of conduct since the entry into…

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Vlaamse regering keurt renovatieverplichting voor niet-residentiële gebouwen goed

De Vlaamse Regering heeft het besluit dat uitvoering geeft aan de renovatieverplichting van niet-residentiële gebouwen op 7 mei 2021 (het Besluit…

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More Brexit Consequences: the Situation of British EU Officials Having Acquired Belgian Nationality

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) has had – and will still have – numerous legal consequences in various areas. O…

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COVID-19: EU General Court upholds Ryanair’s appeals against aid to KLM and TAP

On 19 May 2021, in its judgments T-643/20 and T-465/20, the General Court of the European Union annulled two decisions of the European …

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La location de biens immobiliers par les pouvoirs publics soumise à l’obligation de mise en concurrence?

Dans un arrêt très récent (22 avril 2021, C-537/19), la Cour de Justice s'est prononcée (une fois de plus) sur les contours dans lesquels la conclusio…

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Vente d’un bien en état infractionnel et responsabilité du notaire

Vous venez d’acquérir la maison de vos rêves. Cependant, vous vous apercevez rapidement que cette maison est état infractionnel.

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Werken in meer dan één EU-lidstaat

Wanneer iemand werkt in verschillende landen, denkt men al snel aan detachering. Maar dat is niet altijd het geval. Als een werknemer niet naar een on…

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Nieuw decreet op komst: vereenvoudiging van de procedure voor indiening van beroep tegen een omgevingsvergunni…

De Vlaamse Regering besloot op 21 mei 2021 tot de bekrachtiging en afkondiging van een nieuwe decreet dat wijzigingen aanbrengt in het decre…

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COVID-19: the European Commission approves EUR 392,000 Belgian aid for the Waterloo 1815 Memorial

On 18 May 2021, the European Commission approved an aid of EUR 392,000 to compensate for the damage suffered by SA Kléber Rossillon Waterloo, in charg…

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GDPR in (a checklist of) 10 points? Yes, we can!

The GDPR entered into force exactly 3 years ago, on 25 May 2018. Many companies began implementing the GDPR around that time, but can no longer see th…

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Europese Unie neemt de leiding in regulering van AI

Kunstmatige intelligentie wordt dan ook terecht door de EU beschouwd als één van de essentiële bouwstenen voor de digitale maatschappij van de toekoms…

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As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

Recently, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed an administrative fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial institution. It appeared that an employee h…

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Vooruit and Vooruit: can trade marks continue to coexist?

You will certainly have heard about the discussion between the political movement Vooruit and the art centre in Ghent with an identical name…

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Employers can now buy COVID self-tests for their personnel

Following a new Royal Decree of 11 May 2021 (BSG 14 May 2021), the employer can buy COVID self-tests at pharmacies. The company can provide its p…

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