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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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Maximum wage cost increase margin for the 2025-2026 period s…

On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing ar…

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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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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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GDPR Bill Finally Released

The Belgian GDPR bill is finally ready and has been submitted to Parliament for review. Please find below a brief summary of the bill's main highlight…

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Origin labelling of primary ingredients: EU rules eventually adopted!

On 28 May, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited Implementing Regulation 2018/775 (‘Implementing Regulation’) laying down rules for the app…

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Competition law and algorithms: the Luxembourg Competition Council exempts a booking platform in the taxi sect…

Algorithms is the hot topic in competition law. In June 2017, the OECD published a paper on the risk of collusion in the use of algorithms. This issue…

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Flemish Decree introduces temporary work for Flemish public services

Although many Flemish authorities regularly rely on temporary workers, a decree of 27 April 2018 (published on 16 May 2018) has now finally authorized…

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Reform of the Companies Code, a major step has been taken

The long-awaited reform of the Belgian Companies Code has recently taken a giant step forward: a text is finally available.

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Nog maar eens: dringende reden en vroegere feiten

Het Hof van Cassatie bevestigt nog eens dat de rechter bij de beoordeling van de motieven aangevoerd tot staving van het ontslag (het arrest spre…

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Apartment co-ownership reform adopted

The Apartment Co-ownership Reform Act was adopted in the Chamber of Representatives today. The act reforms the legal regime for apartment co-ownership…

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Belgian REITs - Impact of the 2018 reform

The Belgian government has demonstrated its commitment to making the Belgian real estate market more attractive by further developing the regulatory a…

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The Belgian national Pledge Register

Ever heard about the Belgian national Pledge Register? It might be useful for your current financing needs!

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Nieuwe regels voor camera’s

Sinds 25 mei 2018 is niet alleen de GDPR in werking getreden, maar zijn er ook aanpassingen gebeurd aan de regelgeving rond bewakingscamera’s in de Ca…

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Inbreuk op het mededelingsrecht bij de verkoop van mediaspelers

Artikel 3, lid 1 van de richtlijn 2001/29/EG van 22 mei 2001 betreffende de harmonisatie van bepaalde aspecten van het auteursrecht en de naburig…

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Final countdown towards the new Code of companies and associations

On  June 4, the draft new Code of companies and associations was submitted to the Parliament for discussion and approval, after receivi…

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Missen is menselijk - een beslissing over een bezwaarschrift kan sinds 1 mei worden rechtgezet!

Sinds 1 mei kan bij de adviseur-generaal een verzoek worden ingediend om zijn beslissing over een bezwaarschrift te laten rechtzetten. De wetgever hee…

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Kan u uw goederen terughalen bij niet-betaling?

Een clausule van eigendomsvoorbehoud wordt als onmisbaar beschouwd in commerciële samenwerkingsovereenkomsten en wordt vaak opgenomen in algemene voor…

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Le droit à la déconnexion des travailleurs… un concept « sur mesure »

Depuis le 9 avril 2018, le législateur belge a décidé d’imposer aux employeurs du secteur privé de veiller à respecter les temps de repos de…

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Industrie uit bezorgdheden over nieuwe spam- en cookiewetgeving

Verschillende Europese belangenorganisaties hebben grote bezorgdheden geuit bij de actuele tekst van het ontwerp van “ePrivacyverordening”. …

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Taxatie van cryptocurrencies. Rulingdienst brengt (iets meer) duidelijkheid.

Omtrent de fiscale behandeling van cryptocurrencies (ook wel cryptomunten, cryptocoins of virtuele munten genoemd) - met als meest bekende de Bitcoin …

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Benelux trade mark and design law: what's new on 1 June?

On 1 June 2018, a series of amendments to the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (BCIP) enter into force. They introduce new procedures and …

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No gun jumping in EY case says ECJ

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that Ernst & Young (“EY”) did not jump the gun in the takeover of KPMG’s Danish unit.

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Additional guidance on Belgian tax treatment of cryptocurrency gains

Could gains realised on the sale of virtual currency (Bitcoin among others) be taxed as miscellaneous income? If these gains would derive from "specul…

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