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Seven new partners appointed across key practice areas

The cohort of seven new partners brings complementary strengths in litigation, tax structuring, transfer pricing, real estate, fund finance and M&A. Together, they enhance our …

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Stel u kandidaat voor het College van Toezicht

Heeft u interesse in de deontologie en het tuchtrecht van de advocatuur? Stel u dan kandidaat om deel uit te maken van het College van Toezicht.

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A new owner for LexGO

After nearly two decades as the market leader in legal job postings and more than 10 years under the leadership of Hugo De Maertelaere, LexGO is starting a new chapter. We are prou…

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01/12/25
Flex-jobs niet mogelijk in advocatuur

Flexi-jobs zijn tot op vandaag niet mogelijk in advocatenkantoren. Ondanks …

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26/11/25
Belgium - Tax Authorities Accept Foreign Tax Credit on Certa…

In a circular letter dated 27 October 2025, the Belgian tax authorities con…

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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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What Does “Legal Risk” Mean?

Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…

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Hospitals

Le financement des hôpitaux est un sujet sur la table de nos gouvernements depuis longtemps. Il y reste.

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Why You Should Remove “Non-Billable” from Your Vocabulary

Some firms assign non-billable targets to their people. It is not uncommon to see firms where professionals have to achieve, let's say 300 non-billabl…

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Proposed changes to China’s Catalogue of Foreign Investment

On 4 November 2014, China's National Development and Reform Commission (the "NDRC") released an "opinion-seeking draft" of proposed changes to the Cat…

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Investors show appetite for European hotel sector, despite recent threats faced by the sector.

Les volumes d'investissement dans le secteur hôtelier sont à la hausse. En Europe, la hausse est de l'ordre de 17% entre 2012 et 2013. Ce pourcentage …

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Hospital legislation – some news

Ruim een maand geleden verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad de wet van 10 april 2014 houdende diverse bepalingen inzake gezondheid. Deze wet stemt in …

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The mental health profession – new regulations

It was a political promise from some time ago: now it has been fulfilled. The Act of 4 April 2014 regulating the mental health profession and amendi…

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The temporary withdrawal of the right to practise medicine

The law of 10 April 2014 modifying Royal Decree No. 78 of 10 November 1967 concerning the exercise of healthcare professions introduces a new proced…

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The practice of homeopathy finally regulated

It took 15 years to apply (part of) the law of 29 April 1999 on non-conventional practices. Homeopathy was finally regulated, following the publicat…

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Grondwettelijk Hof velt arrest over wilde dieren in het circus

Tot begin 2014 vielen circussen of rondreizende tentoonstellingen niet onder het algemene verbod op het houden van bepaalde wilde dieren. Na lang…

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The future Belgian register for nanomaterials: what companies should know about it

On 7 February 2014, the Belgian federal government issued a press release declaring that the draft Royal Decree creating a Belgian register for nanoma…

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What foreigners better know under the new PRC Exit and Entry rules

We would like to raise your special attention to the new PRC Exit and Entry Law of July 1, 2013 (hereinafter, the "New Law") as well as to the Regulat…

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District Court of The Hague rules on preliminary defences in paraffin wax damage claims case

On 1 May 2013, the District Court of The Hague ruled in an interim decision on various preliminary defences in an antitrust 'follow-on' litigation cas…

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Under a pre-Expedia instruction of the Dutch Supreme Court, the Arnhem Appeals Court applies the appreciabilit…

On 26 March 2013, the Arnhem Appeals Court rendered its judgment in the Batavus case (LJN: BZ5188) , following remand instructions from the Dutch Supr…

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Dutch Supreme Court confirms legal privilege for in-house attorneys

In a landmark case decided on 15 March 2013, the Dutch Supreme Court recognised the existence of a general legal privilege for in-house attorneys. On …

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A look at Chinese outward investments

  With political interference elsewhere on the rise, the Benelux may find itself attracting more Chinese investments in the coming years. Amidst …

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Marlex staat mee aan de wieg van de Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers

Op 4 mei 2012 werd de Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers opgericht. Marlex behoort samen met een dertigtal andere advocatenkantoren met fiscale specia…

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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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Agreement of government and general policy note - the prospects for the legislature in health care

Overview of the government programme about healthcare

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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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