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Dentons appoints Tom Geudens as Belgium Co-Managing Partner

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Tom Geudens to serve as Belgium Co-Managing Partner, alongside Edward Borovikov, who has led the office for the past 15 years. As Co-Managing …

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Historische Ondertekening: eerste bindende verdrag ter bescherming van advocaten door de Raad v…

Vandaag markeert een belangrijke mijlpaal in de Europese rechtsgeschiedenis. In Luxemburg heeft de Raad van Europa het allereerste bindende internationale verdrag ter bescherming v…

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Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

Clifford Chance announces the promotion of 31 partners to the global partnership, and four new Senior Counsel and forty new Counsel appointments across our European offices, 8 of w…

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17/06/25
New Legislation Simplifies and Optimizes the VAT Chain

As of January 1, 2025, new legislation has come into force aimed at simplif…

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10/06/25
Nouvelles technologies et données : à quoi faire attention ?…

Intelligence artificielle, blockchain, objets connectés… Ces technologies t…

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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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Exit tax… or rather “Stay tax”?

On 27 May 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft programme law that, among other things, introduces a new 'exit tax' regime for …

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Les déboires des SICAV luxembourgeoises avec le fisc et la justice belge

Les SICAV luxembourgeoises désireuses de commercialiser leurs parts auprès d’investisseurs belges ou d’investir dans des sociétés belges auraient tort…

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Brussels Market Court clarifies GDPR roles in AdTech and upholds sanctions against IAB Europe

On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Market Court delivered its ruling in the long-running litigation over IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework (…

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First phase of Belgian tax reform submitted to Parliament

The government agreement reflected the Belgian government’s ambition to enhance Belgium’s competitiveness and to foster a resilient, innovative, and s…

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Ghent Court of Appeal accepts tax deductibility of interest expenses for dividend distributions and capital re…

The Court of Appeal of Ghent has recently confirmed in two decisions that the interest paid on loans used to finance a capital reduction and a dividen…

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Important Changes to the Belgian Expatriate Tax Regime

Among all OECD countries, Belgium has the highest tax burden on labour. Nevertheless, in order to attract qualified personnel from abroad, Belgium has…

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Abuse of economic dependence does not require contractual relationship

On 20 February 2025, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed that under Belgian law an abuse of economic dependence may be found even in a situation where…

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Internationale gegevensdoorgiften onder de GDPR, de Data Governance Act en de Data Act

In dit artikel verduidelijken we de principes en regels die voortvloeien uit de GDPR, de Data Governance Act en de Data Act betreffende internationale…

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CJEU imposes limits on the validity of asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses

In a decision that may cause some concern, the CJEU has held that asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses are only valid under EU law if they designate wit…

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Nieuwe EU-regels inzake aansprakelijkheid voor gebrekkige producten

De Richtlijn Productaansprakelijkheid 85/374/EEG is sinds 1985 de basis voor de aansprakelijkheid van producenten binnen de Europese Unie bij schade …

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Cassatie bevestigt: verkooprecht niet verschuldigd bij verlenging vruchtgebruik

In het oud goederenrecht was een verlenging van het vruchtgebruik niet wettelijk ger-egeld. Met verwijzing naar de principes die golden voor de andere…

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Welk is de fiscale impact van het Arizona regeerakkoord? (Deel 1)

Het Arizona regeerakkoord 2025-2029 bevat een hervormingsnota voor wat betreft de fiscaliteit in ons land. Hier onder vindt u al een lijst met de bela…

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Productaansprakelijkheid: ook overeenstemming met naam of merk van producent zorgt voor aansprakelijkheid van …

In een arrest van 19 december 2024 oordeelde het Hof van Justitie dat een persoon een ‘schijnproducent’ is in de zin van de Richtlijn Productaansprake…

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RGPD et concurrence déloyale : attention à la double condamnation

Par un arrêt du 04 octobre 2024, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a confirmé que des concurrents d’une entreprise, à laquelle il est re…

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Vérifiez la conformité de votre site web en un clic !

Le Comité européen de la Protection des Données (CEPD) a conçu un nouvel outil d’audit de sites web pour vous aider à analyser la conformité de votre …

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Coalition agreement: update

On 27 March 2025, the parliament approved the act to increase the limit for student work to 650 hours per year (instead of 475 hours/year). This chang…

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The European Commission consults on draft State aid framework supporting Clean Industrial Deal

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its draft State aid framework supporting the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF)…

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CSRD Implementation | Amendments to the Belgian Companies and Associations Code

Previously, we reported on the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), including who must comply and when the CSRD becomes applicabl…

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De fiscale regularisatie is weldra terug! De opportuniteiten en tarieven op een rij.

Binnenkort wordt het weer mogelijk om kapitalen en inkomsten, waarvan niet kan worden aangetoond dat ze hun normale belastingregime hebben ondergaan, …

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LLM in Brussels tailored for legal professionals: evening classes and flexible format

Legal professionals and recent law graduates looking to deepen their expertise in international and European law can now do so without interrupting th…

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