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10/01/24
10/01/24
New LLM opportunity in Belgium: VUB-BSoG transforms its LLM to evening classes and announces ne…

The Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has announced a significant overhaul of its English-taught LLM in International and European Law pr…

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18/12/23
18/12/23
Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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04/12/23
04/12/23
Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Wilko van Weert as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Wilko specialises in EU competition and regulatory matters, with a pr…

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26/04/24
Making the EU Courts More Efficient for Trade-Related Decisi…

On March 19, 2024, the European Council adopted changes to the Statute of t…

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25/04/24
Is de Kaaimantaks van toepassing op de Franse société civile…

Duizenden Belgen bezitten een tweede verblijf in Frankrijk via een Franse S…

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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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18/07/23
EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving t…

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17/07/23
Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

De Liechtensteinse stichting – Stiftung – heeft dezelfde wezenskenmerken als stichtingen naar Belgisch recht: (i) de stichting wordt opgericht door ee…

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17/07/23
Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…

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10/07/23
Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

Belgium is finally about to transpose Directive 2019/2023 on preventive restructuring frameworks and regulated pre-pack proceedings are now accessible…

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09/07/23
Proposal for Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

On 19 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (“FASTER …

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07/07/23
AKD expands tax practice in Belgium

AKD has taken on Frédéricq Jacquet for its tax practice as of 3 July 2023. Bringing over 20 years of experience in tax law, Frédéricq Jacquet possesse…

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06/07/23
Belgium’s framework for the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force

Three years after the adoption of the EU Regulation establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the EU, the Belgian …

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05/07/23
les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE

Les mardi 22 et mercredi 23 août, rejoignez-nous au Château de Courrière pour deux journées riches en découvertes, en partage de connaissances et en r…

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02/07/23
Belgium implements the EU mobility directive: what changes for M&A?

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 transposing the EU Mobility Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and (partial) demergers was published in the…

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01/07/23
The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium

The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…

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30/06/23
Niet-aangifte buitenlandse roerende inkomsten is niet noodzakelijk fraude

Nu de internationale gegevensuitwisseling op volle toeren draait, kan de niet-aangifte van buitenlandse roerende inkomsten en/of buitenlandse rekening…

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28/06/23
The proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is definitely making its way

On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Soon, negotiations on the…

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27/06/23
European Commission Adopts New Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines

On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…

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25/06/23
Europe moves to improve the gender balance on boards of listed companies

On 27 December 2022, the new European directive aimed at improving the gender balance on boards of listed companies entered into force.

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22/06/23
Draconian consequences for late filing of corporate tax returns

In an earlier contribution, we discussed the extension of the investigation and assessment periods for income tax and VAT. In view of the additional t…

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20/06/23
Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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16/06/23
Belgian law transposing the European Mobility Directive regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and conversi…

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…

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15/06/23
Accélération législative

La fin de la législature approche. En avril 2024, s’amorce l’entrée en affaires courantes et le gouvernement ne pourra plus déposer de projets de loi.…

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15/06/23
The European Commission investigates the project of acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Airlines

Korean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…

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14/06/23
MiCAR and FTR published in the Official Journal

In 2020, in order to support the digital transition and create an innovation-friendly regulatory framework for financial services, the EU proposed a D…

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