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Aide juridique : le point à 93,97 euros !

Le 21 février dernier a été promulgué un arrêté royal modifiant l’arrêté royal du 20 décembre 1999 contenant les modalités d’exécution relatives à l’indemnisation accordée aux avoc…

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L’Etat de droit. Encore et toujours - Le mot du Président d'AVOCATS.BE

Je voudrais faire écho au beau discours de Me Audrey Lackner lors de la séance solennelle de rentrée du barreau de Bruxelles français le 19 janvier 2024. Derrière son intitulé « Au…

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Lydian expands Business Criminal Law Practice with dr. Stijn Lamberigts

Lydian is pleased to welcome dr. Stijn Lamberigts as Counsel, marking the launch of an expanded Business Criminal Law practice within our Commercial & Litigation Department.

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Nieuw Belgisch Strafwetboek aangenomen

Op 22 februari 2024 nam de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers de Wetsontwerp…

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02/01/24
ESG and potential director’s liability: taking the lead in t…

There is a lot coming at companies with regard to sustainability matters th…

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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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Fake certificates

Doctors issuing fake medical certificates and patients who seek and use them expose themselves to sanctions

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Blanchiment : modifications reprises dans le projet de Loi-programme

Le projet de loi-programme 52-2081 déposé à la Chambre le 24 février passé (Doc. parl., Chambre, sess. 2011-2012, n° 53-2081/001) contient, en ses art…

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New rights during criminal investigation

On 13 August 2011, the Belgian Parliament granted additional rights to suspects interrogated during a criminal investigation. With this important refo…

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Judicial settlement system extended and adjusted

On 14 April 2011, the Belgian Parliament approved an important adjustment to the existing system of judicial settlement in criminal matters (art. 216b…

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ROKEN OP CAFE ... Wat mag ? Wat mag niet ?

Vanaf 1 juli jl. zijn alle horecazaken in België rookvrij geworden.

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Judicial settlement system extended

On 14 April 2011, the Belgian Parliament approved an important adjustment to the existing system of judicial settlement in criminal matters (art. 216b…

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La Cour de Cassation précise les limites du secret médical dans le cas du patient victime

In line with its previous jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has recently stated that medical confidentiality does not extend to facts that the patient …

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Extension of the Miranda Warning to the EU: a revolution in (Belgian) criminal procedure

Criminal law could be considered an unlikely area of interest for business lawyers. However, over the course of the past decade, criminal sanctions ha…

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Sociaal Strafwetboek goedgekeurd door het parlement

In onze nieuwsbrief 2010/1 deelden wij reeds mee dat het sociaal strafwetboek eraan zat te komen. Intussen keurde het parlement net voor het begin van…

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The introduction of the Social Criminal Code

The law introducing the Social Criminal Code has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 1 July 2010. By introducing the Social Criminal Cod…

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The new Employment Criminal Code: is the wait worth it?

On 1 July 2010, the entirely new Employment Criminal Code was published in the official gazette. The legislation has been long in coming, and all play…

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Porter plainte

Pratique déloyale en matière de construction

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