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Five new Counsel appointed in our Brussels office

We are pleased to announce the promotion of five new Counsel in our Brussels office, effective 1 July 2024. This significant milestone reflects our commitment to recognising and ad…

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AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium

AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium with partner Koen Platteau. Koen is an all-round competition lawyer with over 30 years of experience.

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Jones Day’s Brussels Office strengthens its Labor & Employment Practice

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Sara Vanderstraeten has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Labor & Employment Practice. Ms. Vanderstraeten is based in Jones Day…

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26/07/24
The Mc Donald’s Case | Even major brands must prove trade ma…

McDonald’s has lost its EU trade mark ‘Big Mac’ for chicken sandwiches and …

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25/07/24
The New EU Electricity Market Design: The Main Measures for …

On 13 June 2024, Regulation 2024/1747 and Directive 2024/1711 of the Europe…

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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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Belgium ends merger control in the hospital sector

Following a long arm wrestling with the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA), the Belgian legislator adopted on 28 March 2024 a law, which finally excl…

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L’introduction d’un pourvoi en cassation complémentaire pour violation d’une disposition légale rétroactive

La loi du 19 décembre 2023 portant dispositions diverses en matière civile et judiciaire a introduit un nouvel article 1094/2 dans le Code judiciaire …

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The European Commission approves restructuring State aid of €1.3 billion in favour of SAS

In October 2020, the European Commission approved a recapitalisation measure of approximately €833 million, notified by Sweden and Denmark, in favour …

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Central Register of Director Bans

With the law of 4 May 2023, which entered into force on 1 August 2023 (the “Law”), the Belgian legislator provided a legal framework for the creation …

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Kan een ontbinding van de pachtovereenkomst gevraagd worden indien de pachter of verpachter zijn verplichtinge…

Indien een van de partijen zijn verplichtingen niet nakomt, kan de ontbinding van een pachtovereenkomst gevraagd worden. In dit artikel gaan we na in…

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The General Court of the EU annuls the Commission decision on restructuring aid to Condor

On 8 May 2024, the General Court of the EU annulled the Commission decision of 26 July 2021 approving restructuring aid to German airline Condor follo…

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The New Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

New EU legislation is about to be adopted which will require pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies to pay water pollution costs. More specifically, i…

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Ecocide crime in the new Belgian Criminal Code: understanding scope and context

The crime of Ecocide is one of the major new features of the revised Belgian Criminal code. It is a strong signal, reflecting the Belgian legislator's…

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Vormen mijn inkomsten uit de verkoop van cryptomunten (aan te geven) belastbare inkomsten ?

Binnenkort moet iedere belastingplichtige weer zijn belastingaangifte indienen. Beleggers in cryptomunten zullen zich daarbij de vraag moeten stellen…

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Large-Scale Online Copyright Infringement | New Judicial Procedure

On 6 May 2024, the Royal Decree of 18 April 2024 concerning the establishment of the service for the fight against copyright and related rights infrin…

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Nieuwe onrechtmatige bedingen in de voedseldistributiesector

Het Koninklijk Besluit van 20 juni 2024 “tot aanvulling van de lijsten van onrechtmatige bedingen in commerciële samenwerkingsovereenkomsten inzake de…

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Inclusion of a property in the inventory of the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage

What impact could the inclusion of a property in the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage inventory have on your project? Are there any spec…

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New legislation on extra-contractual liability - Directors and employees can be held liable more quickly by th…

On 1 July 2024, the law introducing Book 6 of the New Civil Code was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This book contains the new rules on ex…

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Accès à la profession dans la construction : comment le prouver ?

Tant en Région Wallonne qu’en Région Bruxelloise, la majeure partie des activités d’entreprises exerçant dans le domaine de la construction est soumis…

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One year of Belgian foreign direct investment screening: state of play Belgium12/07/2024

On 1 June 2022, following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for screening foreign direct investments …

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The New Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

New EU legislation is about to be adopted which will require pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies to pay water pollution costs. More specifically, i…

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A storm in a teacup: no VAT on transactions within a VAT group

The ECJ confirms that supplies made between members of a VAT group are not subject to VAT. This ruling is a very welcome confirmation of the long-stan…

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L’éternel problème de la double imposition des dividendes de source étrangère

Les investisseurs belges sont confrontés à un éternel problème de double imposition de leurs dividendes de source étrangère. Dans certains cas, ils pe…

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Absence de contrat d’architecture écrit : faisons le point

Même si la loi ne l’impose pas, l’architecte est tenu par ses règles déontologiques de proposer un contrat écrit à ses clients.

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L’instauration des chambres de règlement amiable dans les juridictions civiles et commerciales

Le coût d’une procédure et l’arriéré judiciaire particulièrement important devant de nombreuses juridictions en Belgique, ont amené le législateur, de…

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