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11/07/20

Donations: Closing the so-called Dutch route (“kaasroute”)

Belgian tax residents who wish to donate personal movable assets, can do so in a number of different manners and each manner bears its specific tax co…

11/07/20

Electronic signature of collective bargaining agreements

From now on, it will be possible to have collective bargaining agreements signed by means of a qualified electronic signature. This possibility also a…

11/07/20

De beoordelingsmarge van een aanbestedende overheid bij vaststelling van een rekenfout of materiële fout in of…

Het arrest nr. 247.079 heeft betrekking op overheidsopdracht voor de aanneming van werken voor het herbouwen van de brug over de E40 aan de Lombeekstr…

11/07/20

Nieuwe maatregelen voor werkgevers om het hoofd te bieden aan Covid-19: vermindering arbeidsduur, tijdelijke w…

De regering heeft een aantal nieuwe maatregelen ingevoerd die de werkgevers kunnen gebruiken om de coronacrisis het hoofd te bieden. De meeste van dez…

11/07/20

Covid-19’s impact on commercial contracts: Force majeure, not just a standard clause

You are the head of a major retail chain, with stores at unique locations throughout the European Union.

10/07/20

COVID-19 employment-related support measures - what’s on the horizon?

Last month, the Belgian government agreed on a series of additional support measures for companies, employees and self-employed individuals to boost t…

10/07/20

Verplichte registratie in België van buitenlandse notariële schenkingsakten: voorzien vanaf 1 december 2020

Het intussen veelbesproken wetsvoorstel nr. 55/1357 van 17 juni 2020 werd gisteren goedgekeurd in de Kamercommissie Financiën in tweede lezing. Dit be…

08/07/20

New unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

Within the agricultural and food supply chain, significant imbalances in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agri-food products are frequ…

08/07/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 7 July

Update 7 July 2020 | The COVID-19 pandemic has been progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities …

07/07/20

The obligation of prior environmental assessment once again interferes with our

The Court of Justice has recently decided that Flemish rules establishing a framework for the development consent for wind turbines infringe the EU ru…

06/07/20

Life insurers required to settle benefits promptly

Based on recommendations of the Insurance Ombudsman – which frequently receives complaints about late payment of life insurance contracts – a recent l…

06/07/20

Data protection impact assessments: new EDPS recommendations

On 6 July 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a report on the use of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) within EU i…

06/07/20

Insurance regulatory update: bijwerking van NBB’s Overkoepelende Governance Circulaire

De Nationale Bank van België (“NBB”) publiceerde op 5 mei 2020[1], een tweede bijwerking[2] van haar Circulaire NBB_2016_31 over de prudentiële v…

06/07/20

EU Parliament adopts Taxonomy Regulation

In recent years the European Union has paid increasing attention to sustainability in its policy- making particularly in the financial sector

03/07/20

Sociale verkiezingen 2020 gaan door van 16 tot 29 november 2020 !

Eind maart meldden we u het uitstel van de sociale verkiezingen 2020 en de tijdelijke bevriezing van de procedure wegens de coronacrisis.

02/07/20

The Belgian income tax return: the Cayman tax on the lurk

With about 800 codes, a Belgian income tax return is not for the faint-hearted. When the Cayman tax is involved, even more attention is needed. Read a…

02/07/20

Share related benefits granted by a foreign parent company new Esko ruling strengthens the NSSO's position tha…

Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood…

01/07/20

Summer is here - principles of student work

The summer holidays are fast approaching and employers might be thinking of hiring one or more students to compensate for employees going on holiday.&…

30/06/20

Maximum amount of compensation for employees' professional mileage has decreased

As from tomorrow, 1 July 2020, the maximum amount of the fixed mileage compensation will be set at EUR 0.3542 per kilometer. This is a decrease of the…

29/06/20

COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with Germany and France extended

The agreements concluded between Belgium and the Netherlands/Luxembourg, which implement a mutual “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers i…

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AVOCATS.BE se mobilise pour la défense de l’État de droit

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New EU De-minimis Registration Obligation: What Businesses Receiving Public Subsidies Need to K…

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Liedekerke welcomes Anne Bonet as Of Counsel within its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) practic…

20/03/26

CSRD and CSDDD: a smaller universe and clearer boundaries

19/03/26

Belgian Court confirms: you can transfer more ‘interest dedu…

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11/07/20

Donations: Closing the so-called Dutch route (“kaasroute”)

11/07/20

Electronic signature of collective bargaining agreements

11/07/20

De beoordelingsmarge van een aanbestedende overheid bij vaststelling van een rekenfout of materiële fout in of…

11/07/20

Nieuwe maatregelen voor werkgevers om het hoofd te bieden aan Covid-19: vermindering arbeidsduur, tijdelijke w…

11/07/20

Covid-19’s impact on commercial contracts: Force majeure, not just a standard clause

10/07/20

COVID-19 employment-related support measures - what’s on the horizon?

10/07/20

Verplichte registratie in België van buitenlandse notariële schenkingsakten: voorzien vanaf 1 december 2020

08/07/20

New unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

08/07/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 7 July

07/07/20

The obligation of prior environmental assessment once again interferes with our

06/07/20

Life insurers required to settle benefits promptly

06/07/20

Data protection impact assessments: new EDPS recommendations

06/07/20

Insurance regulatory update: bijwerking van NBB’s Overkoepelende Governance Circulaire

06/07/20

EU Parliament adopts Taxonomy Regulation

03/07/20

Sociale verkiezingen 2020 gaan door van 16 tot 29 november 2020 !

02/07/20

The Belgian income tax return: the Cayman tax on the lurk

02/07/20

Share related benefits granted by a foreign parent company new Esko ruling strengthens the NSSO's position tha…

01/07/20

Summer is here - principles of student work

30/06/20

Maximum amount of compensation for employees' professional mileage has decreased

29/06/20

COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with Germany and France extended