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22/07/20

Schrems strikes again: EU-US Privacy Shield invalid; Standard Contractual Clauses upheld but due diligence req…

A clash between US national surveillance law and EU data protection standards, which lies at the heart of Case C-311/18, Data Protection Com…

22/07/20

Data Protection Summer Dive - Designation and tasks of your Data Protection Officer

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

21/07/20

Schrems II: What is (or should be) on your to-do list for international data transfers?

Today, on 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its Schrems II judgment invalidating the European Comm…

20/07/20

De bedrijfsleider als borgsteller voor vennootschapsschulden: valt er fiscaal iets te recupereren?

Het is een herkenbare situatie, al zeker in een crisisperiode. Een vennootschap wenst te investeren. Daarvoor heeft zij kredieten nodig en ze leent da…

20/07/20

Belgium’s implementation of the new EU Posted Workers Directive: what is the impact for employers posting work…

With the Act of 12 June 2020, Belgium is implementing EU Directive 2018/957 amending Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers, by providing, among…

20/07/20

Will your income deriving from private equity funds be taxable in 2019?

The investment structure of private equity funds can take many different forms. If you have invested in a fund structured in the form of an investment…

18/07/20

Privacy Shield Invalidated: EU Data Transfers to the U.S. under Siege (again…)

At 9:30 a.m. Central European Time, privacy professionals around the world were refreshing their browsers to read the long-awaited judgment of the Cou…

17/07/20

La Belgique transpose la 5ème Directive anti-blanchiment… et assujettit le secteur du football professionnel&n…

Ce jeudi 16 juillet 2020, la Chambre des représentants a entériné le projet de loi « portant des dispositions diverses relatives à la prévention …

17/07/20

De handhaving van asbestregelgeving: lokale besturen in de voorste linie

Door de pandemie is menig Vlaming genoodzaakt om zijn zomervakantie thuis door te brengen. Het worden dan ook ongetwijfeld hoogdagen voor de nationale…

17/07/20

The Cayman tax’ natural habitat: low-taxed environments outside the EEA

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. This …

16/07/20

Taxation of foreign dividends: new circular letter revokes unlawful instruction

The internal instruction 2019/I/45 of 26 September 2019 on the taxation of foreign dividends has caused controversy.

16/07/20

What does the new Google decision by the Belgian DPA mean for other organisations?

On 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA fined Google 600.000 EUR, by far the highest fine handed out to date in Belgium. The decision is interesting not just…

16/07/20

One step further in the Digital Reform: The EU Commission has just published a Q&A on the implementation o…

The first wave of EU legislation regarding the internet emerged twenty years ago. Now the Commission has started the revision of these instruments to …

16/07/20

Een foto posten op sociale media? Niet zonder geldige rechtsgrond!

Wanneer je foto’s op sociale media post, dan moet je rekening houden met de regels van de GDPR. En dat geldt ook voor grootouders die foto’s van hun k…

16/07/20

Posting of workers: modifications as of 30 July 2020

By Act of 12 June 2020, the legislator transposed the European Directive on the posting of workers (2018/957) in Belgium.

15/07/20

Le Tribunal de l’UE annule l’amende de 13 milliards infligée à Apple

Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne annule la décision de la Commission sur des rulings fiscaux irlandais en faveur d’Apple. Il estime que la Commission…

15/07/20

Valt interne correspondentie met de juridische dienst onder de openbaarheid van bestuur?

De vraag of de briefwisseling met een bedrijfsjurist, werkzaam binnen een overheidsdienst, al dan niet openbaar gemaakt moet worden maakte het voorwer…

15/07/20

Social elections 2020 - Extended possibility of electronic voting

Companies that did not decide to organise electronic voting in February 2020 will be given a second chance by the legislator to do so. This presuppose…

15/07/20

Breaking news from the CJEU: no SPCs for new therapeutic applications

On 9 July 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU ruled on the interpretation of Article 3(d) of Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protecti…

14/07/20

Terugkeer uit groen, oranje of rood: wat moet/kan ik doen als werkgever?

Er zijn heel wat onduidelijkheden over wat werkgevers moeten of kunnen doen ten aanzien van werknemers die terugkomen uit (gekleurde) risicogebieden,&…

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Probation period revisited: Belgium introduces a statutory one-week notice period during the fi…

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New Flemish Fee for Single Permit Applications from 1 September 2026

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"Ons marktaandeel zal binnen vijf jaar verdubbelen": Larcier-Intersentia breidt zijn commerciël…

13/07/26

Bestuurder als borg: hoe uw beperkte aansprakelijkheid kan v…

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If it's AI, say so: new transparency rules upcoming

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22/07/20

Schrems strikes again: EU-US Privacy Shield invalid; Standard Contractual Clauses upheld but due diligence req…

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Schrems II: What is (or should be) on your to-do list for international data transfers?

20/07/20

De bedrijfsleider als borgsteller voor vennootschapsschulden: valt er fiscaal iets te recupereren?

20/07/20

Belgium’s implementation of the new EU Posted Workers Directive: what is the impact for employers posting work…

20/07/20

Will your income deriving from private equity funds be taxable in 2019?

18/07/20

Privacy Shield Invalidated: EU Data Transfers to the U.S. under Siege (again…)

17/07/20

La Belgique transpose la 5ème Directive anti-blanchiment… et assujettit le secteur du football professionnel&n…

17/07/20

De handhaving van asbestregelgeving: lokale besturen in de voorste linie

17/07/20

The Cayman tax’ natural habitat: low-taxed environments outside the EEA

16/07/20

Taxation of foreign dividends: new circular letter revokes unlawful instruction

16/07/20

What does the new Google decision by the Belgian DPA mean for other organisations?

16/07/20

One step further in the Digital Reform: The EU Commission has just published a Q&A on the implementation o…

16/07/20

Een foto posten op sociale media? Niet zonder geldige rechtsgrond!

16/07/20

Posting of workers: modifications as of 30 July 2020

15/07/20

Le Tribunal de l’UE annule l’amende de 13 milliards infligée à Apple

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Valt interne correspondentie met de juridische dienst onder de openbaarheid van bestuur?

15/07/20

Social elections 2020 - Extended possibility of electronic voting

15/07/20

Breaking news from the CJEU: no SPCs for new therapeutic applications

14/07/20

Terugkeer uit groen, oranje of rood: wat moet/kan ik doen als werkgever?