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Andersen Global Launches Member Firm in Belgium

Andersen Global debuts Andersen in Belgium, as Seeds of Law, a collaborating firm since 2022, becomes the first member firm in the country to adopt the Andersen brand.

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Strelia announces promotions

Strelia is delighted to announce the promotion of Camille Cornil and Céderic Devroey to Counsels, effective 1 January 2024

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THALES LAWYERS expands

We're thrilled to announce the newest additions to the powerhouse team at THALES LAWYERS !

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21/05/24
The EU’s Digital Markets Act gets implemented in Belgian nat…

The Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digita…

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17/05/24
Overheidsopdrachten en concessies van werken : wijziging pla…

Bij de meeste overheidsopdrachten en concessies van werken kan enkel gewerk…

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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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Data Protection & Privacy at the Workplace Series – August 2023

In this edition of our Series, we analyze Decision no. 40/2023 of April 3, 2023 rendered by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA). The DPA answe…

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New insolvency landscape on the horizon: more options for companies to reorganise and restructure

Belgium had accumulated a significant legislative backlog within insolvency law. The European Directive 2019/1023 on restructuring had to be transpose…

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Taxpayer can revoke consent to dawn raid of premises

Until now, there was no unanimity on the necessity for the taxpayer’s consent when the tax authorities want to execute an unannounced dawn raid at the…

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The fight against social dumping: the Flemish government optimises contractor chain responsibility schemes in …

In the aftermath of some highly-publicised social dumping cases in the media, the Flemish government has proposed a zero tolerance policy for bogus po…

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Uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening BV: VLABEL aan het woord

In dit artikel gaan we nader in op de uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening naar aanleiding van het herwerkte standpunt van VLABEL in d…

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Irregularly obtained e-mails after the departure of an employee still accepted as evidence

A recent decision of the Liège Labour Tribunal examined a trade representative's breach of a non-compete clause and third-party complicity in it. It a…

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Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

Companies should be wary of the novel approach taken by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange. A Dutch and a Belg…

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Interest paid to qualifying foreign EEA AIFs may now benefit from the Belgian WHT exemption.

On 26 July, a new Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree implementing the Belgian Income tax code (RD/BITC) was published. The Decree includes various…

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Zittende opdrachtnemers: is er een voordeel aan een thuismatch?

Het is gebruikelijk dat een zittende opdrachtnemer opnieuw deelneemt aan een overheidsopdracht die de lopende opdracht opvolgt. Het is ook logisch dat…

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Simont Braun welcomes new partner, enhancing Real Estate and ESG expertise

Simont Braun, a leading Belgian independent law firm based in Brussels, is pleased to announce the arrival of Joris Beckers as partner in the Real Est…

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NautaDutilh strengthens real estate practice with new partner

Julie De Bonnet has joined NautaDutilh as Local Partner with a view to heading the Real Estate group in Belgium. Julie's arrival significantly strengt…

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Reforming the Union Customs Code: a proposal from the European Commission towards harmonizing European Union c…

On May 17, 2023, ten years after the EU adopted its Union Customs Code (UCC), the European Commission published a proposal intended to begin the compl…

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Sick during annual leave - employment law framing modalities

On 31 July 2023, a law was published in the Belgian State Gazette that makes some amendments to the Employment Contracts Act and the Work Regulations …

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Ateliers des Universités d'été 22-23 août

Il ne vous reste que peu de temps pour vous inscrire aux ateliers des Universités d'été qui auront lieu les 22 et 23 août au Château de Courrière.

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Data Privacy Framework (DPF) vs. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC): At-A-Glance Comparison

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that th…

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New partner at Four & Five

Four & Five announces that Ahmed Tayane joins the firm as partner per 1 August 2023. With Ahmed’s arrival, Four & Five strengthens its litigat…

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Wetsontwerp tot uitvoering van het afsprakenkader in het kader van de interprofessionele onderhandelingen 2023…

De Kamer keurde op 19 juli – net voor het zomerreces - het wetsontwerp goed dat een aantal maatregelen invoert waarover de sociale partners eerder dit…

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Belgian Competition Authority confirms use of data rooms in merger cases

What’s Cooking? (formerly Ter Beke) announced in October 2021 its plan to acquire Imperial Meat Products VOF, the Belgian and Dutch subsidiary of the …

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Het charter voor bouwzaken: naar een meer duurzame, effectieve en proceseconomische oplossing voor bouwgeschil…

Op 21 juni 2023 ondertekenden de balie Antwerpen en de bouwkamer van de rechtbank van eerste aanleg Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen een charter om de mi…

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Opnieuw nominatie voor de FT Innovative Lawyers Award voor De Groote - De Man

Advocatenkantoor De Groote - De Man werd voor de tweede keer genomineerd voor de begeerde Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award, deze keer in de ca…

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