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Sophie Berg appointed Managing Partner of CMS Belgium

Brussels, 26 January 2026 — CMS Belgium is pleased to announce the appointment of Sophie Berg as its new Managing Partner, effective today. She succeeds Renaud Dupont, who has succ…

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Pascale Hautfenne rejoint le cabinet THALES BRUSSELS

Avocate au barreau de Bruxelles depuis 1996, Pascale est spécialisée en droit fiscal. Elle dispose d’une expérience de plus de 20 ans en tant qu’associée au sein du cabinet AFSCHRI…

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We’re delighted to welcome Alja Poler De Zwart to Liberius.

"Liberius is pleased to welcome Alja Poler De Zwart as partner. Known for her no‑nonsense counselling and cross‑border coordination, she helps organisations turn complex whistleblo…

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EU Inc: Een nieuw juridisch tijdperk voor Europese bedrijven…

Op 20 januari 2026 bevestigde Ursula von der Leyen, voorzitter van de Europ…

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Elek­tro­ni­sche pro­ces­voe­ring binnenkort ook bij het Gro…

Advocaten zullen in principe vanaf 1 maart 2026 ook elektronisch stukken ku…

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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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Pand op ondernemingsgoederen

Op 1 januari 2018 zal de Pandwet van 11 juli 2013 na herhaaldelijk uitstel eindelijk in werking treden. In de nieuwe Pandwet worden aanzienlijke hervo…

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Mesures en devenir - Période d’essai et nouveaux préavis

Le mécanisme de la période d’essai a disparu avec l’introduction des nouveaux préavis à partir du 1er janvier 2014.  En cas de licenciement par l…

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Tax Ruling Service specifies “disproportional grant” of warrants or OTCs in two particular cases

In the past, the Tax Ruling Service has taken several decisions whereby it was not excluded that the grant of warrants/options on Beveks/Sicavs or the…

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The European Commission undertakes the review of SMEs’ definition

The European Commission is reviewing the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) established by Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6…

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Holiday accumulation – (no) news under the sun

Holiday accumulation is the next step for employees to plan their career and work – life balance. Since these provisions of the law on agile and worka…

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Nieuw in 2018 – Overzicht belangrijkste HR-maatregelen uit de wet diverse bepalingen inzake werk

Naast de wijzigingen uit de Programmawet (zie vorige e-zine), voorziet ook de Wet houdende diverse bepalingen inzake werk, gepubliceerd in het Be…

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Beer, chocolates & corporate law … Hoe de geplande hervorming van het vennootschapsrecht België op de kaar…

Nu het voorontwerp voor een nieuw Wetboek Vennootschappen en Verenigingen de laatste rechte lijn nadert, krijgen we stilaan zicht op de voornaamste he…

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Réduction des cotisations sociales pour « indépendants starters »

La Chambre a adopté, ce 25 janvier 2018, un projet de loi permettant aux indépendants « starters » d’obtenir, à partir du 1er avril 2018 (et…

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Court of Justice clarifies exhaustion of trademark principles and broadens test for economic links between tra…

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down its judgment in Case C-291/16 Schweppes v Red Paralela and Others.…

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EU Commission warns stakeholders of customs and indirect tax impact of Brexit

On 30 January 2018, the EU Commission issued a notice regarding the impact of Brexit in the field of customs and indirect taxation. In its …

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Reform of security interests over movable assets: is your Belgian collateral under threat?

The reform of security interests over movable assets finally took effect on 1 January 2018. The original law dated 11 July 2013 (the “Law”) was meant …

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Act published

On 10 January 2018, the Act from 3 December 2017 on the creation of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) was published in the Belgian Official …

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The Belgian corporate income tax reform

As announced since several months, the new Belgian corporate income tax reform was recently enacted by the law of 25 December 2017 (hereafter: “Law”),…

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Mag je je mailinglijst nog gebruiken na 25 mei 2018?

Met de deadline van 25 mei 2018 in het verschiet, hebben ondernemingen nog enkele maanden om zich in regel te stellen met de nieuwe privacyregels neer…

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Hoeveel RSZ-bijdragen bent u als werkgever verschuldigd in 2018?

Op 1 januari 2018 werd de vooropgestelde verlaging van het basispercentage van de socialezekerheidsbijdragen voor werkgevers van de profitsector …

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Brexit Business Brief newsletter | The transition period

After the EU27 and the UK reached outline agreement on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal just before Christmas, we now await negotiations on the terms …

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Qualcomm fined for abusing exclusivity rebates

Qualcomm has been fined nearly EUR 1 billion over an exclusivity agreement with Apple. Under a 2011 agreement, Apple committed to exclusively sourcin…

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Guideline ruling commission on proportionate use of warrants

Belgian ruling commission has just published rulings in which it made explicit in what circumstances the grant of warrants and options (exempted from …

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Les dentistes peuvent faire de la publicité contrairement aux chirurgiens esthétiques ?

Par la voie d’une question préjudicielle, un juge belge a demandé à la Cour de justice si la loi belge du 23 mai 2013, laquelle prévoit une interdicti…

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The European Commission fines Qualcomm EUR 997 million for abuse of dominance .

The Commission investigation has shown that Qualcomm held a dominant position in the worldwide market for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) baseband chipsets …

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