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23/02/18

Hallo wie heb ik aan de lijn?

Werkgevers moeten er rekening mee houden dat achter een sollicitant of een klant voortaan een sociaal inspecteur schuil kan gaan. Maar er moet vo…

23/02/18

Open source vingt ans plus tard : dispute, dérives et perspectives

Open Source. Ces termes naissaient le 3 février 1998, il y a tout juste vingt ans, à Palo Alto, Californie. Souvent associés à ceux de « Free Software…

23/02/18

Reform of Belgian Holding Regime: How to benefit from eligibility for exemption from capital gains tax on shar…

Formerly, capital gains on a company’s shares made by a company were exempt from tax, provided two conditions were met: (1) a taxation condition and (…

22/02/18

European Systemic Risk Board on liquidity and leverage risks in investment funds

On 14 February 2018, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a Recommendation addressed to the European Securities and Markets Aut…

21/02/18

Advocate General Wahl concludes that Ernst & Young did not violate gun-jumping rules in its 2013 takeover …

Gun-jumping rules prevent companies, subject to the obligation to notify, from completing a merger or acquisition, in whole or in part, prior to obtai…

21/02/18

The differences between Belgium and France concerning retail lease agreements: a practical comparative analysi…

Originating from the law of 30 June 1926, the French law on retail lease agreements influenced Belgium, which then drafted its own regulation on 30 Ap…

20/02/18

Brexit : ‘farewell’ aux droits européens de propriété intellectuelle!

Le Royaume-Uni cessera de faire partie de l’Union européenne le 30 mars 2019. À cette date, les droits de la propriété intellectuelle de l’Union europ…

20/02/18

Borderline products: new guidance on the classification of food for special medical purposes

Following the increasing difficulties with the enforcement of the legislative framework applicable to Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) reporte…

20/02/18

European Commission public consultation on EU funds for strategic infrastructure

This year, the European Commission must present proposals for the financial programmes for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework. These progra…

19/02/18

Bill on Reform of Belgian Business Law

On 7 December 2017, a Bill on the reform of business law (Wetsontwerp houdende hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht/Projet de loi portant réforme du d…

19/02/18

Facebook condamnée à détruire des données sous peine d’une astreinte de 100 millions d’euros

La justice a tranché : Facebook devra cesser de suivre et d’enregistrer le comportement de navigation des personnes qui surfent depuis la Belgique tan…

19/02/18

A drug prescription assistance software can be a medical device

In its judgment dated 7 December 2017 (case C-329/16), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considered that software, of which at least o…

19/02/18

The Code of Companies and Associations - Upcoming law

An important reform of our corporate law is being prepared. The reason for this is that corporate law has become extremely complicated due to numerous…

16/02/18

Dutch wage tax exemption withdrawals affecting Belgian residents’ Dutch pension schemes

Since end of last year, about 1,300 pensioners who receive benefits of EUR 25,000 or more per annum under a Dutch pension scheme and who are resident …

16/02/18

Geen beroep op economische werkloosheid mogelijk voor werkgever die werk uitbesteedt aan derden

De wet van 15 januari 2018 houdende diverse bepalingen inzake werk schrijft nu in de Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet in dat het gebrek aan werk wegens econom…

14/02/18

Is your Property Manager’s mandate already registered with the Crossroads Bank?

Since 1 April 2017, associations of co-owners must ensure that the mandate that their Property Manager receives from them, is registered with the…

13/02/18

Important decision of the ECJ concerning seconded employees: ability to revoke the E101/ A1 certificate issued…

On the 6th of February 2018 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered an important judgement concerning the social security-certificate E101/…

13/02/18

The US government applies to intervene in Apple’s EU State Aid case for a second time

Apple and the Irish government have appealed the 2016 Commission’s Decision whereby Ireland was ordered to recover up to EUR 13 billion from the Ameri…

12/02/18

Can an agreement that was void at any moment due to a violation of competition law be revived?

When a court invalidates an agreement because the rules of contract law were violated (for example because the agreement was concluded as a result of …

12/02/18

A1 verklaring kan (enkel) bij fraude opzij geschoven worden

Zoals verwacht heeft het Hof van Justitie vandaag geoordeeld dat de nationale rechter een A1 formulier buiten toepassing kan laten in geval van fraude…

16/03/26

16/03/26

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

13/03/26

13/03/26

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

11/03/26

11/03/26

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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23/02/18

Hallo wie heb ik aan de lijn?

23/02/18

Open source vingt ans plus tard : dispute, dérives et perspectives

23/02/18

Reform of Belgian Holding Regime: How to benefit from eligibility for exemption from capital gains tax on shar…

22/02/18

European Systemic Risk Board on liquidity and leverage risks in investment funds

21/02/18

Advocate General Wahl concludes that Ernst & Young did not violate gun-jumping rules in its 2013 takeover …

21/02/18

The differences between Belgium and France concerning retail lease agreements: a practical comparative analysi…

20/02/18

Brexit : ‘farewell’ aux droits européens de propriété intellectuelle!

20/02/18

Borderline products: new guidance on the classification of food for special medical purposes

20/02/18

European Commission public consultation on EU funds for strategic infrastructure

19/02/18

Bill on Reform of Belgian Business Law

19/02/18

Facebook condamnée à détruire des données sous peine d’une astreinte de 100 millions d’euros

19/02/18

A drug prescription assistance software can be a medical device

19/02/18

The Code of Companies and Associations - Upcoming law

16/02/18

Dutch wage tax exemption withdrawals affecting Belgian residents’ Dutch pension schemes

16/02/18

Geen beroep op economische werkloosheid mogelijk voor werkgever die werk uitbesteedt aan derden

14/02/18

Is your Property Manager’s mandate already registered with the Crossroads Bank?

13/02/18

Important decision of the ECJ concerning seconded employees: ability to revoke the E101/ A1 certificate issued…

13/02/18

The US government applies to intervene in Apple’s EU State Aid case for a second time

12/02/18

Can an agreement that was void at any moment due to a violation of competition law be revived?

12/02/18

A1 verklaring kan (enkel) bij fraude opzij geschoven worden