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11/12/25
11/12/25
Job mobility in Belgian business law firms: Trends from the past judicial year

At YouConnect, we believe it is essential to closely monitor the legal labor market and its developments in order to provide our clients and candidates with well-founded and high-q…

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11/12/25
11/12/25
Formez-vous en médiation !

Nous lançons en effet, dès ce mois de janvier 2026, une nouvelle édition de la formation de base en médiation que nous proposons depuis plus de 20 ans maintenant.

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05/12/25
05/12/25
Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belgian employers from 2027

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement of the Belgian federal government provides that recording working time will become mandatory for all Belgi…

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16/12/25
Legal Structures for Not‑for‑Profits in Belgium: Choosing th…

The not‑for‑profit landscape in Belgium is vibrant, more diverse than ever,…

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15/12/25
Kennis blijft sleutel tot vertrouwen in de rechtstaat

Uit de Jongerenbarometer 2025 blijkt dat jongeren de rechtstaat fundamentee…

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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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01/12/17
Het (bijna) absolute recht op vakantie

Het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie heeft vroeger al in verschillende arresten duidelijk gemaakt dat een werknemer die om redenen buiten zijn wi…

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01/12/17
Commission’s green light for the acquisition of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg by the Chinese Legend Holdi…

On 9 October 2017, Chinese company Legend Holdings Corporation notified the European Commission of its plan to acquire sole control of Banque Internat…

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01/12/17
New Belgian act on security interests on movable assets

The new Belgian act on security interests on movable assets has been adopted (“the Act”)1 . It introduces a fundamental modification of the Belgian pl…

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30/11/17
Directive IDD : Quel impact sur le secteur belge des assurances ?

Le 23 février 2018, la nouvelle directive européenne n°2016/97/EU du 20 janvier 2016 sur la distribution en matière d’assurances (Insurance Distributi…

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29/11/17
Tax shelter voor investeringen in startende micro-ondernemingen via crowdfundingplatform stijgt retroactief va…

Heeft u in 2016 een investering in een startende micro-onderneming gedaan via een financieringsvehikel en claimden u of uw boekhouder slechts een bela…

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28/11/17
Laagsteprijsclausules Booking.com in Oostenrijk onwettelijk. Ook België neemt initiatief.

Het Oostenrijks Grondwettelijk Hof heeft zich op 17.10.2017 uitgesproken over de handelswijze van Booking.com waarbij zij hoteleigenaars liet garander…

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28/11/17
Check your family planning now: The reformed inheritance law changes a lot!

Soon much in inheritance law will be changing. For example, the reserves have been adapted, the rules on the valuation of donations are changing, and …

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27/11/17
Year-End Tax Bulletin 2017

The Tax Bulletin for 2017, which you will find below (and which is available for download), gives an overview of the most significant tax developments…

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24/11/17
Wet houdende diverse bepalingen inzake werk op komst

Het ziet ernaar uit dat het einde van 2017 - en/of het begin van 2018 - goed gevuld zal zijn met nieuwe sociaalrechtelijke wetgeving. Naast een ontwe…

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24/11/17
Antitrust: A Commitment Decision is a Prima Facie Evidence of an Infringement, for the ECJ

On 23 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that commitment decisions contain indications of an infringement of antitrust rules. …

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24/11/17
GDPR Series: Part 16 - Processor Obligations

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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23/11/17
European Commission Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice specific to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

On 22 November 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) specific to Advance…

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23/11/17
The Benefits of Joint Cross Border Public Procurement

Since the European Commission’ feasibility study on Joint Cross-Border Public Procurement (“JCBPP”) was released in March 2017 there has been increasi…

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23/11/17
Enough about personal data, what about (restrictions to) the free flow of “non-personal data” ?

As part of its Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published on 13 September 2017 a proposal for a Regulation “on a framework…

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22/11/17
Nieuw Vlaams onteigeningsdecreet: definitief in werking op 1 januari 2018

Reeds in de eerdere Marlex nieuwsbrief kondigden wij aan dat het nieuwe Vlaamse Onteigeningsdecreet met rasse schreden naderde. De eerd…

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21/11/17
New “anti-squatting” Act aims at protecting owners more effectively in civil matters

On November 16, 2017 the new Belgian “anti-squatting” Act will come into force. This Act offers the holder of a right or title to an immovable pr…

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21/11/17
Hof van Cassatie trekt streep door eerste schadevergoeding toegekend door Raad van State

Opdat aan de Raad van State een ontvankelijk verzoek tot schadevergoeding zou kunnen worden gericht, is onder meer vereist dat er een arrest voorligt …

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20/11/17
Alert on Tax Reform

In our tax alert of 1 August 2017, we informed you that the Belgian government had announced substantial tax reforms to make Belgium more attract…

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20/11/17
Les nouveaux montants d’ATN pour les outils ICT sont publiés !

L’arrêté royal du 13 novembre 2017 modifie les montants forfaitaires représentant l’avantage imposable pour la mise à disposition gratuite d’outils IC…

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17/11/17
Wat is een smartphone, pc of tablet waard?

Wanneer een werkgever aan een werknemer kosteloos een pc, tablet of smartphone toekent die de werknemer ook voor privédo…

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