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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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18/09/17
Ecofin agrees that ‘digital economy’ companies should pay more tax in the EU

The EU Council of Economy and Finance ministers (Ecofin) agreed at their meeting in Tallinn on 16 September 2017 that companies active in the ‘digital…

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15/09/17
Circular letter on exit taxation

On 11 August 2017, an administrative circular letter was issued with respect to the Belgian exit taxation rules.

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13/09/17
De invoering van een fiscale consolidatie: een kleine revolutie in het Belgische fiscale landschap

Grote multinationals zijn niet blij met de plannen van de federale regering om de vennootschapsbelasting te verlagen. Ze klagen o.a. over de niet-conc…

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01/09/17
Fantoomtaks

Een van de meest opmerkelijke maatregelen uit het Zomerakkoord van de regering Michel is ongetwijfeld de taks op effectenrekeningen. Vanaf 2018 is er …

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31/07/17
Belgium Employment & Benefits: Een zomer lang vragen over remuneratie – Case 4

Recent heeft Lieve beslist om haar woon-werkverkeertraject af te leggen gebruik makend van het openbaar vervoer. Helaas is er geen bushalte dichtbij h…

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27/07/17
New Companies Code in the works

On 20 July 2017 the Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal regarding a new Companies Code [1]. The current Companies Code was last revie…

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27/07/17
Data Protection Alert: 2017 – the year of data breach incidents: new attack targets health sector

The digitalization of healthcare services is generally applauded, as it leads to increased efficiency, better quality of care, lower administrative co…

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24/07/17
Belgian UBO-register on its way

According to the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849), adopted by the European Parliament on 20 May 2015, one of the obligation…

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21/07/17
Belgium Adopts Law on Private Competition Damage Actions

On 18 May 2017, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bil…

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20/07/17
Tomorrowland. Le flicage général des festivaliers laissera des traces

Les 400.000 festivaliers ont fait l’objet d’un screening secret par la police qui a passé au peigne fin ses bases de données. Personne n’était au cour…

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19/07/17
Le dirigeant de société face à la propriété intellectuelle

La première règle dont nous parlerons dans cette actualité tient à la titularité ou, en d’autres termes, à la « propriété » des œuvres …

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18/07/17
Voortaan ook wettelijk kader voor occasioneel telewerk

In de privésector wordt de tewerkstelling van telewerkers die op regelmatige en niet-occasionele wijze georganiseerd is, geregeld door de collectieve …

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18/07/17
EU Data Protection Regulators Issue Opinion on New Challenges to Privacy at Work

Your employer is watching you! Based on this motto and given the increasing use of new technologies by employers, the Article 29 Working Party (the re…

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18/07/17
Fairness Tax – illegality partially confirmed

In its decision of 17 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed the illegality of the “Fairness Tax” under the Parent-Subsidiary …

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17/07/17
Spain transposes Directive 2014/104 governing actions for damages for infringements of Competition Law by mean…

On 26th May 2017, the Spanish government transposed Directive 2014/104 governing actions for damages for infringements of the National and European Co…

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14/07/17
A (Belgian) regulator’s take on what information to include in records of processing activities under the GDPR…

On 14 June 2017, the Commission for the Protection of Privacy (“Privacy Commission”), Belgium’s data protection agency, published a recommendation on …

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14/07/17
La Région Bruxelles-Capitale donne son assentiment à l’accord fiscal entre la Belgique et les Iles Caïmans

Le 24 avril 2014, le Royaume de Belgique et les Iles Caïmans ont signé un accord en vue de l’échange de renseignements en matière fiscale. Trois …

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14/07/17
New Belgian Insolvency Code Voted in Parliament

Yesterday, the House of Representatives has adopted a bill containing an entirely new Insolvency Code. As already indicated in our newsletter of …

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13/07/17
Intensification de la lutte contre l’évasion fiscale : les concepteurs de montages de planification fiscale da…

Les affaires Panama Papers et Bahamas Leaks ont dévoilé l’utilisation, par des particuliers fortunés, de structures offshore à des fins d’évasion fisc…

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12/07/17
Lieve pleit voor harmonisatie: over harmonisatie van arbeidsvoorwaarden

In de voorbereiding van de fusie tussen Cynalco Medics en Vandam Pharma blijkt dat de werknemers van Vandam Pharma recht hebben op maar liefst 10 extr…

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