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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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15/07/26
15/07/26
Copyright taxation: abolition of the flat-rate assessment of expenses

The Programme Law of 30 May 2026 has introduced — with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026 — a new condition for applying the flat-rate deduction of expenses on copyright and re…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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16/07/26
Grondwettelijk Hof bevestigt: geen belastingverhoging bij ee…

Het Grondwettelijk Hof heeft op 18 juni 2026 (nr. 76/2026) geoordeeld dat h…

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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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15/11/17
DPO aanstellen of niet?

Hoewel de figuur van de DPO in bepaalde EU Lidstaten reeds bestond, voert de GDPR thans voor het ganse EU-grondgebied een verplichting in voor bepaald…

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14/11/17
Public employers: the principle of a preliminary hearing now part of the legislation on employment agreements

Since the Constitutional Court's decision of 6 July 2017, the Employment Agreements Act of 3 July 1978 must be interpreted as requiring a public autho…

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13/11/17
Overheidsopdrachten: keuze van criteria inzake economische en financiële draagkracht, een grotere vrijheid?

In zijn arrest van 13 juli 2017, in zaak C-76/16, Ingsteel en Metrostav, heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie bevestigd dat de aanbest…

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13/11/17
Gerechtelijke invordering voor een onbetwiste commerciële schuld is op zich niet foutief

Met de wet van 19 oktober 2015 houdende wijziging van het burgerlijk procesrecht en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake justitie werd, in de artikelen …

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10/11/17
It’s That Time of the Year Again…

Deze week werd de traditionele eindejaarsprogrammawet ingediend in de Kamer. Het wetsontwerp telt 145 artikelen en bevat behoorlijk wat soci…

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10/11/17
Important changes to Belgian REITs legislation

Today(the 9th of November 2017), the Belgian Act amending the Act of 12 May 2014 on regulated real estate companies (the “Reviewed REITs Act”) was pub…

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09/11/17
Belgian bpost case: European Commission intervenes to suggest a preliminary reference

On 23 August 2017, it was made public that the European Commission will request the Belgian Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”/ “Hof van cassatie”) to…

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07/11/17
Dividenden voor 100% vrijgesteld bij Belgische moedervennootschappen

De federale regering heeft eind oktober aangekondigd dat de hervorming van de vennootschapsbelasting een bijkomende wijziging zal bevatten. Meer …

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07/11/17
Road book on private M&A in Belgium (part 4) - Acquisition Finance

This section of our M&A road book briefly describes the  main sources and developments of financing of the majority of the Belgian M&…

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07/11/17
Nieuwe regels rond cookies en direct mailings onderweg

In de week van 15 oktober week werd het ontwerp van “ePrivacyverordening” door de LIBE-commissie goedgekeurd. Na de hervorming van de wetgev…

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06/11/17
La restitution de la voiture de société à la fin du contrat de travail en 5 questions

Vous avez licencié un membre du personnel qui bénéficiait de la mise à disposition d’un véhicule de société ou ce travailleur a démissionné. Qu’advien…

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06/11/17
Les Pop-up stores : vers une règlementation d’une petite révolution

Les pop-up stores sont devenus une réalité particulièrement appréciée de tous les acteurs dans nos grandes villes. De manière régulière désormais, nou…

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03/11/17
Loi portant des dispositions diverses du 30 septembre 2017

La loi du 30 septembre 2017 portant des dispositions diverses en matière sociale prolonge jusqu’au 1er janvier 2019 le système provisoire de la « …

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03/11/17
Challenging Judgments by Default: New Law Brings Limitation

On 24 July 2017, the Belgian Official Journal published a law that once more provides for various changes to Belgium's judicial system (Wet van 6 juli…

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31/10/17
Chamber approves amendments to the RREC Act

On 5 October 2017, the bill amending the Regulated Real Estate Companies Act of 12 May 2014 (“GVV-wet”) was approved by the Chamber of Repre…

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31/10/17
Het nieuwe Belgisch Insolventierecht: (reality) check!

Door de wet van 11 augustus 2017 houdende invoeging van het boek XX, “Insolventie van ondernemingen”, in het Wetboek van economisch recht (WER) kent B…

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31/10/17
Deduction of 4 weeks’ full salary from the indemnity in lieu of notice for outplacement: also confirmed for ‘h…

On 18 May 2017, the Dutch-speaking Labour Tribunal of Brussels confirmed that an employer can deduct 4 weeks’ salary from the indemnity in lieu of not…

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31/10/17
Soon an English international business court in Brussels?

A few days ago, the Belgian media have revealed that Brussels should soon have an Anglophone court called “Brussels International Business Court” (her…

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30/10/17
A vos calculettes! La loi sur le rachat des années d’études est publiée!

La loi relative à l’harmonisation de la prise en compte des périodes d’études pour le calcul de la pension a été publiée au Moniteur belge de ce 24 oc…

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30/10/17
How to run a company in 2017: Buysse Code III

The newly-updated Buysse Code reviews the powers of the board of directors and the tasks that the chairman of the board of directors must assume in or…

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