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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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18/12/25
New law providing various provisions – Key tax changes adopt…

On 11 December 2025, after extensive discussions within the Finance Commiss…

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17/12/25
New legislation for critical entities: Belgium’s (proposed) …

Belgium has tabled a draft law transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2557, also k…

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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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25/04/17
Stock options and management companies: new circular letter published

Recently, the Belgian tax administration has published a new circular letter (Circular letter 2017/C/21 dd. 13 April 2017) in relation …

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25/04/17
The new Belgian Security Act - Amended and postoned

The Belgian act of 11 July 2013 with regard to security rights on movable assets (the “Security Act”) is not yet in force. Implementing regulatio…

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24/04/17
On the Eve of a New Insolvency Code

A bill containing an entirely new Insolvency Code was presented to the House of Representatives on 20 April 2017. The need for a robust insolvency fra…

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24/04/17
Bezint eer ge begint? Voortaan ook rechtsplegingsvergoeding bij Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen

Op 24 april 2017 treedt het wijzigingsdecreet van 9 december 2016 houdende wijziging van diverse decreten, wat de optimalisatie van de organisatie en …

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24/04/17
De wet tot wijziging van de wet rechtsbescherming is gepubliceerd

De wet van 16 februari 2017 tot wijziging van de wet van 17 juni 2013 betreffende de motivering, de informatie en de rechtsmiddelen inzake overheidsop…

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22/04/17
Ook in 2017 en 2018 blijft landingsbaan met onderbrekingsuitkeringen mogelijk vanaf 55 jaar

Ook in 2017 en 2018 kunnen bepaalde werknemers die hun arbeidsprestaties verminderen in het kader van het tijdskrediet einde loopbaan, de zogenaamde l…

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21/04/17
EHvJ over informatieverplichtingen online verkoopplatform

In een arrest van 29 maart 2017 diende het Europees Hof van Justitie zich uit te spreken over de informatieverplichtingen die dienen gerespecteerd te …

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20/04/17
Reduced VAT rate of 12% for private investments in social housing

In order to address the shortage of social housing, the Federal Government has introduced, as from 1 January 2017, a new reduced VAT rate of 12% which…

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20/04/17
Newsflash Corporate Leaders

Ce flash info contient des informations juridiques et fiscales récentes destinées aux administrateurs, managers, actionnaires ou investisseurs qui son…

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20/04/17
Fiscale tolerantie voor Corsan-gedupeerden

In een vorig artikel hebben wij reeds meegegeven dat Filmhuis Corsan een WCO-procedure had opgestart, die uiteindelijk is uitgemond in een f…

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19/04/17
Introduction of a UBO register in Belgium

In execution of the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the Belgian government has adopted a preliminary bill on March 31, 2017. This prelimi…

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17/04/17
A managerial and/or confidential position does not always preclude overtime pay

In its decision of 6 May 2016, the Labour Court of Appeal of Liège examined the case of an employee claiming payment of overtime from his former emplo…

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14/04/17
Informal tax practice regarding stock options and personal service companies now prohibited, but tolerated for…

Yesterday, on 13 April, a circular letter (Dutch/French) was issued by the Belgian General Tax Administration that puts an end to a discussion that ha…

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14/04/17
Zeven nieuwe CAO's over stelsel van werkloosheid met bedrijfstoeslag

In de Nationale Arbeidsraad werden op 21 maart 2017 zeven cao’s (zie eindnoten) gesloten die alle betrekking hebben op het stelsel van werkl…

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13/04/17
Condition d’honorabilité des intermédiaires d’assurance et réhabilitation du failli (C.C., arrêt n° 43/2017 du…

Dans son arrët du 30 mars 2017, la Cour constitutionnelle constate une discrimination entre, d’une part, les personnes physiques qui peuvent bénéficie…

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13/04/17
Waarom de automatische gegevensuitwisseling tot een fiscaal bloedbad zou kunnen leiden

"Voor Belgen die hun vermogen in het buitenland verbergen zal de temperatuur vanaf dit jaar sneller stijgen dan ooit tevoren"

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13/04/17
Commercial Establishment Policy: an Overview of Regional Implementation

    The purpose of a commercial establishment policy is to manage the expansion of large commercial areas while maintaining a balance with …

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13/04/17
Transfer taxes in case of cancellation of a sale agreement – Status in the three Regions

Following the Flemish and Walloon Regions, Brussels finally introduced the possibility to cancel an agreement related to the transfer of a real estate…

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12/04/17
Basisprincipes van het Belgische aansprakelijkheidsrecht: soorten en exoneratie van aansprakelijkheid

Zoals steeds dient men voor een goed begrip van het recht een onderscheid te maken tussen de feitelijke realiteit en de juridische realiteit. De eerst…

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12/04/17
Imminent but gradual entry into force of new Belgian legislation on public procurement

According to the last version of the draft royal decree on the award of public procurements in classic sectors (available on 29 March 2017), the Act o…

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