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Seven new partners appointed across key practice areas

The cohort of seven new partners brings complementary strengths in litigation, tax structuring, transfer pricing, real estate, fund finance and M&A. Together, they enhance our …

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Belgian merger control reviews impact M&A timelines

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has, for the first time, published an overview of its merger control enforcement activities. It tells a story of how several organizational …

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Migratie griffierekeningen naar BNP Paribas Fortis

De rekeningen van de federale overheid - waaronder de griffierekeningen van de hoven en rechtbanken - migreren in het weekend van 13 en 14 december 2025 van Bpost naar BNP Paribas …

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05/12/25
Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

Despite the recent tax measures, single-person management companies remain …

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05/12/25
Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belg…

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…

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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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L’analyse de la régularité des offres dans les marchés publics

L’établissement d’une offre ou d’une demande de participation en marchés publics est une tâche ardue. Non seulement le soumissionnaire doit présenter …

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Voordelen van alle aard op voorschotten in rekening-courant: exit forfaitaire raming versus werkelijke waarde?…

Uit het antwoord van de minister van Financiën op een recente parlementaire vraag valt af te leiden dat het voordeel van alle aard voor voorschotten i…

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Visite nationale des prisons

En cette journée internationale des droits de l’homme, les bâtonniers et les bâtonnières du pays visitent l’ensemble des prisons pour mettre en lumièr…

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CJEU C-793/22 Biohemp – Indoor Cannabis Cultivation: The CJEU Weighs in

The Cannabis sativa L. plant serves a wide range of purposes, many of which are uncontroversial. It can be grown in the EU, in which context it is com…

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Embracing the future of product safety: the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation

The new General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988 – GPSR) aims to fill the gaps in consumer protection in the EU, while addressing the complexiti…

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Directors can be held personally liable

Zoals in het eerste gedeelte van onze artikelenreeks over de afschaffing van de quasi-immuniteit reeds gesteld, zorgt het principe van de 'de quasi-im…

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The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?

Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions…

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GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representative/both?

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard about the famous “GDPR“. This European regulation entered into force in May…

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Donor children have a right to obtain information regarding their donor

The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the legal provisions on professional secrecy and anonymity of sperm donors should no longer prevent a don…

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Het Vlaams Regeerakkoord: wat betekent dit voor de vastgoedsector?

Op 18 september 2024 sloten de meerderheidspartijen N-VA, Vooruit en CD&V het Vlaams regeerakkoord (het Vlaams Regeerakkoord), met een aantal maat…

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Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte?

Op 20 juli 2024 trad het decreet van 17 mei 2024 houdende diverse bepalingen over omgeving, leefmilieu en natuur en ruimtelijke ordening (“Verzameldec…

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VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be compliant

In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will change in Belgium. With this reform, the VAT authorities intend to make VAT col…

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The Court of Appeal in the Hague rules on the Shell case: key takeaways for practice

On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Court of Appeal in The Hague as it delivered its much-anticipated judgment in t…

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybersecurity of Digital products in the EU

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requ…

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Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Success

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the status quo is not future proof and are turning to legal operations as a potent…

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Can employees who have not yet started their outplacement take a full day of job search leave starting from we…

An employee who is dismissed with a notice period or who performs a notice period after resigning is entitled to so-called “job search leave” (“sollic…

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Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - The beginning of a new era for this underused righ…

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to receive a long-awaited facelift. On 10 October 2024, the Council finally appro…

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Gemeenschappelijke klanten kunnen niet worden ‘afgeworven’, maar er kan wel sprake zijn van slechtmaking

De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen oordeelde dat een installateur van alarminstallaties en een meldkameraanbieder zich beiden nie…

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VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be compliant

In January 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will change in Belgium. With this reform, the VAT authorities intend to make…

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