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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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29/06/17
Advocate General Szpunar considers that Uber’s activity should not benefit from the country of origin principl…

On 11 May 2017, Advocate General Szpunar delivered his opinion in the case between an association of Barcelona taxi drivers (Elite Taxi) and Uber Syst…

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28/06/17
It's a matter of taste: CJEU questioned about copyright protection of taste

Many a debate about whether or not something looks beautiful, sounds nice or tastes good has ended with the universal truism: well, tastes differ. Whi…

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27/06/17
Système d’alerte interne : quelles précautions prendre ?

A ce jour, aucune législation belge ne protège les lanceurs d’alerte dans le secteur privé. Seuls les fonctionnaires fédéraux et de l’autorité flamand…

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27/06/17
Quand la Commission se penche sur les instruments financiers hybrides de GDF Suez…

Ce n’est un secret pour une personne: la Commission mène une croisade contre les aides d’État: outre l’Irlande (ruling Apple), elle a déjà assigné le …

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26/06/17
Verhuur handelsfonds - nog steeds een opportuniteit ?!

Over de problematiek van de verhuur van een handelsfonds is er al veel inkt gevloeid. De fiscus blijft er in de praktijk (stevig) werk van maken om de…

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26/06/17
Fines imposed by Belgian Competition Authority for cartel involving Infrabel public contract

On 3 May 2017, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a total fine of 1.8 million euros for a cartel b…

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25/06/17
The Insolvency Regulation Recast - 5 key changes

As from today, the Insolvency Regulation Recast (EU) 2015/848 will apply to insolvency proceedings commenced on or after this date. In …

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23/06/17
Strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid van vennootschappen en leidinggevenden – de lege lata, de lege ferenda

De strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid voor misdrijven gepleegd in het kader van een rechtspersoon is een klassiek thema uit het ondernemingsstrafrecht…

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23/06/17
Vlaams Onteigeningsdecreet uit de startblokken op 1 november 2017!

Op 24 februari 2017 bekrachtigde de Vlaamse Regering - na unanieme stemming in het Vlaams Parlement - het Decreet betreffende onteigening voor he…

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22/06/17
Brussels Commercial Court: Parallel Imported Pharmaceuticals Must Comply with Latest Packaging

On 27 April 2017, the President of the Dutch-language Commercial Court of Brussels (Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van Koophandel/Tribunal de commerce née…

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21/06/17
European Commission publishes final e-commerce sector inquiry report (consumer goods)

On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry (“the Report”), aimed at identifyin…

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21/06/17
New Law on Public Procurement: Spotlight on The Major Changes

On 30 June 2017, the new law of 17 June 2016 on public procurement, published in the Belgian State Gazette of 14 July 2016, will enter into force for …

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20/06/17
Belgium Implements EU Directive On Damages Claims For Serious Competition Law Infringements

On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Parliament adopted an act implementing the European directive on private damages actions for competition law infringements…

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20/06/17
ECJ Rules Against Pro-Sugar Health Claims

Yesterday (on 13 June 2017), the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Dextro Energy’s appeal against the General Court's decision upholdin…

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20/06/17
Simplification of EU State aid rules for public investments in ports, airports, culture and outermost regions

On 17 May 2017, the European Commission approved a modification of the General Block Exemption Regulation to allow Member States to grant State aid to…

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19/06/17
What do I do now? I'm being sued by all my own customers …

Imagine… Over a decade ago, your company was involved in a cartel infringement, which came to light because one of your competitors snitched to t…

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19/06/17
Data Portability: what is really required under the GDPR?

The European Working Party 29 issued a series of guidelines on how certain aspects of GDPR should be interpreted. In the first newsflash, we bring you…

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19/06/17
Comparative advertising in the food industry: recent case-law

Two recent decisions of the Court of Justice and the Belgian Court of Cassation have recently completed the existing case law on comparative advertisi…

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19/06/17
Tax Flash: Update Swiss Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17): the major changes

On 9 June 2017, the Swiss government confirmed the main parameters of a revised Swiss corporate tax reform package, the Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17). The m…

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17/06/17
Break Costs: Ruling By The Court Of Cassation

In a judgment dated 24 November 2016, the Court of Cassation ruled on the limitation of break costs that banks can claim in the case of early repaymen…

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