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Belgian legal tech pioneer ClauseBase joins forces with global platform LawVu

ClauseBase, a bootstrapped Leuven-founded legal technology company that has quietly grown into one of Belgium’s most successful and internationally recognised legal tech pioneers, …

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The legal labour market in Belgium: trends and salary developments for 2026

The Belgian legal labour market can be described as stable in 2025. Employers' needs remain largely unchanged, and we do not expect any major shifts in the most sought-after profil…

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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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New law providing various provisions – Key tax changes adopt…

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

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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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The General Court of the EU orders the EU to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages to Gascogne as a result of th…

In its judgment of 10 January 2017, a chamber of the General Court of the EU ruled on the excessive length of proceedings in Cases T-72/06 and T-79/06…

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Het Hof van Cassatie lijkt de knoop door te hakken omtrent interne hacking: machtsoverschrijding is strafbaar,…

Iemand die met slechte bedoelingen zijn “toegangsbevoegdheid tot een informaticasysteem overschrijdt” maakt zich mogelijk strafbaar aan interne&n…

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Ready, set, stop… Go!

Imagine… For some time now, you've had your eye on a company that you want to acquire. After long negotiations, all of the wrinkles have finally …

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Swiss corporate tax reform III sent back to parliament with new proposal expected in spring 2017 – significant…

On 12 February 2017, the Swiss corporate tax reform III (CTR III) bill was not approved by Swiss voters requiring Swiss government and parliament to a…

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Doelgroepvermindering voor eerste aanwervingen weerom versterkt met ingang van 1 januari 2017

Afgelopen week werd een koninklijk besluit gepubliceerd dat nog maar eens sleutelt aan de bedragen en toekenningsperiodes van de doelgroepvermindering…

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Court of Justice clarifies rules on evidence in bathroom fittings cartel judgments

On 26 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered fourteen judgments on the appeals against the General Court's ("GC") judgments in the bathroom…

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Competition Fine Against bpost Annulled On “Double Jeopardy” Grounds

On 10 November 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) annulled a fine imposed on bpost by the Competition College (Mededingingscollege / Col…

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Crowdfunding: nieuw kader voor bepaalde crowdfundingplatformen sinds 1 februari 2017

Op 20 december 2016 werd de Wet van 18 december 2016 tot regeling van de erkenning en de afbakening van crowdfunding en houdende diverse bepalingen in…

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Belgian Competition Authority’s guide on collusion between undertakings in public procurement

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority published a guide for contracting authorities on collusion between undertakings in public procur…

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Cohousing: van experimentele woonvorm naar normaliteit?

De laatste jaren winnen alternatieve manieren van wonen aan populariteit. Een van deze nieuwe woonvormen is cohousing, waarbij meerdere gezinnen met e…

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The CJEU imposes strict conditions on the use of an integrated mailbox in a client-dedicated web space for e-b…

In its judgment of 25 January 2017 in a case (C- 375/15) opposing BAWAG, an Austrian bank and VKI, an Austrian consumer organisation, the Court of Jus…

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Curing rules on parallel import of pharmaceuticals? CJEU and Belgian Supreme Court on the interaction between …

On November 7, 2016 the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation – Hof van cassatie) gave judgment in two cases regarding the repackaging of pharmaceu…

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Piramidesysteem als oneerlijke handelspraktijk

Naar aanleiding van een prejudiciële vraag van het hof van beroep te Brussel besprak het Hof van Justitie (nogmaals) de voorwaarden van een verboden p…

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The Commission presents the new Services Package

On 10 January 2017, the Commission presented the new Services Package as part of the roadmap contained in the Single Market Strategy . The goal of the…

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Handelsvertegenwoordiging: Opsporen en bezoeken van cliënteel vereist een rechtstreekse band met het cliënteel…

In een arrest van 25 november 2016 (2015/AB/669) maakte het Arbeidshof te Brussel toepassing van het principe dat enkel de personen, ondernemingen of …

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Belgian Competition Authority issues a practical guide to fight bid rigging

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) issued a guide on bid rigging. This guide is explicitly directed to tendering authori…

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Professional Intermediaries and the Rules on consumer sales

In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union examines whether a company acting as an intermediary for a private individual in the …

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Court of Justice confirms Commission's approach in its first hybrid settlement case

On 12 January 2017, the Court of Justice fully dismissed the appeal of Timab and its parent company Roullier (the "Roullier group") against an ea…

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Important changes to the Belgian Overseas Social Security System

The Belgian Federal Government has drafted a Royal Decree modifying the system of Overseas Social Security substantially. The changes will apply to th…

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EU ordered to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages for slowness proceedings

The excessive length of proceedings before the General Court may cause harm and may engage the non-contractual responsibility of the European Union (t…

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