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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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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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GDPR: WP29 Issues Guidance on Data Protection Officers

Article 37(1) of the GDPR provides that the controller or processor must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in any case where: 

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Luxemburg is geen fiscaal paradijs voor rijke particulieren

Steeds meer vermogende Belgen verhuizen naar Luxemburg. Deze tendens valt al enkele jaren op te merken. Volgens de media is de kans groot dat hun vert…

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Court of Justice of the European Union: tax benefits for multinationals could form forbidden State aid (World …

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) rendered its judgement in the Commission v World Duty Free Group case (…

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Italy joins the non-doms

The Italian Finance Act 2017 proposes a new tax regime for new Italian residents to be subject to Italian taxes only on their Italian sourced income. …

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Sociale partners sneller dan wetgever: CAO nr. 103ter past recht op tijdskrediet aan

Het voorontwerp van wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar werk voorziet in een uitbreiding van het recht op tijdskrediet voor zorgmotieven. Die bepalingen zullen e…

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Budget 2017 – Program Law adopted - impact on company cars, dividends and liquidation reserves

The 2017 Program law has been adopted by the Parliament on 22 December 2016. The provision of a company car used for private purposes b…

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Belgian excess profit provision: recovery procedure has been enacted

Belgium has adopted on 22 December 2016 a law with regard to the Belgian excess profit provision. The law, which has been drafted in coopera…

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Another attempt to tackle the wage gap

In Belgium, a competitiveness gap is acknowledged with regard to neighbouring countries, i.e. Germany, the Netherlands and France. In order to reduce …

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Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest hervormt de schenkings- en successierechten voor de overdracht van familiebedri…

De drie regionale, fiscale wetgevers hebben een vrijstelling of verlaagd tarief voorzien inzake schenkings- en successierechten, wanneer de schenkinge…

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De burgerlijke maatschap is geen fiscaal misbruik

Eind november was er heel wat te doen rond een ruling van de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (VLABEL) over een schenking van deelbewijzen van een burgerlijke …

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New Belgian protocol agreement on adoption of Binding Corporate Rules for data processors

EU data protection legislation provides that personal data can only be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) when the co…

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The position of IT service providers (data processors) under the GDPR

Many articles have highlighted the changes that the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natura…

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State aid update – Public version final Apple decision sheds light on European Commission

On 19 December 2016, the European Commission (Commission) published its final decision in the formal state aid investigation into two advance pricing …

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De aankomende vernieuwingen in het ondernemingsrecht

Reeds bij zijn aantreden kondigde onze huidige minister van Justitie aan enkele grote, dringende werven aan te vatten op wetgevend vlak. Enige tijd ge…

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Opgelet voor de "WAP-rendementsgarantie" in uw groepsverzekering!

Heel wat grote bedrijven maar ook KMO’s in Vlaanderen, hebben intussen wel één of meerdere aanvullende pensioenplannen afgesloten ten voordele van hun…

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"Pop-up Decree" on the Short-term Lease of Commercial Premises in Flanders

On 1 September 2016, the Flemish Decree of 17 June 2016 on the short-term lease of premises for commercial and artisanal purposes ("Vlaams Decreet hou…

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Belgian Competition Authority rejects request for suspension of merger in the brewing sector

On 21 November 2016, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) rejected a request of Brouwerijen Alken-Maes (“Alken-Maes”) …

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Conditions d'admissibilité des allocations de chômage temporaire pour raisons économiques

La fin de l’année 2016 est marquée par l’entrée en vigueur de l’Arrêté Royal du 11 septembre 2016 renforçant les conditions d’octroi des allocati…

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Zet u schrap voor de Wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk

Het voorontwerp van wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk van Minister van Werk, door sommigen de “wet-Peeters” genoemd, voorziet voor het overgrote…

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Réduction tarifaire et notion d’'employeur'

Il arrive fréquemment qu’un employeur accorde à son personnel une réduction ou un avantage tarifaire sur les produits ou services de l’entreprise.

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