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10/09/26
10/09/26
European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

Following the leaked draft, the European Commission has now officially unveiled its proposal for a new Public Procurement Regulation. The proposal seeks to simplify procurement pro…

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10/09/26
10/09/26
Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

Dans La Tribune n°294, AVOCATS.BE (O.B.F.G.) annonce le lancement prochain d’une plateforme électronique antiblanchiment pour les avocats belges, inspirée du modèle luxembourgeois,…

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09/09/26
09/09/26
Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

En vue de dissuader les entreprises de recourir au « greenwashing » ou « écoblanchiment » – soit la stratégie visant à donner l’impression trompeuse qu’un produ…

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09/09/26
Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

Op basis van de concept guidelines van de Europese Commissie over high risk…

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09/09/26
Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

In a judgment of 26 June 2026, the Antwerp Enterprise Court confirmed that …

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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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13/10/25
Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van Sta…

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13/10/25
Maximum wage cost increase margin for the 2025-2026 period set at 0%. Indexations and scale-based increases re…

On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing article 7, §1 of the Act of 26 July 1996 on the promotion of employment and t…

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11/10/25
De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – …

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11/10/25
Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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10/10/25
Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce”) opposable against the tax and social security authorities, one should no…

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10/10/25
Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma collaboration for joint reimbursement of combination t…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a communication clarifying how pharmaceutical companies may exchange informati…

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09/10/25
Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 septem…

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09/10/25
Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowance (UCA): Royal Decree of 5 September 2025

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in the Belgian State Gazette. This Royal Decree constitutes a crucial step in…

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08/10/25
Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investigations and Data Requests

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive judgement that further delineates the principles governing the Belgian tax aut…

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06/10/25
CJEU: the limitation period starts once the decision of the national competition authority becomes final

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited preliminary ruling in Nissan Iberia. The Court clarified that, in actions…

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What businesses need to know

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpone EUDR compliance deadlines by another year, meaning initial compliance wil…

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05/10/25
Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des min…

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02/10/25
BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specia…

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02/10/25
Coalition Agreement: Royal Decree definitively abolishes SWT

On September 15, 2025, the royal decree (RD) abolishing the regime of unemployment with company supplement (SWT) (Dutch: “Stelsel van werkloosheid met…

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01/10/25
Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to inform consumers if a product has been reduced in size…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and supermarkets are seeking new ways to reduce their costs. One of these strategies…

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30/09/25
Nouvelle et inutile attaque contre le secret professionnel

Ce 23 septembre 2025, la commission « Justice » de la Chambre a examiné la proposition de loi déposée par Mme Sophie De Wit et consorts (N.V.A.) « mod…

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29/09/25
Profit distribution and distribution in BV/SRL and NV/SA: Important rules and restrictions

A company is formed for at least the objective of making profits and distributing them to its shareholders at some point. The rules on profit allocati…

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29/09/25
Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman Tax 2.1

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certainty for taxpayers.

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29/09/25
Zo laat je je cv opvallen als legal in-house professional

Het cv voor een in-house juridische functie samenstellen gaat verder dan zomaar een opsomming van titels en diploma’s. Het gaat erom hoe je ervaring é…

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26/09/25
Liberius welcomes two new partners in Brussels

Liberius is delighted to announce the appointment of Gilles Bropsom and Jean-Marc Meilleur as partners in its Brussels office, further strengthening t…

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