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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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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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07/04/17
Enhanced competition enforcement: recent European Commission initiatives

The European Commission is determined to enhance competition law enforcement within the EU. In March 2017, the competition watchdog issued a proposal …

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06/04/17
Third Party Opposition Against Arbitral Awards Is Admissible, According to Constitutional Court

On 16 February 2017, the Constitutional Court (Grondwettelijk Hof/Cour Constitutionnelle) (the “Court”) held that third parties should be entitled to …

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06/04/17
Syndicus registreren brengt overheid 15,5 miljoen euro op. Platte belasting of noodzakelijke verandering?

Vanaf 1 april 2017 moeten appartementsbewoners hun syndicus verplicht registreren. Minister van Justitie Koen Geens (CD&V) en Minister van Mi…

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06/04/17
Adoption du Décret flamand "expropriations"

Le Gouvernement flamand a adopté le 24 février 2017 le Décret "expropriation"; Les "anciennes" conditions d’expropriation restent d’application. Désor…

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05/04/17
Introductie UBO-register

Op 20 mei 2015 werd de vierde anti-witwasrichtlijn aangenomen door het Europees Parlement en de Raad. In uitvoering van deze Europese maatregel heeft…

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05/04/17
Vlaanderen: afstand van erfrechtelijk vruchtgebruik onderworpen aan schenkbelasting

In een recent gepubliceerde ruling (nr. 17001 dd. 23.01.2017) spreekt VLABEL zich uit over een verzaking van erfrechtelijk vruchtgebrui…

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05/04/17
Plus de flexibilité dans le temps de travail et la carrière du personnel du secteur public

Par un arrêté royal du 9 mars 2017, le gouvernement adopte une série de mesures visant à donner plus de flexibilité aux agents du secteur public dans …

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04/04/17
Belgian approval for the Multilateral Agreement on Exchange of Financial Account Information

On 23 March 2017, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a draft bill which implements the multilateral competent authority agreement on the a…

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04/04/17
Interne meerwaarden – ongewenste neveneffecten nieuwe regels volstort kapitaal ?

Met ingang van 1 januari 2017 zijn de regels gewijzigd met betrekking tot de vorming van volstort kapitaal bij inbreng van aandelen (Programmawet…

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03/04/17
De beste weg naar naleving van de AVG of GDPR: hoe begint u eraan?

De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming, die het daglicht zag in de lente van vorig jaar, is van toepassing vanaf 25 mei 2018. Dit betekent d…

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03/04/17
EU Commission not bound by fine range proposed during settlement discussions when company withdraws from settl…

On 12 January 2017, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal of Timab and its parent company Roullier and confirmed the fine of almost EUR 60 million…

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03/04/17
Repeal of controversial restrictions for unit-linked insurances

On 23 March 2017 approval was granted to repeal the controversial restrictions for unit-linked insurances. The Belgian lawmaker deemed that the restri…

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31/03/17
Nieuwe en beter afdwingbare loonnorm

De Loonnormwet werd met ingang van 1 januari 2017 op een aantal vlakken aangepast door een, deze week in het Belgisch Staatsblad gepubl…

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31/03/17
No Permit, No Party: the Flemish Single Permit

On 23 February 2017, the Flemish government and provinces introduced the so-called single permit (omgevingsvergunning) which replaces and consolidates…

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31/03/17
Wijzigingen erfbelasting: enkel belasting in hoofde van diegene die iets krijgt op het moment dat hij het krij…

Traditiegetrouw worden bij elk jaareinde nog enkele belangrijke wets- of decretale wijzingen gestemd zodat het nieuwe jaar met een nieuwe, of soms let…

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31/03/17
Five things to know before conducting a corporate investigation in Belgium

Corporate investigations can help businesses to respond appropriately to whistleblowers’ claims and to identify and address potential misconduct promp…

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31/03/17
GDPR Series: Part 8 - Leeway Granted to Member State National and Supervisory Authorities

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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30/03/17
Hof van Justitie: geen recht op vergetelheid in vennootschapsregisters

Het Hof van Justitie oordeelde in een recent arrest dat persoonsgegevens pas uit het vennootschapsregister kunnen geschrapt worden in zeer uitzonderli…

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30/03/17
GDPR – Codes of conduct and certification

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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29/03/17
Establishment of Market Court: Recent Developments

The Market Court was established by the Law of 25 December 2016 which effected various changes to Belgium's judicial system (Wet van 25 december 2016 …

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