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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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16/03/17
Werkgevers kunnen het dragen van religieuze symbolen verbieden

Op 14 maart heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (HvJ) twee langverwachte arresten geveld in verband met het verbod op het dragen van zicht…

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16/03/17
Absence de droit à l'oubli pour les données personnelles figurant dans le registre des sociétés

Le Cour de justice de l'Union Européenne (CJUE) a rendu ce 9 mars 2017 une décision fort intéressante à la croisée du droit des sociétés et du droit d…

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16/03/17
Commission imposes fines totaling EUR 68 million on three car battery recycling companies for their participat…

The European Commission has imposed EUR 68 million fines on Campine, Eco-Bat Technologies and Recylex for fixing prices for the purchase of scrap auto…

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15/03/17
Werkgevers kunnen het dragen van religieuze symbolen verbieden

Op 14 maart heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (HvJ) twee langverwachte arresten geveld in verband met het verbod op het dragen van zicht…

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15/03/17
Belgian Act on Passenger Name Records published

On 25 January 2017, the Belgian Act on the processing of passenger name records (“PNR Act”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PNR Act…

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15/03/17
No right to be forgotten for personal data in companies registers

In its judgement of 9 March 2017 in case C-398/15 the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) handed down an important judgement on the scope of th…

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14/03/17
Wetsvoorstel tot hervorming van het erfrecht: wat mogen we verwachten?

Ons erfrecht, dat grotendeels nog afstamt van de Code Napoleon uit 1804,is aan een grondige herziening toe. De vraag naar een nieuw gemoderniseerd erf…

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13/03/17
Benefit in kind for free housing granted by a company ruled unconstitutional by two Courts of appeal

The Courts of appeal of Ghent and Antwerp recently ruled that the different tax treatment the benefit in kind resulting from free housing, if the hous…

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13/03/17
Lawful computer program acquirers may not resell back-up copies of those programs

On 12 October 2016, the CJEU rendered its judgment in the Ranks and Vasiļevičs case. This is an interesting judgment because it is the …

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13/03/17
CJEU rules on subject-to-tax requirement of Parent-Subsidiary Directive

On 8 March 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered its Judgment in Wereldhave Belgium and Others concerning the i…

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10/03/17
Privacy – Les sociétés de gestion aussi doivent se préparer au grand GDPR

L'adéquate protection des droits des auteurs impose d’analyser des réglementations de plus en plus diverses. L'équipe d'IPNews.be s'intéresse aujourd'…

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10/03/17
Sharing economy – An encouraging framework to get out of the fog?

Since 1 July 2016, people participating in the sharing economy benefit from a new tax and social framework. The Royal Decree of 12 January 2017 (Belg…

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10/03/17
Verhuren aan diplomaten?

Recent oordeelde het Hof van Cassatie dat een verhuurder de diplomaat aan wie hij zijn onroerend goed verhuurde niet voor de Belgische recht…

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10/03/17
Commission opens three investigations into alleged anticompetitive practices in the e-commerce sector

The European Commission has opened three investigations to assess whether online sales practices prevent consumers from enjoying cross-border choice a…

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09/03/17
Naar een fundamentele herijking van het toepassingsgebied van de vennootschapsbelasting en de rechtspersonenbe…

Reeds jaren wordt de aflijning van het toepassingsgebied tussen de vennootschapsbelasting en de rechtspersonenbelasting als problematisch ervaren. Dez…

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09/03/17
GDPR Series: Part 7 - Consent How to go about it?

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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09/03/17
Wetsontwerp Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk goedgekeurd in de Kamer – overzicht van de overige maatregelen

Op 5 januari 2017 werd het wetsontwerp Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk in de Kamer ingediend. Dit wetsontwerp werd op 23 februari 2017 goedgekeurd. De meest…

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08/03/17
Amazon offers voluntary commitments in European Commission e-books investigation

On 24 January 2017, the European Commission announced it was inviting comments on voluntary commitments offered by Amazon relating to parity clauses i…

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07/03/17
Zijn legal online platformen legaal voor de advocaat?

Rocket Lawyer heeft aangekondigd actief te worden op de Nederlandse markt. De stap naar België volgt wel. Dit soort aanbiedingen vertegenwoordigt enor…

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07/03/17
Quod personalis notitia Iovi, non personalis notitia bovi

In its decision of 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") clarified the concept of personal data. The Court held that an…

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