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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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21/02/17
New European Commission decisions in Lübeck airport case

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the General Court Judgment annulling a Commission decision on the issue of selectivity u…

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21/02/17
GDPR Series Part 6: Legal Grounds for Processing

The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…

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20/02/17
Discrimination à l’embauche en raison d’une situation d’obésité

Monsieur D. pose sa candidature auprès d’une auto-école. Par échange d’emails, Monsieur D. indique à la responsable, suite à la demande de celle-ci, q…

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17/02/17
Feitelijke samenwoners mogen niet voor alle juridische problemen naar de Familierechtbank

Sedert de invoering van de Familierechtbank is procederen voor gehuwden en wettelijke samenwoners eenvoudiger geworden. Zij kunnen immers al…

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17/02/17
De verhoogde kosten voor een gerechtsprocedure op de helling

De rolrechten (of griffierechten), die verschuldigd zijn door de partij die een procedure opstart voor de rechtbank, worden thans bepaald in…

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17/02/17
Court of Justice confirms the fine imposed on Toshiba and Panasonic in the cathode ray tubes cartel

On 18 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment on Toshiba's appeal against the General Court's ("GC") judgment of 9 September 20…

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16/02/17
Rompre le contrat de travail pour force majeure médicale : zoom sur la nouvelle réglementation

La loi du 20 décembre 2016, qui est entrée en vigueur ce lundi 9 janvier 2017, a introduit de nouvelles dispositions organisant la rupture du contrat …

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16/02/17
Court of Justice opens up international jurisdiction for online sales

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on 21 December 2016 (Case C-618/15) concerning jurisdiction to block sales on fore…

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16/02/17
The right to data portability and bank account information

In evolving to a Single Digital Market, the use of consumer data becomes more and more important for service providers. With regard to financial insti…

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15/02/17
Employment & Benefits newsflash: Het ultieme Valentijnsgeschenk?

Nick, uw enthousiaste accountmanager, wil zijn vriendin Nele het ultieme Valentijnsgeschenk geven: hij wil haar aanduiden als de begunstigde van zijn …

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15/02/17
Parallel Importation of Pharmaceuticals: Supreme Court Acknowledges Objective Justification

The Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) recently handed down two judgments on the repackaging of parallel imported pharmaceuticals. The…

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14/02/17
Data Protection Alert: This Valentine’s Day, treat your personal data like a ‘loved one’

At the occasion of this special day, the members of the Loyens & Loeff Privacy & Data Protection Team would like to highlight the importance o…

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14/02/17
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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14/02/17
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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13/02/17
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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13/02/17
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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10/02/17
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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10/02/17
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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09/02/17
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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09/02/17
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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