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Belgium Employment Law – Another set of upcoming reforms relating to working time and work regu…

The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…

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Belgium tightens rules on subcontracting chains in the construction sector

Belgium and the Flanders region have recently introduced a set of new rules that significantly impact the use of subcontracting chains in the construction sector (and in other sect…

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Legal interest rate for 2026 fixed at 4.50%

The legal interest rate for 2026 remains 4.50%.

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11/02/26
The European Pay Transparency Directive will have a major im…

On 10 May 2023, the European Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 was adopte…

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09/02/26
When a non-compete clause loses its bite

Distribution agreements often include a non-compete clause. Such a clause i…

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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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Lease: real estate advertising and planning information

The provisions of the Brussels Code of Planning ("CoBAT/BWRO") relating to real estate advertising and planning information were modified by the ordin…

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Aangifte van nalatenschap - belangrijke wijzigingen in Vlaanderen

Sinds 1 januari 2015 int het Vlaams Gewest zelf de successierechten, die trouwens tot “erfbelasting” herdoopt werden. Er is evenwel meer aan de hand d…

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Bemiddeling als geschillenbeslechting voor bedrijven. Het proberen meer dan waard!

  Bemiddeling is een vrijwillig en vertrouwelijk proces voor het beheer van conflicten waarbij de partijen een beroep doen op een onafhankelijke …

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Onroerende verhuur met BTW?! The saga continues

Het veroorzaakt vaak enige frustratie bij verhuurders: indien ze een gebouw nieuw hebben aangekocht, opgetrokken of verbouwd, hebben ze uiteraard BTW …

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Belgian Supreme Court Annuls Judgment of Brussels Court of Appeals regarding Interim Measures in Competition C…

On 23 January 2015, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de cassation) quashed a judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal which had dism…

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Entry into force of the Flemish Real Estate Code on 1 January 2015

Pursuant to the implementing decision published on 16 January 2015, the Decree concerning the Flemish Real Estate Code of 19 December 2014 entered int…

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Les obligations d’information du client qui contracte une assurance d’épargne ou d’investissement

Depuis le 30 avril 2014, les entreprises d'assurance et les intermédiaires d'assurance, tels les courtiers en assurances, sont soumis aux contraintes …

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Opgelet voor de nieuwe verplichtingen van de werkgever Inzake loonsgelijkheid

De werkgever die minstens 50 werknemers tewerkstelt moet een gedetailleerd verslag opmaken van de loonstructuur om na te gaan of hij een genderneutraa…

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Warranty and Indemnity Insurance

Those with experience of negotiating share or asset purchase agreements will know that the negotiation of "representations and warranties" and "specif…

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'Appropriation Art' in de clinch met het auteursrecht: commentaar bij de zaak Tuymans

Kunstschilder Luc Tuymans maakte in 2013 het schilderij ‘A Belgian Politician'. Hij zocht daarbij inspiratie in een foto genomen door persfotografe K…

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Change of statute for all Real Estate Investment Companies (REIT) which take the form of Regulated Real Estate…

From 1 September 2014 to 13 January 2015, all 16 Belgian SICAFIs switched to the new regime of Regulated Real Estate Companies (B-REIT) introduced by …

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Well-known Belgian painter breached the copyrights of a photographer

On 15 January 2015, the president of the commercial court of Antwerp rendered his decision in the case of the well-known Belgian painter Luc Tuymans a…

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La médiation a-t-elle sa place en maison de repos (et de soins)?

Avec le vieillissement de la population et l'évolution de la famille vers un mode nucléaire et individualiste, le placement d'un parent dans une maiso…

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Recent highlights in Belgian patent litigation: Is Belgium aligning with its neighbouring countries?

Recent Belgian case law has brought interesting developments in two major fields of patent litigation. Important decisions were reported in matters of…

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Entree En Vigueur Du Reglement « Bruxelles I Bis »

A compter du 10 janvier 2015, le Règlement européen n°1215/2012 du 12 décembre 2012 a remplacé le Règlement européen n°44/2001 sur la compétence judic…

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Inwerkingtreding Van De « Brussel I Bis » Verordening

Sedert 10 januari 2015, heeft de Europese Verordening nr. 1215/2012 van 12 december 2012, de Europese Verordening nr. 44/2001 betreffende de rechterli…

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What Does “Legal Risk” Mean?

Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…

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And on the seventh day He shopped?

In Belgium, shopkeepers are limited in their right to trade on Sundays or after 8pm. The Belgian liberal party has introduced a proposal to amend the …

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Is een IP-adres een persoonsgegeven? Het Europees Hof van Justitie moet beslissen…

Het Duitse Bundesgerichtshof stelde enkele dagen geleden twee prejudiciële vragen aan het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie om te achterhalen of I…

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Hospitals

Le financement des hôpitaux est un sujet sur la table de nos gouvernements depuis longtemps. Il y reste.

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