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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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17/07/26
17/07/26
New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

On 9 July 2026, the Belgian Parliament adopted the act transposing the European Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II), extending Belgian consumer credit rules to certain deferred-paym…

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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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17/07/26
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less tha…

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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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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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09/05/14
Constitutional Court - repeal - electricity - division of competences in relation to tariffs

Dans cet arrêt, la Cour annule l’article 11 du décret de la Région flamande du 28 juin 2013 contenant diverses dispositions en matière d’énergie. Cett…

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08/05/14
The Court of Justice rules on internal fine allocation between companies belonging to the same undertaking and…

On 10 April 2014, the Court of Justice handed down two judgments concerning the gas insulated switchgear cartel (Joint cases C-231/11, C-232/11 P and …

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07/05/14
Update - how can a trademark owner claim back a domain name?

If you are a trademark owner, and you find that someone else has registered a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to your trademark, …

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07/05/14
Enfin un cadre juridique pour la coopération intercommunale interrégionale

Le principal élément de cet accord est que le droit applicable sur chaque association intercommunale interrégionale (y compris l'autorité de surveilla…

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07/05/14
Council of State - repeal - electricity - primary and secondary reserve

Dans cet arrêt, le Conseil d’Etat (CE) annule l’arrêté ministériel du 23 décembre 2011 imposant des conditions de prix et de fourniture pour l’approvi…

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06/05/14
Belgium lists legal arrangements to be disclosed

The law of 30 July 2013 introduced an obligation for Belgian resident individuals to declare whether they, their spouse, or their minor children are t…

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05/05/14
European Parliament Adopts Directive to Facilitate Damages Claims for Antitrust Violations

On 17 April 2014, the European Parliament adopted a directive intended to strengthen the private enforcement of competition law by removing a number o…

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05/05/14
The European Parliament voted on and adopted the Community Trade Mark legislative package at its plenary sessi…

On 25 February, the European Parliament voted on the package, including some important amendments. The new provisions adopted by the European Parliame…

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02/05/14
Wijziging van de verplichtingen van genoteerde vennootschappen inzake periodieke informatieverstrekking

De regering versoepelt nog net op het einde van deze legislatuur de informatieverplichtingen voor beursgenoteerde vennootschappen.

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02/05/14
Projet de loi codifiant la matière de la propriété intellectuelle

Dans le cadre de la mise en place progressive du Code de droit économique, le projet de loi codifiant la matière de la Propriété Intellectuelle a été …

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02/05/14
Proposal for a directive to protect know-how, and interesting case law in Belgium

The EU Commission recently presented its proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) a…

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30/04/14
De rol van de buitenlandse notaris bij successieplanning is nog niet uitgespeeld

Recentelijk bezorgde de fiscale administratie de gespecialiseerde estate planners, maar ook alle vooruitziende belastingplichtige geïnteresseerden, on…

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30/04/14
Antitrust and technology transfer agreements

On 29 March 2014, the European Commission adopted a revised competition regime for technology transfer agreements.

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30/04/14
Credit card companies under scrutiny from competition authorities

On 26 February 2014, the European Commission rendered the commitments offered by Visa Europe legally binding. These commitments involve significantly …

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29/04/14
Belgium and US sign FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement

On 23 April 2014, the Belgian and US governments signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) intended to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance …

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29/04/14
De rechten van de werknemers

Op sociaalrechtelijk vlak, zijn er twee belangrijke wijzigingen op het vlak van de rechten van het personeel dat geconfronteerd wordt met een werkgeve…

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28/04/14
Book III of the Belgian Code of Economic Law imposes significant transparancy and information obligations upon…

By Act of parliament (17July 2013), published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 14 August 2013, the new Belgian Code of Economic Law was supplemented…

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28/04/14
The conditions for obtaining a supplementary protection certificate specified by the European Court of Justice…

On 12 December 2013, the European Court of Justice delivered three judgments regarding the interpretation of the conditions for obtaining a supplement…

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25/04/14
Risico van borgstelling in de WCO

In het vonnis waarbij de procedure van gerechtelijke reorganisatie (WCO) wordt geopend, kent de rechtbank aan de schuldenaar een periode van opschorti…

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25/04/14
General Court dismisses Faci's appeal in heat stabilizers cartel

On 20 March 2013, the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment in Case T-46/10 Faci v Commission concerning an appeal in the heat stabilizers car…

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