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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
In de Kamer is op 28 oktober 2026 een nieuw wetsvoorstel ingediend dat artikel 2 van de wet van 8 november 2023 wil opheffen nog vóór de geplande inwerkingtreding op 1 september 20…
Onze manier van verplaatsen is de voorbije vijftig jaar ingrijpend veranderd. Elektrische fietsen, steps en deelwagens maken vandaag deel uit van het dagelijkse verkeer. De Wegcode…
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Drawing on Belgian experience since 2023, this article examines how Directi…
According to the Court of Cassation (18 June 2026), a taxpayer without acco…
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The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…
On 2 February 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 1798 of the Belgian Civil Code, which grants subcontractors a direct action against th…
On 5 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) upheld an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal, confir…
This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …
On 26 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation, the “Court”) handed down a judgment in a case between Artessuto NV …
Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, rating agencies have attracted substantial attention and been at the forefront of a public deb…
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has decided to modify the rules on short selling of shares in Belgian financial institutions, effe…
In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…
n two judgements of 15 March in Marco Del Corso (C-135/10) and Phonographic(C-162/10) cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union…
On 14 February 2012, the Corporate Governance Committee issued eight new guidelines to help companies better explain why they derogate from particular…
Communication – Decision to award the contract – Period of time allowed for commencing proceedings
After lengthy negotiations to form a government, a political compromise was finally reached. Prime Minister Di Rupo announced in his State of the Uni…
Eager to cut the budget deficit, Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has proposed several measures to curtail the notional interest deduction (NID).…
Proposition of Directive – granting of the concession contract – reglementation about granting
La règle de principe de la non-déductibilité fiscale des œuvres d'art en tant que frais professionnels est relativement bien connue en Belgique. Relat…
Public procurement – Counsel of Law – Application of Book II bis Title 2 Law of 24 December 1993 - Calculation of the European thresholds – Initial es…
De procedure inzake vereffening en verdeling wordt volledig hervormd vanaf 01.04.2012.De hervorming neemt niet weg dat een vereffening en verdeling (z…
Schenkingen tussen echtgenoten zijn steeds herroepbaar tijdens het huwelijk: zelfs na de ontbin-ding van het stelsel, in het kader van de vereffening …
Tijdens het huwelijk hebben echtgenoten niet zelden een gemeenschappelijke rekening waarvan beiden titularis zijn. Op een dergelijke rekening worden m…
Doctors issuing fake medical certificates and patients who seek and use them expose themselves to sanctions
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