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Seven new partners appointed across key practice areas

The cohort of seven new partners brings complementary strengths in litigation, tax structuring, transfer pricing, real estate, fund finance and M&A. Together, they enhance our …

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Belgian merger control reviews impact M&A timelines

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has, for the first time, published an overview of its merger control enforcement activities. It tells a story of how several organizational …

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Migratie griffierekeningen naar BNP Paribas Fortis

De rekeningen van de federale overheid - waaronder de griffierekeningen van de hoven en rechtbanken - migreren in het weekend van 13 en 14 december 2025 van Bpost naar BNP Paribas …

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Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

Despite the recent tax measures, single-person management companies remain …

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Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belg…

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…

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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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Training of employees at the heart of the company

At the end of 2022, a new regulation on training of employees came into force. The aim is to help workers to keep their jobs and/or to improve their c…

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State aid: The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the judgment of the General Court in the Frankfurt-Hahn airpo…

On 7 April 2017, Germany notified the Commission of its plan to grant operating aid to Frankfurt-Hahn airport to cover the deficit of its operator, Fl…

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The impact of the GDPR on AI

The use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system is inextricably linked with the use of data. This data can include data such as images, paintings, t…

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Reinvented transfer of business - GRP - PRJ

Reform of the insolvency law from September 1, 2023 (Part 2)

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What procedures can be used to collect your claims in Belgium ?

In Belgium, the legal framework provides creditors with several options to address situations where a debtor fails to meet their financial obligations…

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FSR and public procurement/concession procedures – Be Prepared

On 12 October 2023, the notification and declaration obligation for public procurement and concessions procedures under the Foreign Subsidies Regulati…

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FSR and concentrations – Be Prepared

On 12 October 2023, the notification obligation for concentrations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and its implementing Regulation comes …

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L’importance des labels pour les entreprises

Dans un monde commercial de plus en plus concurrentiel, les labels se sont imposés comme des critères de distinction essentiels. Ces certifications ne…

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Duidelijkheid omtrent de opzegtermijn bij een opzeg op initiatief van de werknemer in toepassing van het ‘vast…

De wetswijziging middels wet van 20 maart 2023, tot wijziging van de wet van 26 december 2013 betreffende de invoering van een eenheidsstatuut tussen …

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INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 1: Introduction

In the last few months, Belgian insolvency law has come to the forefront of the news, with the recent transposition of the Directive 2019/1023 on Rest…

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Protect your Trade Secrets – Infringing acts, exempt acts, and exceptions

In the first episode of our Trade Secrets Series we gave an introduction to the legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium. In this second epi…

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EU Cybersecurity Month: The looming threat of a single phishing click to your business

The EU Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is an annual awareness campaign held every October throughout Europe, orchestrated by European and national institut…

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Changes to notice periods from 28 October 2023

A change in the law caps the notice period for employees who resign at a maximum of 13 weeks in any case. This applies even if the employment contract…

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European Commission adopts first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards in relation to the Corpora…

On 31 July 2023, The European Commission (the Commission) adopted a delegated regulation supplementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directiv…

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Enkel netto-meerwaarde op aandelen belastbaar

Meerwaarden op aandelen zijn belastbaar als divers inkomen als zij niet gerealiseerd worden binnen het normaal beheer van privévermogen. De fiscale we…

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Opnieuw hogere verwijlintresten bij laattijdige betaling van overheidsopdrachten

Op 2 oktober 2023 verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad het bericht dat de rentevoeten van de verwijlintresten bij laattijdige betaling van overheidsop…

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Trade Defense Instruments: What to Expect From the Anti-coercion Instrument?

On October 3, 2023, the European Parliament adopted a report on a new trade defense instrument in the European Union (herein referred to as the “EU” a…

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Uw bedrijfsvastgoed is onvrijwillig improductief: vrijgesteld van onroerende voorheffing?

De onroerende voorheffing (OV) op een bedrijfspand kan stevig doorwegen. Dat geldt des te meer als het onroerend goed door omstandigheden improductief…

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Empowering the European retail investor: unveiling the EU Commission’s new proposal for financial trust and tr…

The EU Commission recently published a draft proposal for a new omnibus directive, aiming at reinforcing and harmonising retail investor protection ac…

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Inwerkingtreding van de geconventioneerde huur in Vlaanderen

Op 23 december 2022 keurde de Vlaamse Regering een ontwerpbesluit goed dat het Besluit Vlaamse Codex Wonen 2021 wijzigt wat betreft geconventioneerde …

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