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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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From a tax point of view, an acquisition of own shares can be interesting especially when economic or financial reasons to do so also exist.
Recently the rules regarding the acquisition by a company of its own shares were eased. This facilitation forms part of a series of measures, mainly t…
On 31 January 2011 the “Central Database of Reports concerning Seizure” came into effect. As from now it is possible to consult all reports in respect…
NautaDutilh recently marked an important victory before the Mons Court of Appeal in Belgium.
As of 1st April 2011, the procedure to be followed to adopt a bonus plan according to the system of non-recurrent result-linked benefits changes.
Companies are found to be making insufficient use of the nonrecurring result-tied bonus plan system (NRRB plan), in spite of the fiscal and parafiscal…
Rappelons tout d’abord que le droit belge (comme le droit français) des assurances a, à l’origine, voulu déroger aux possibilités des héritiers à agir…
La désignation des héritiers légaux comme bénéficiai-res de deuxième ou troisième rang est-elle révoquée par le fait que le preneur d’assurance a, ult…
We reported in our Newsletters 2009/02 and n°2009/03 on the new OECD standards with regard to information exchange in tax matters (and their na-tional…
Par un arrêt du 3 mars 2011 , la Cour de cassation se prononce, une fois encore, sur la dichotomie bien connue du droit des assurances et qui pousse à…
The law recently approved by the Parliament (on 23 March) enlarges the number of cases in which the tax authorities would be authorized to request inf…
The transfer of a Belgian company’s seat to another Member State of the European Union can benefit from the tax exemption, if the operation affects a …
Recently filed in the House of Representatives, the draft “Act introducing various provisions” contains, among its modifications, the cancellation of …
Une décision très intéressante a été prononcée ré-cemment par la cour d’appel de Liège, dans un litige qui opposait une entreprise industrielle, qui a…
The law dd. October 27th, 2010 (Memorial n°193, No-vember 3rd, 2010) brought several innovations in re-spect of anti-money laundering regulations in L…
L’arrêt du 1er mars 2011 de la Cour de Justice de l’U-nion européenne (ci-après « CJUE ») était pour le moins attendu, voire redouté par le secteur de…
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