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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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20/10/10
Le risque juridique: Quelques clefs pour la conformité environnementale

le droit, et davantage encore le droit de l’environnement, apparaît bien compliqué. Le risque juridique constitue un veritable enjeu pour les activité…

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14/10/10
Once-only policy for late eco-cheques

In our newsflash of 3 April 2009, we announced the introduction of the eco-cheque as a new remuneration element, which under certain conditions, is ex…

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07/10/10
LE CONTRAT DE COLLABORATION ENTRE ARCHITECTES

Trop d'architectes ignorent ou négligent de signer un contrat écrit avec leurs collaborateurs.

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24/09/10
No communal tax on foreign movable income from EU member states

The European Court of Justice ruled that the additional communal tax levied on foreign movable income from EU member states is contrary to the free ci…

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24/09/10
New Belgian Corporate Governance Act on Remuneration in Listed Companies

There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …

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23/09/10
Evaluation forfaitaire de certains frais professionnels par l’ONSS

Dans notre newsflash du 11 janvier 2010, nous vous annoncions le renversement de la charge de la preuve des frais professionnels remboursés de manière…

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22/09/10
The introduction of the Social Criminal Code

The law introducing the Social Criminal Code has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 1 July 2010. By introducing the Social Criminal Cod…

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22/09/10
New law regarding co-property

On 1 September 2010, the law of 2 June 2010 amending the Civil Code in order to modernize the functioning of co-ownership came into force, at least a …

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21/09/10
The Belgian Institute of real estate agents infringed competition law

The Competition Council has condemned Belgian Institute of real estate agents for having influenced the price of the agents.

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21/09/10
Recent development in the field of Services Directive

The EU Commission launched the EU infringement procedure against 12 Member States that have not yet fully transposed the Directive (among which is Bel…

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21/09/10
Partial approval of a concentration in the chemical distribution sector

According to the European Commission, the acquisition of the Belgian and Dutch branches of Eurochem by Univar should not significantly affect competit…

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20/09/10
Wrongful break-up of a determined lease agreement by the lessee – forced execution or termination ?

When a tenant  wrongfully breaks a determined lease, the judge may consider that the landlord is abusing its right if it pursues the forced execu…

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20/09/10
Partial mortgage or rank parity?

How to secure the financing of a real estate project developed on a property purchased under the co-ownership regime by several promoters?

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20/09/10
The Belgian Institute of Real Estate Agents infringed competition law

The Competition Council has condemned the Belgian Institute of Real Estate Agents for having influenced the price of the agents.

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20/09/10
Property transfer tax in the case of cancellation of a disposal agreement

The cancellation of an agreement regarding the disposal of a property located in Belgium could have serious negative tax consequences. Indeed, the Bel…

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20/09/10
New directive EPB (recast)

On 19 May 2010, a new directive on the energy performance of buildings was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council.

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20/09/10
New law on co-ownership in force

On Monday 28 June, the Law of 2 June 2010 amending the current legislation regarding co-ownership was published in the annexes to the Belgian Official…

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18/09/10
Insurance compensation scheme becomes mandatory

Similar to the existing protection scheme for bank deposits of up to 100.000 EUR, Belgian law provides for a protection scheme for life insurance cont…

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18/09/10
Possibility of expropriation of financial institutions that place the financial stability of the country at ri…

From now on, the government can sell parts of the assets of financial institutions whose behaviour places the financial stability of the country at ri…

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18/09/10
Guarantees vs corporate interest test

When a bank grants a credit and requires a security from a subsidiary company of the borrower, the bank must ensure that such security meets the corpo…

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