News & Articles

10/06/24

Recasting Belgian criminal law: key changes to white-collar offences

The Belgian Parliament has recently approved the draft bills recasting the first and second book of the Belgian criminal code. The reform aims at maki…

10/06/24

Brace yourselves, CSDDD is here!

The European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on 24 April 2024. The directive has had a long and bumpy …

07/06/24

Adoption of the AI Act: What does it entail?

06/06/24

Internal investigations: an employee’s right to be assisted during an interview.

The Supreme Court clarifies… but is already overruled by recent legislative changes? Although employers have been proceeding with internal investigat…

05/06/24

Fieldfisher welcomes new partner and launches its Real Estate Practice Group

Fieldfisher expands its Brussels Office with the addition of France Englebert as new partner and the launch of a Real Estate Practice Group

04/06/24

Plus d’informations sur la redevance JustRestart

L’arrêté royal du 29 mars 2024 établissant la redevance relative au financement de la gestion du registre central des règlements collectifs de dettes …

04/06/24

Elections on June 9, 2024: what about your employees who should normally work on that day?

European, federal and regional parliamentary elections will take place in Belgium on Sunday 9 June 2024. Your company may also be operational on Sunda…

03/06/24

Taylor Wessing expands with Corporate / M&A team in Brussels

Taylor Wessing continues its growth with the addition of a new Corporate / M&A team in Brussels. Partner Toon Rummens will join the firm on 1 Jun…

03/06/24

Advisius expands its team

Advisius, a Belgian law firm specialising in international taxation, is pleased to announce the arrival of Joël de Maere d'Aertrycke as partner and Th…

03/06/24

Le permis de location ou la garantie d’une habitation décente

La location d’un bien immobilier n’est pas une mince affaire, que l’on soit locataire ou bailleur. En effet, la recherche d’un logement qui offre des …

03/06/24

Consultation of the European Commission on Vifor's commitments concerning the potential abuse of dominant posi…

In response to the Preliminary Assessment stating the potential abuse of its dominant position, Vifor proposed several commitments to rectify the pote…

31/05/24

Important reform Social Criminal Code: Bill adopted

On May 8th, 2024, the House of Representatives approved the Bill amending the Social Criminal Code and various labour law provisions. This Bill is the…

31/05/24

Meerderheid verkiezingsprogramma’s bedreigt de rechtstaat

De rechtstaat staat regelmatig onder druk. Daarom is het belangrijk om inzicht te krijgen in hoe politieke partijen de rechtstaat in de toekomst wille…

30/05/24

EU Court of Justice interprets import ban on Chinese animal products: fish oil for feed is not an exempted “fi…

On 21 March 2024, the EU Court of Justice (‘CJEU’) handed down its ruling in case C‑7/23, concerning a dispute between a feed company, Marvesa Rotterd…

30/05/24

The temporary ‘275/5bis rule’ on the exemption from payment of withholding taxes for shift work

The temporary ‘275/5bis rule’ on the exemption from payment of withholding taxes for shift work has been published in Belgian Official Gazette. The re…

29/05/24

Four new counsels at A&O Shearman in Belgium.

A&O Shearman has announced 4 counsel promotions as of May 1, 2024.

27/05/24

Webshops have to offer at least two delivery methods as of September 2024

From 21 September 2024, webshops delivering goods in Belgium will have to provide at least two delivery methods for the delivery of products to consum…

27/05/24

Real Estate Structuring and Sustainability: the revamped investment deduction

The Belgian parliament has adopted the reform of the investment deduction, one of Belgium's main tax incentives when it goes about sustainability of b…

27/05/24

New counsel at ebl-redsky

ebl redsky appoints Thomas Sion as Counsel.

24/05/24

Novius en Marlex worden NOMA

Mei 2024 markeert een nieuwe start voor de juridische nichespecialisten Novius en Marlex. Waar beide kantoren sinds hun oprichting in de prille jaren …