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31/10/23

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…

27/10/23

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…

26/10/23

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…

26/10/23

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…

25/10/23

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…

23/10/23

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…

23/10/23

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…

19/10/23

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…

19/10/23

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…

16/10/23

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 …

16/10/23

Refusal to Open and Account Blocking by Banks: How to Prevent it?

In recent years, it has become more and more challenging for foreign investors to open an account with banks in Belgium, as well as in other jurisdict…

13/10/23

Meta Platforms: GDPR violations by dominant platforms may amount to abuses under competition law

Companies holding a dominant position on their (digital) markets may be sanctioned by (national) competition authorities for infringing… the General D…

12/10/23

Are We Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Yet?

Achieving gender equality in the workplace is no small feat. It requires not only equal pay for equal work (thus closing the gender pay gap; see Pay T…

09/10/23

Feu vert pour les transferts de données vers les USA !

Le 10 juillet 2023, les accords de protection de données conclus entre l’Union européenne et les États unis ont permis à la Commission européenne de d…

06/10/23

Het definitief karakter van de onmogelijkheid tot verdere professionele samenwerking

Een werkgever krijgt kennis van een of meer feiten op grond waarvan hij een werknemer op staande voet zou kunnen ontslaan. Wat moet en wat mag de werk…

05/10/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – General Introduction

The legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium has changed significantly with the adoption of EU Directive 2016/943 of 8 June 2016 on the prot…

04/10/23

Strelia’s Social Elections Series - September 2023 Edition

As indicated in our previous edition of our Social Elections Series, employers exceeding certain employment thresholds must organize social elections …

02/10/23

EU General Court confirms unlawful tax State aid scheme on Belgian Excess Profit rulings

On 20 September 2023, the General Court released a series of judgments holding that the Belgian excess profit rulings (“EPRs”) qualified as a State ai…

29/09/23

Can Artificial Intelligence systems claim authorship under copyright law?

In today's landscape, generative AI raises a lot of concerns about copyright. Should these works have been the result of only human effort, copyright …

29/09/23

Summer Snapshot: Tech and Data Highlights You Might Have Missed

Have you taken a break from your usual spot in front of the computer screen over the past few weeks? No worries, this article provides a succinct over…

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AVOCATS.BE se mobilise pour la défense de l’État de droit

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New EU De-minimis Registration Obligation: What Businesses Receiving Public Subsidies Need to K…

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Liedekerke welcomes Anne Bonet as Of Counsel within its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) practic…

20/03/26

CSRD and CSDDD: a smaller universe and clearer boundaries

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Belgian Court confirms: you can transfer more ‘interest dedu…

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31/10/23

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

27/10/23

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

26/10/23

Changes to notice periods from 28 October 2023

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

25/10/23

Enkel netto-meerwaarde op aandelen belastbaar

23/10/23

Opnieuw hogere verwijlintresten bij laattijdige betaling van overheidsopdrachten

23/10/23

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

19/10/23

Uw bedrijfsvastgoed is onvrijwillig improductief: vrijgesteld van onroerende voorheffing?

19/10/23

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

16/10/23

Inwerkingtreding van de geconventioneerde huur in Vlaanderen

16/10/23

Refusal to Open and Account Blocking by Banks: How to Prevent it?

13/10/23

Meta Platforms: GDPR violations by dominant platforms may amount to abuses under competition law

12/10/23

Are We Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Yet?

09/10/23

Feu vert pour les transferts de données vers les USA !

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Het definitief karakter van de onmogelijkheid tot verdere professionele samenwerking

05/10/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – General Introduction

04/10/23

Strelia’s Social Elections Series - September 2023 Edition

02/10/23

EU General Court confirms unlawful tax State aid scheme on Belgian Excess Profit rulings

29/09/23

Can Artificial Intelligence systems claim authorship under copyright law?

29/09/23

Summer Snapshot: Tech and Data Highlights You Might Have Missed