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20/07/23

EU Considers Adding More Teeth to Sanctions Enforcement with Adoption of Draft Law Criminalizing Sanctions Eva…

On July 6, 2023, members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) adopted a draft negotiating mandate that would target those viol…

18/07/23

EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving t…

17/07/23

Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

De Liechtensteinse stichting – Stiftung – heeft dezelfde wezenskenmerken als stichtingen naar Belgisch recht: (i) de stichting wordt opgericht door ee…

17/07/23

Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…

16/07/23

De impact van de overheidsmaatregelen tijdens de coronapandemie op de lopende huurovereenkomsten in het licht …

In een arrest van 26 mei 2023 sprak het Hof van Cassatie zich voor het eerst uit over de vraag of de lockdown overheidsmaatregelen de huurder het rech…

15/07/23

Opzegtermijn beperkt tot 13 weken voor alle werknemers die ontslag nemen

De maximale wettelijke opzeggingstermijnen ingeval de werknemer ontslag neemt, zoals voorzien in het "eenheidsstatuut", worden aangepast door een wet …

14/07/23

Hoe zorg je voor de uitvoering van buitenlandse vonnissen in België?

In België zijn verschillende regels en formaliteiten van toepassing op de tenuitvoerlegging en erkenning van buitenlandse vonnissen, afhankelijk van d…

13/07/23

Data protection & privacy at the workplace

To keep companies informed of the most important developments on data protection and privacy in an employment context, Strelia’s Employment & Bene…

12/07/23

Bouwen en verbouwen en de impact van de regelgeving inzake burenhinder

Sinds 1 september 2021 is het nieuwe goederenrecht in werking en hebben burenrelaties een specifieke plaats in de wetgeving gekregen. Koen de Puydt e…

11/07/23

Belgium Implements the European Mobility Directive

The Belgian Mobility Law entered into force on 16 June 2023, except for certain provisions entering into effect later this year. The text amends the r…

10/07/23

Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

Belgium is finally about to transpose Directive 2019/2023 on preventive restructuring frameworks and regulated pre-pack proceedings are now accessible…

10/07/23

Les outils d’évaluation de la personnalité des candidats: quel cadre?

Le monde du recrutement vit une révolution : était-il possible pour les recruteurs de rêver de mieux que d’outils leur permettant d’évaluer un candida…

09/07/23

Restructuring and Insolvency Newsflash - July 2023

A new insolvency law concerning the reorganisation and liquidation of companies in distress enters into force on 1 September 2023 and applies to insol…

09/07/23

Proposal for Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

On 19 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (“FASTER …

08/07/23

ESG: van "soft law" naar "hard law"

ESG staat voor Environmental, Social en Governance (Ecologisch, Sociaal en Governance) en verwijst naar de drie centrale elementen die aangewend worde…

07/07/23

The Belgian foreign direct investment regime comes into force on 1 July 2023

As from 1 July 2023, non-European investors will have to notify an Interfederal Screening Committee of their investment projects in a Belgian company …

06/07/23

Belgium’s framework for the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force

Three years after the adoption of the EU Regulation establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the EU, the Belgian …

05/07/23

Psychosocial risks and discrimination at work: a ‘wind of change’ since 1 June 2023!

The rules governing discrimination and psychosocial risks at work have been revised to bring them in line with European legislation and the European C…

04/07/23

Hi ChatGPT, how do you feel about the upcoming EU AI Act?

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its position on the draft AI Act, which brings one step closer an EU regulation for generative AI and…

03/07/23

New rules for consumer debt collection starting Sept. 1, 2023

The Act of May 4, 2023, inserting Book XIX "Consumer Debts" into the Belgian Economic Code, B.S. May 23, 2023 aims to update the rules on amicable col…

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

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13/03/26

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

11/03/26

11/03/26

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

19/03/26

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

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20/07/23

EU Considers Adding More Teeth to Sanctions Enforcement with Adoption of Draft Law Criminalizing Sanctions Eva…

18/07/23

EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

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Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

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Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

16/07/23

De impact van de overheidsmaatregelen tijdens de coronapandemie op de lopende huurovereenkomsten in het licht …

15/07/23

Opzegtermijn beperkt tot 13 weken voor alle werknemers die ontslag nemen

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Hoe zorg je voor de uitvoering van buitenlandse vonnissen in België?

13/07/23

Data protection & privacy at the workplace

12/07/23

Bouwen en verbouwen en de impact van de regelgeving inzake burenhinder

11/07/23

Belgium Implements the European Mobility Directive

10/07/23

Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

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Les outils d’évaluation de la personnalité des candidats: quel cadre?

09/07/23

Restructuring and Insolvency Newsflash - July 2023

09/07/23

Proposal for Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

08/07/23

ESG: van "soft law" naar "hard law"

07/07/23

The Belgian foreign direct investment regime comes into force on 1 July 2023

06/07/23

Belgium’s framework for the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force

05/07/23

Psychosocial risks and discrimination at work: a ‘wind of change’ since 1 June 2023!

04/07/23

Hi ChatGPT, how do you feel about the upcoming EU AI Act?

03/07/23

New rules for consumer debt collection starting Sept. 1, 2023