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Seven new partners appointed across key practice areas

The cohort of seven new partners brings complementary strengths in litigation, tax structuring, transfer pricing, real estate, fund finance and M&A. Together, they enhance our …

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Belgian merger control reviews impact M&A timelines

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has, for the first time, published an overview of its merger control enforcement activities. It tells a story of how several organizational …

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Migratie griffierekeningen naar BNP Paribas Fortis

De rekeningen van de federale overheid - waaronder de griffierekeningen van de hoven en rechtbanken - migreren in het weekend van 13 en 14 december 2025 van Bpost naar BNP Paribas …

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05/12/25
Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

Despite the recent tax measures, single-person management companies remain …

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05/12/25
Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belg…

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…

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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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The Court of Justice of the EU confirms the abuse of a dominant position by the Lithuanian national railway co…

On 12 January 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the judgment of the General Court condemning Lithuanian State Railways for abuse of a dom…

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Recht op fietsvergoeding veralgemeend vanaf 1 mei 2023

Op dit ogenblik bestaat er geen algemene verplichting voor de werkgever om een vergoeding toe te kennen aan de werknemers die met de fiets naar het we…

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Recruitment perspective: the importance of company culture

It is difficult to attract talent. Candidates are not inclined to change jobs easily. A competitive salary is not the sole driver anymore. Vialegis' e…

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Transparantie aanvullende pensioenen - Nieuwigheden voor werkgevers en pensioeninstellingen

Op 2 februari 2023 werd de wet tot wijziging van verscheidene bepalingen ter versterking van de transparantie in het kader van de tweede pensioenpijle…

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Brussels Court of Appeal rejects Carrefour’s request to suspend the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision a…

On 23 December 2022, the Brussels Court of Appeal (“Market Court”) rejected Carrefour Belgium’s application for the suspension of the Belgian Competit…

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The Unilever Court Case: national competition authorities can no longer simply disregard evidence submitted by…

On 19 January 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a groundbreaking ruling stating that national competition authorities (hereaf…

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Third parties can now also lodge appeals before the Market Court against decisions of the DPA’s Litigation Cha…

The Constitutional Court ruled on 12 January 2023 that the absence of appeal possibilities for interested third parties against decisions of the Litig…

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Basic banking service for businesses in Belgium: (almost) operational

On 16 January 2023, the Royal Decree regarding the basic banking service for businesses was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This Decree est…

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De uitkering van liquidatiereserves als liquidatievoorschot - vrijgesteld van roerende voorheffing … of toch n…

Lang was onduidelijk of de vrijstelling ook geldt voor voorschotten die uit de liquidatiereserves worden geput na de ontbinding van de vennootschap, m…

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Changed circumstances in contract law, also in light of the new civil code provisions

If anything has become abundantly clear in the past years is that uncertainty is really one of the few existing certainties. At first, there was the c…

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New obligations for employers towards their employees in Belgium

More than two months ago, new obligations were imposed on employers under the Act of 7 October 2022. We remind you below of the changes applicable sin…

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Uitbreiding van de functionaliteit van de Vlaamse woningpas

Op 27 december 2018 werd in Vlaanderen de woningpas ingevoerd. De woningpas is een digitaal paspoort van een residentieel gebouw dat verschillende inf…

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M&A - The road ahead

As we kick off 2023, this Strelia M&A Series paves the way for you by pointing out some of the key legal and regulatory developments that will sha…

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Overheidsopdrachten: Nieuw e-Procurement platform komt eraan!

Vanaf 2 mei 2023 zal het nieuwe e-Procurement platform beschikbaar zijn. Dit artikel geeft u de nodige uitleg en aandachtspunten zodat u klaar staat v…

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Wettelijke rente en rente betalingsachterstand rijzen tot ongekende hoogten

Na alle prijsstijgingen en loonindexaties, stijgen nu ook de wettelijke rentevoeten. De nieuwe rentevoeten zijn van toepassing vanaf 1 januari 2023. D…

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Should employers reimburse monitor employees’ glasses? The ECJ ruling

On 22 December 2022, the European Court of Justice ruled on whether an employer must cover the cost of corrective glasses for a display screen employe…

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New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

The new Belgian contract law has become applicable from 1 January 2023. Curious about the impact of these (new) rules on IT contracts concluded from t…

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Des seins nus sur Instagram et Facebook ?

Les seins nus sont admis sur Instagram et Facebook … s’ils sont masculins. Toute autre poitrine est bannie du réseau. Motif : exhibition sexuelle. Le …

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Whistleblower regulations: federal public sector act adopted

Yet another update is called for regarding the transposition of the European Whistleblowing Directive (Directive 2019/1937) into Belgian law. In this …

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The European Commission publishes the results of its evaluation of State aid rules regarding SGEI

On 1 December 2022, the European Commission published the results of the evaluation it launched on 17 June 2019 on the application of its State aid Re…

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