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Freshfields welcomes 2 new partners in Brussels

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the appointment of 23 new partners with effect from 1 May 2024. The newly promoted partners represent a…

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Avenir incertain du projet de modernisation de la profession d’avocat

Le parcours du projet de loi sur la modernisation de la profession d’avocat aura subi bien des vicissitudes. Non seulement le projet a été considérablement élagué mais à présent,…

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First partner promotions for A&O Shearman

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) have announced the first partner promotions for the combined firm, A&O Shearman. A total of 40 partners have …

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24/04/24
Dubbele belasting van Nederlandse dividenden: recht op terug…

Een gediversifieerde beleggingsportfolio bestaat in veel gevallen uit een c…

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23/04/24
2024 deadlines for mixed and partial taxable persons

Since 1 January 2023, a mixed VAT payer which applies the real use method t…

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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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Banker's oath

On 15 January 2024, the law on the banking oath was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The law impacts the banking sector and only applies to …

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Wage withholding tax exemption for shift work - important decision of the Constitutional Court

In a request for preliminary ruling, the Belgian Constitutional Court was asked to rule on the discriminatory character (or not) of one of the conditi…

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EU Court of Justice: Parallel importer may not remove PPP batch number

On 7 December 2023, the EU Court of Justice (‘CJEU’) handed down its ruling in case C-830/21 between Syngenta Agro GmbH (‘Syngenta Agro’) and Agro Tra…

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Surely the Kids are Safe? – What the European Commission’s Updated Guidance Says About Joint Venture Agreement…

On July 1, 2023, the European Commission’s revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements entered into force (see our previous alert for a co…

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L’Etat de droit. Encore et toujours - Le mot du Président d'AVOCATS.BE

Je voudrais faire écho au beau discours de Me Audrey Lackner lors de la séance solennelle de rentrée du barreau de Bruxelles français le 19 janvier 20…

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Social elections 2024 - Day X: announcement of new information

On day X (between 13 and 26 February 2024, depending on the date of the elections within your company) lots of information with regard to the organisa…

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Lancering GenIA-L door Larcier-Intersentia

Larcier-Intersentia lanceert generatieve AI-oplossing op basis van betrouwbare juridische content

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Contractual exclusion of commissions for commercial agents

Knowing your rights as a commercial agent or a principal (i.e. the person the agent concludes the transaction for) is essential for negotiating a comm…

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State aid: The European Commission approves an Italian aid scheme for the launch of new air routes at Calabria…

On 15 January 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 120 million Italian aid scheme for all airlines establishing new connections between one of…

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European Court of Justice plays hardball in Sports rulings

The rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the discretionary powers of international sports associations to authorise alternative competiti…

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Seeds of Law expands its tax practice with a new partner

We are pleased to announce that Pieterjan Smeyers has joined our firm as a Partner in Tax Law, thereby strengthening our tax practice.

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Editorial du bâtonnier Emmanuel Plasschaert

Editorial du bâtonnier Emmanuel Plasschaert, en réaction à l'interview donnée par le ministre Paul Van Tigchelt à L'Echo. Les propos du ministre témoi…

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Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain's sanctioning powers strengthened since January 1, 202…

On 1 January 2024, a major change came into force in the sanctions policy of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (hereinafter …

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Right of access – Recent lessons learned from the CJEU and EDPB

Happy Data Protection Day! Yesterday, we celebrated Data Protection Day, which is this year dedicated to taking control of one’s data. For this occas…

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Size matters: pornographic websites Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat designated as Very Large Online Platforms

On 20 December 2023, the European Commission designated Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat, three widely-used porn sites, as ‘very large online platforms’…

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Liedekerke promotes Bruno Aguirre, Jasper Bossuyt and Jonas Vansevenant to Counsel

Liedekerke is delighted to announce the promotion of Bruno Aguirre, Jasper Bossuyt and Jonas Vansevenant to Counsel, effective from 1 January 2024

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Designation of the President of the Belgian Competition Authority

The Council of Ministers has decided to propose the nomination of Mr Axel Desmedt as President of the Belgian Competition Authority. Mr Desmedt was a …

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Naar duurzaam besturen: de rol van de bestuurder in de ESG-thematiek

Bestuurders van vennootschappen bevinden zich in het hart van het ESG-gebeuren. Zij dragen niet alleen de verantwoordelijkheid voor de bedrijfsvoering…

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Twee nieuwe gronden voor ambtshalve doorhaling uit de KBO

Sinds kort heeft de beheersdienst van de Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO) twee nieuwe gronden ter beschikking om tot ambtshalve doorhaling van ee…

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Extension of the Belgian Reconciliation Procedure

Following the Act of 19 December 2023 (published on 27 December 2023), the legislator has introduced a reconciliation procedure in the commercial and …

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