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

Face aux atteintes croissantes à l’État de droit en Belgique, comme ailleurs dans le monde, AVOCATS.BE annonce la création d’un Observatoire de l’État de droit. Cette initiative vi…

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

As of 1 January 2026, the administrative landscape for de-minimis aid in the EU has changed significantly. Businesses that receive public subsidies should understand how this new s…

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

Liedekerke is pleased to announce that Anne Bonet, the former First President of the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC), will be joining the firm's Foreign Direct Investment p…

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CSRD and CSDDD: a smaller universe and clearer boundaries

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD') requires "in-scop…

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

In Belgian acquisition structures, the application of the 30% EBITDA intere…

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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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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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La mort programmée de la SICAV RDT

Le ministre des Finances veut abroger le régime fiscal des « SICAV RDT », mettant ainsi fin à un produit de placement fiscalement attrayant auquel ont…

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Trends in climate litigation

A global spike in court cases over climate change demonstrates the increasing role of litigation in addressing the climate crisis. Governments, banks …

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An unpaid cross-border invoice? Don´t just sit there!

When there exists an - uncontested - cross-border monetary claim between any EU Member States (with the exception of Denmark), the European order for …

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Overzicht cassatierechtspraak 2022 wet verzekeringen

Het nieuwe jaar is goed en wel ingezet, maar het Insurance team van Lydian blikt graag nog een laatste keer terug op enkele interessante arresten die …

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Check up for 2023

On 13 January 2019, the law transposing the IORP II directive came into force. Many IORPs reviewed and modified their governance systems in line with …

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Duurzame voornemens voor het nieuwe jaar? De renovatieverplichting voor residentiële gebouwen

De renovatieverplichting in sé is geen nieuwigheid. Voor niet-residentiële gebouwen – i.e. gebouwen met een niet-residentiële hoofdbestemming zoals bv…

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De auteursrechten in fiscalibus tot 2022 - de taxatiefase voorbij: what’s next?

Over het auteursrecht is de jongste maanden veel inkt gevloeid. Eind 2022 is een wetswijziging terzake goedgekeurd waarbij het fiscaal gunstregime van…

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European judgment on equal treatment and sexual orientation

On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice rendered a judgement concerning equal treatment in employment and occupation, more particularly conc…

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Twee tijdelijke maatregelen om de gestegen loonkost te temperen

In dit artikel geven we u een bespreking van twee maatregelen opgenomen in de Programmawet die tot doel hebben de gestegen loonkost van de Belgische o…

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