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19/12/22

The notion of workday in employment law - Saturday remains a workday after all

The new Book 1 of the New Civil Code enters into force on the 1st of January 2023. This new Book 1 has many new features, including the provision that…

16/12/22

The Whistleblowing Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette

In our newsflash of 7 December 2022, we wrote that the draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/…

16/12/22

The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

15/12/22

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Draft Adequacy Decision by the European Commission: The Long-Awaited Replacem…

The European Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The fra…

09/12/22

Looking ahead to the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s priorities for 2023

With the end of 2022 in sight, it’s time to look ahead to 2023. The new Executive Committee of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”) c…

08/12/22

Tax and social security reform of copyright income

Copyright and related rights protect literary and artistic works. Employees and company managers can transfer or license these rights to, respectively…

07/12/22

Draft Belgian Whistleblowing Act now adopted in Parliament!

The draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 (‘the Whistleblowing Directive’) into national…

07/12/22

La Belgique risque de perdre sa place dans le peloton de tête des terres d’accueil des holdings…

Le gouvernement entend écorner notre régime fiscal des holdings. En cas d’adoption des mesures qui sont actuellement sur la table, en particulier l’aj…

06/12/22

Aanvullende uitbatingsvoorwaarden van parkings in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

De Brusselse Regering verduidelijkt bij besluit van 29 september 2022 (het Besluit) de voorwaarden waaraan de exploitatie van parkeerterreinen moet vo…

06/12/22

A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

05/12/22

ESG considerations to successfully restructure your business in Belgium

The current economic climate is difficult for many businesses, in particular for energy-intensive companies. The situation may deteriorate to such an …

05/12/22

Nouvelle procédure de rupture du contrat de travail pour force majeure médicale en vigueur depuis le 28 nove…

Dans notre récente Tetralert sur la fin de l’instrumentalisation du trajet de réintégration, nous vous expliquions, d’une part, les modifications appo…

01/12/22

Heiploeg’s impact on Belgian insolvency law

The European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”) Plessers judgment seemed to cause a serious threat for the applicability of the Belgian reorganisation procedu…

30/11/22

No longer public access to UBO data without legitimate interest

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") struck down the provision of the 5th AML Directive 2018/843 ("AML V") whi…

29/11/22

Can parallel importers (re)brand generic medicines? The CJEU limits the ‘room for manoeuvre’

If a branded medicine and its generic version are put on the EEA market by economically-linked undertakings, is a parallel importer then allowed to re…

29/11/22

Belgium regulates the marketing of insurance policies for the purchase of multimedia devices

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) imposes (via a Regulation) restrictive conditions on the commercialisation, vis-à-vis consumers, o…

28/11/22

Three New Rules on Incapacity for Work Enter Into Force Today in Belgium

Today, the Act of 30 October 2022 enters into force, introducing three new employment law measures.

24/11/22

New rules on medical force majeure and the medical certificate

A new Act, which includes various provisions on incapacity for work, was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 18 November 2022.

24/11/22

Une longue vie semble promise à la taxe sur les comptes-titres 2.0.

Dans son arrêt du 27 octobre 2022, la Cour constitutionnelle a en grande partie conforté la nouvelle taxe sur les comptes-titres (« TACT »). La Cour s…

23/11/22

Nieuwe regels in verband met het toezicht op de woninghuurprijzen in Brussel

Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest nam in 2017 eigen regels aan in verband met de woninghuur, die in werking traden op 1 januari 2018. In oktober 2022…

16/03/26

16/03/26

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

13/03/26

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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19/12/22

The notion of workday in employment law - Saturday remains a workday after all

16/12/22

The Whistleblowing Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette

16/12/22

The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

15/12/22

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Draft Adequacy Decision by the European Commission: The Long-Awaited Replacem…

09/12/22

Looking ahead to the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s priorities for 2023

08/12/22

Tax and social security reform of copyright income

07/12/22

Draft Belgian Whistleblowing Act now adopted in Parliament!

07/12/22

La Belgique risque de perdre sa place dans le peloton de tête des terres d’accueil des holdings…

06/12/22

Aanvullende uitbatingsvoorwaarden van parkings in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

06/12/22

A low degree of similarity?

05/12/22

ESG considerations to successfully restructure your business in Belgium

05/12/22

Nouvelle procédure de rupture du contrat de travail pour force majeure médicale en vigueur depuis le 28 nove…

01/12/22

Heiploeg’s impact on Belgian insolvency law

30/11/22

No longer public access to UBO data without legitimate interest

29/11/22

Can parallel importers (re)brand generic medicines? The CJEU limits the ‘room for manoeuvre’

29/11/22

Belgium regulates the marketing of insurance policies for the purchase of multimedia devices

28/11/22

Three New Rules on Incapacity for Work Enter Into Force Today in Belgium

24/11/22

New rules on medical force majeure and the medical certificate

24/11/22

Une longue vie semble promise à la taxe sur les comptes-titres 2.0.

23/11/22

Nieuwe regels in verband met het toezicht op de woninghuurprijzen in Brussel