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Sophie Berg appointed Managing Partner of CMS Belgium

Brussels, 26 January 2026 — CMS Belgium is pleased to announce the appointment of Sophie Berg as its new Managing Partner, effective today. She succeeds Renaud Dupont, who has succ…

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Pascale Hautfenne rejoint le cabinet THALES BRUSSELS

Avocate au barreau de Bruxelles depuis 1996, Pascale est spécialisée en droit fiscal. Elle dispose d’une expérience de plus de 20 ans en tant qu’associée au sein du cabinet AFSCHRI…

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We’re delighted to welcome Alja Poler De Zwart to Liberius.

"Liberius is pleased to welcome Alja Poler De Zwart as partner. Known for her no‑nonsense counselling and cross‑border coordination, she helps organisations turn complex whistleblo…

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28/01/26
Belgium adopts reform to simplify compliance obligations for…

On 4 December 2025, the Belgian Parliament approved a bill simplifying the …

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28/01/26
Sociale zekerheid zonder grenzen: de 25%-regel verduidelijkt…

Grensoverschrijdende tewerkstelling vergt steeds een doordachte multidimens…

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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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RGPD : Comment remplir le registre de traitements ?

Le registre des traitements de données constitue l’un des documents essentiels de la mise en conformité au RGPD. En cas d’enquête, l’Autorité de …

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L’art ne peut pas être le cache-sexe du racisme

La liberté des arts, consacrée par l’article 13 de la charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne, ne peut pas justifier une chanson ou un cl…

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Upcoming changes to the Belgian expat regime – What’s on the table?

What has been in the air for some time is probably becoming a reality, at an accelerated pace. In the framework of the agreement on the Belgian budget…

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Kan een werkgever zijn werknemers verplichten om een Covid Safe ticket te tonen?

In België is het ondertussen wettelijk mogelijk om een Covid Safe ticket te verplichten als toegangs- of deelnamevoorwaarde. In Brussel is dat vanaf v…

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VBER: The road ahead - Impact en wijzigingen van de nieuwe draft VBER

We hebben nog maar net de nieuwe Belgische B2B-regels verorberd, of er komt al een nieuwe lading Europees contractenrecht op ons af.  Europees di…

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EU Cybersecurity Month: Hybrid working makes phishing attacks harder to spot

The EU Cybersecurity Month (“ECSM”) is the EU’s annual awareness campaign that takes place every October across Europe. Through this initiative, …

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Reconciling intra-group posting set-ups with the Belgian employee lending restrictions: a Brussels court decis…

When posting employees to Belgium, foreign employers as well as Belgian host companies must be aware of the employee lending restrictions. 

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Court of Justice of the European Union allows Reverse Engineering to Correct Errors

Licensees are in certain cases permitted to decompile software code without infringing the Software Directive. In a judgement of 6 October 2021 in the…

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State aid: Court of Justice of the EU partially annuls European Commission’s decision in the Nürburgring case

On 2 September 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) annulled the judgments of the General Court of 19 June 2019 declaring the plaintiffs’ act…

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Als ik nog geen vijf minuten tijd heb...

Is een rustpauze arbeidstijd? Natuurlijk niet, zullen de meesten als antwoord geven. Het juiste antwoord is (zoals zo vaak het geval is): het han…

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Niet langer tweemaal erfbelasting op spaargeld bij overlijden langstlevende

Vlabel remedieert de tweemaal erfbelasting op spaargeld bij het overlijden van de langstlevende. Erfgenamen van partners (dit zijn echtgenoten of ande…

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Unilateral modification of an essential element of the employment contract

Recent decision of the Supreme Court: no more balance of interests when assessing whether a unilateral modification of an essential element of the emp…

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Du changement en perspective pour le ciblage publicitaire en ligne !

En 2019, et ce pour la première fois en Europe, la publicité traditionnelle a été détrônée par la publicité en ligne en matière d’investissement.

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Actualia inzake e-commerce

E-commerce is meer dan ooit “booming business” mede dankzij de coronacrisis. Samen met de exponentiële groei van dit relatief jong distributiekanaal, …

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Ready for a (home) search by the competition authority?

Dawn raids are unannounced searches via which a competition authority verifies whether its suspicions that competition law has been violated are indee…

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La pharmacie en ligne française sur le point d’imploser ?

Un récent arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Paris déclenche des commentaires passionnés et parfois belliqueux. Les pharmaciens français sont-ils vraiment su…

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Belgium introduces new insurance industry client money and risk transfer rules

Belgium recently amended legislation on client money rules applicable to Belgian insurance intermediaries, bringing the law in line with regulations f…

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Vlaanderen remedieert de dubbele erfbelasting op buitenlandse roerende beleggingen

In een standpunt van 18 augustus jl. (nr. 21042) remedieert de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (‘Vlabel’) de dubbele erfbelasting op buitenlandse beleggi…

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COVID-19: European Commission opens consultation on extending State aid Temporary Framework

The European Commission launched a consultation process on 30 September 2021, sending a proposal to Member States on a sixth draft amendment to the&nb…

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A clear position of the ECJ: zero support for zero tariff options

A zero tariff option is a commercial practice whereby an internet access provider applies a ‘zero tariff’ (or a tariff that is more advantageous) to a…

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