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MVVP welcomes a new Counsel

MVVP lawyers is pleased to announce that Karlien Clerebaut, has been appointed as Counsel. Karlien has been practising as a lawyer specialising in employment law for 15 years.

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Vyvey & Co joins forces with Agio to form Agio Finance

Vyvey & Co, a leading provider of accounting and audit services in Belgium, is excited to announce it will join Agio, a multidisciplinary grouping of three business partners: A…

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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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Making the EU Courts More Efficient for Trade-Related Decisi…

On March 19, 2024, the European Council adopted changes to the Statute of t…

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25/04/24
Is de Kaaimantaks van toepassing op de Franse société civile…

Duizenden Belgen bezitten een tweede verblijf in Frankrijk via een Franse S…

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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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Protect your Trade Secrets – Criminal Law Protection & Tax Issues

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we discussed the measures aimed at maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets during legal pro…

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where…

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Agreement between Belgium and the Netherlands on cross-border home office permanent establishments

Due to travel and office restrictions imposed by various governments during the COVID-19 period, working from home became temporarily mandatory. Emplo…

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Nieuwe verplichting bij einde arbeidsovereenkomst: teruggave van gsm-nummer aan werknemer

Op 14 december 2023 keurde de Kamer het wetsvoorstel teneinde het gebruiksrecht van gsm-nummers van werknemers te garanderen na de beëindiging van de …

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European Data Protection Supervisor Releases New Opinion on the EU’s Proposed AI Act

On October 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which is the supervisory authority for the EU institutions, bodies, offices and a…

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New legal obligations require employers with 50 employees or more to appoint a person of trust

Several employment-related provisions have been introduced by the Act of 5 November 2023, one of which is to strengthen the presence of a person of tr…

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Aantal erfovereenkomsten, zorgvolmachten en testamenten in de lift

In ons land worden steeds meer erfovereenkomsten, zorgvolmachten en testamenten opgesteld. Dat blijkt uit de Familiebarometer van FEDNOT. In de eerste…

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Protect your Trade Secrets – Maintaining confidentiality during legal proceedings

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we focused on the position of trade secrets in the employer-employee relationship. In this fifth epi…

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Hybrid cartels: Belgian Competition Authority concludes first proceedings

On 23 October 2023, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (the BCA) handed down a decision condemning and imposing a fine of EU…

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Protect your Trade Secrets – Employer-employee relationship

In the first three episodes of our Trade Secrets Series we gave an introduction to the legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium and explaine…

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Belgian Competition Authority closes investigation on alleged gentlemen’s agreement between banks and Federal …

In August 2023, the Belgian State decided to organise, via the Federal Debt Agency, a subscription to a State treasury bond in the face of low savings…

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Stibbe advises the underwriters on the capital increase of WDP

Stibbe advised the underwriters on WDP's successful EUR 300 million capital increase by means of an accelerated book building.

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New (and final?) chapter in the Esko case: can share-related benefits granted by a foreign parent company now …

In the Esko case regarding Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted by a US parent company to certain employees of its Belgian subsidiary, the Belgian Su…

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Federaal Begrotingsakkoord: wat betekent dit voor de vastgoedsector?

Op 9 oktober 2023 sloot de federale regering een begrotingsakkoord af (het Begrotingsakkoord), met een aantal maatregelen die een belangrijke impact o…

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: The European Commission’s New Guidance On Sustainability Agreements

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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Nonzerosum breidt team uit in Gent

Sinds 4 december vervoegt Pauline Singelée vol enthousiasme het team van nonzerosum als Legal Recruitment Consultant & Business Manager in kantoor…

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Liber.ius appoints new Corporate M&A and Finance Partner in Brussels

Liber.ius Appoints Jawad Aadel as Corporate M&A and Finance Partner in Brussels

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Preventing environmental damage through sustainable cooperation

The European Commission (EC) recently published its updated Horizontal Guidelines, including a new section on competition and sustainability agreement…

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Indexering voor huurwoningen in Vlaanderen opnieuw toegelaten sinds 1 oktober 2023

De beperking op de indexering van de huurprijzen voor residentiële huurovereenkomsten in Vlaanderen, die van toepassing is op woningen met een EPB D-,…

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Lydian appoints 3 new Partners as of 1 January 2024

Lydian is pleased to announce the appointment of Florence Colpaert (Corporate and M&A), Bruno Stroobants (Real Estate) and Dario Petosa (Real Esta…

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