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Seven new partners appointed across key practice areas

The cohort of seven new partners brings complementary strengths in litigation, tax structuring, transfer pricing, real estate, fund finance and M&A. Together, they enhance our …

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Belgian merger control reviews impact M&A timelines

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has, for the first time, published an overview of its merger control enforcement activities. It tells a story of how several organizational …

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Migratie griffierekeningen naar BNP Paribas Fortis

De rekeningen van de federale overheid - waaronder de griffierekeningen van de hoven en rechtbanken - migreren in het weekend van 13 en 14 december 2025 van Bpost naar BNP Paribas …

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Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

Despite the recent tax measures, single-person management companies remain …

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Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belg…

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…

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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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Contribution of the employer for teleworking: a new circular letter

​In the context of teleworking, the tax authorities clarified in a circular letter of 26 February 2021 the reimbursement by the employer of office exp…

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New B2B law: insurance sector in the clear?

The Law of 4 April 2019 (the “B2B Law”)(1) introduced new mandatory rules that intend to procure that the key terms of contracts between business…

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De spontane aangifte van self-cleaning measures om uitsluiting te vermijden : het Hof van Justitie verduidelij…

Naar aanleiding van een Belgische zaak, is het Hof van Justitie recent ingegaan op de vraag naar de mogelijkheid van een kandidaat of inschrijver om v…

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The CRM Takes Shape

On 12 February 2021, the government released a proposal to amend the Act of 22 April 2019 on the capacity remuneration mechanism (the ‘CRM A…

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The Vaccination Campaign in Belgium Is Slowly Getting Underway. What Does This Mean for Employers?

Can an employer require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Can an employer require employees to present a vaccination certificate? Can an em…

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Tax on securities accounts 2.0 enters into force on 26 February 2021

The law on the new tax on securities accounts 2.0 has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 25 February 2021.

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The Belgian requirement to rely on recognized dockers to perform dock work passes the ECJ test

In a long-awaited court ruling, the ECJ confirmed on 11 February 2021 that the Belgian rules on dock work, obliging companies to have only recognised …

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Rules applicable to strikes

A national day of action is being organised by a coalition of labour unions today (25 February 2021) in Belgium.We would like to remind you of the rul…

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The importance of prior rights in domain name disputes

The importance of prior rights in domain name disputes: bpost arrives too late and misses out on the domain name “bpost.com”

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Envoi de newsletter : comment respecter le RGPD ?

Comment faire savoir que vous proposez un nouveau service ? (Par exemple que votre marchandise est disponible en Click & Collect) Vous …

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CLA 149 Teleworking

The National Labour Council concluded the collective labour agreement (CLA) 149 on 26-1-2021 on recommended or mandatory telework due to Covid.

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Activities shut down due to COVID-19? Request a property tax reduction.

A proportional reduction in Flemish property tax may be available to companies that have experienced a significant drop in productivity (Art. 2.1.5.0.…

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Bescherming van de privacy: wat te doen met de mailbox van een ex-werknemer?

Een werkgever (met een tiental werknemers) sluit de mailbox van een ex-werknemer niet af. De gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) veroordeelt hem tot …

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La nouvelle obligation déclarative des montages fiscaux agressifs : qui ? quand ? quoi ?

Depuis le 1er janvier 2021, les conseillers fiscaux et autres intermédiaires doivent communiquer aux autorités fiscales des informations sur certaines…

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The Court of Cassation on the protection against dismissal for employee representatives reaching the pensionab…

On 14 December 2020, the Court of Cassation ruled that an employee representative who has been given notice before reaching the age of 65, but whose n…

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New tax on securities accounts adopted

On 11 February, Belgian parliament adopted the draft bill on the new tax on securities accounts, a wealth tax. Securities accounts with an (average) v…

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Brexit: tijdelijke crisismaatregelen treden in werking op 22 maart 2021

De Belgische wetgever heeft op 6 maart 2020 een wet tot invoering van tijdelijke crisismaatregelen voor werkgevers in moeilijkheden als gevolg van de …

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COVID-19: Payment suspension scheme for borrowers extended further in time

End of March 2020, the Minister of Finance and the Belgian financial sector, through the Belgian financial sector federation (Febelfin) and in close c…

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Digital Finance: Somethings (are) new under the sun

Once again, last year, digital finance has evolved at breakneck speed. Despite a health crisis that has put our legislators – both Belgian and Europea…

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Business immigration: new substantive rules in the Flemish Region as of 1 March 2021

With the Decree of 8 January 2021, the Flemish Region introduces more flexibility into its migration policy so that employers have a wider range of op…

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