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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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05/12/25
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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COVID-19 maatregelen verlengd tot 1 maart 2021

Gisteren werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad een nieuw ministerieel besluit gepubliceerd dat het  ministerieel besluit van 28 oktober 2020 houdende d…

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Financial Services after Brexit: The continuity of legacy insurance contracts

On 1 January 2021, the UK left the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. As a result, the UK has lost the rights and benefits it had as an EU-Member S…

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Dawn raid’s illegality does not automatically void the subsequent request for information

Brussels Markets Courts confirms two-step test for determining the effects of a dawn raid’s illegality.

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Digital Services Act: The European Commission Proposes An Updated Accountability Framework For Online Services…

On December 15, 2020, the European Commission (EC) presented its long-awaited proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA), together with a pro…

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KBO-inschrijving en een aparte boekhouding voor combinaties van ondernemingen bij overheidsopdrachten?

Moeten combinaties van ondernemingen bij overheidsopdrachten een KBO-inschrijving hebben en een aparte boekhouding voeren?

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Opnieuw insolventie moratorium tot 31 januari 2021

Op 24 december 2020 is een nieuw automatisch moratorium in werking getreden. Dit moratorium beschermt Belgische ondernemingen die kampen met betalings…

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Financial Services after Brexit: no equivalence (yet), but a transitional regime for Belgium

After the Brexit, UK financial service providers no longer benefit from their previous passporting rights. The recent Trade and Cooperation Agreement …

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Draft of a new tax bill on securities accounts

The Belgian government has drafted a new bill to introduce a tax on securities accounts. This draft is currently being examined by the Belgian Parliam…

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Court of Justice confirms that taxi apps are in principle to be qualified as information society services

On 3 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its ruling in the case Star Taxi App (C-62/19). The case c…

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Belgium introduces a wealth tax with new tax on securities accounts

As announced in a previous article, the Belgian government wants to introduce a new tax in succession to the annulled tax on securities accounts. The …

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Digital Markets Act: The European Commission Unveils Plans to Regulate Digital 'Gatekeepers'

On December 15, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a Digital Markets Act (DMA). The proposal aims to promote …

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New moratorium for enterprises in difficulty

Belgium has recently adopted extra measures to combat the negative economic impact of Covid-19.

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Life after Brexit: an update on social security coordination

On 24 December 2020, after months of negotiations, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the European Union (“EU”) finally reached a post-Brexit deal. The new…

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Global Mobility in the Post-Brexit World: What Will 2021 Bring for Employers in Europe?

The U.K. left the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020 under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, an agreement struck by London and Brussels in O…

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Ontslag van een overheidscontractant: een loutere toepassing van de Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet dekt de lading ni…

Bespreking van het vonnis van de arbeidsrechtbank te Antwerpen van 13 oktober 2020 en de problematiek rond het ontslag van een overheidscontractant.

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The Digital Services Act package: proposals published

Since our last ezine on this topic, a lot has changed. On 15 December 2020 (initially announced for 2 December 2020), the European Commissio…

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Caméra de surveillance dans un magasin : Big Brother sous conditions

Vous avez peut-être été victime de vols dans votre commerce, ou vous songez à prendre les devants en installant une caméra de surveillance.

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Commission presents its Digital Markets Act proposal

On 15 December 2020, the Commission presented its proposals for the (i) Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) and (ii) Digital Services Act (“DSA”). These are v…

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Last-minute Brexit deal extends free flow of personal data to UK with 6 months

On 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement over some essential Brexit modalities, including the exchange of personal data between the…

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ECJ rules: the posted workers directive is applicable to international road transport

In a recent judgment in case no. C-815/18, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that international road transport falls within the scope of appli…

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