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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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05/12/25
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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Vous comptez lancer votre commerce ? Choisissez-bien votre nom !

Vous souhaitez débuter un nouveau business, et vous êtes conscient que vous devez penser à de multiples choses.

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Overbruggingsrecht in geval van quarantaine of sluiting van klassen, scholen en kinderopvang

Vanaf september kunnen zelfstandigen in bepaalde gevallen beroep doen op het klassieke overbruggingsrecht.

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Vlaanderen: verduidelijking aangaande hoofdfuncties in een gebouw in het kader van vergunningsplichtige functi…

Op 18 mei 2020 werd in het Vlaams Parlement een schriftelijke vraag gesteld aan Vlaams minister van Justitie en Handhaving, Omgeving, Energie en Toeri…

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New rules on telework to further limit the spread of Covid-19

On 16 October 2020, the government decided to reinforce the urgent measures to limit the further spread of Covid–19. Teleworking is no longer ‘highly …

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Mobiliteitsproblemen bij de zaak van de wegen

In een arret van 1 juli 2020 doet de Raad van State uitspraak in een interessant omgevingsvergunningsdossier bij de gemeenteraad waarin mobilitei…

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Een nieuw hoofdstuk aan de UBO-register saga: het KB van 23 september 2020

De implementatie van het Belgisch UBO-register is verworden tot een heuse saga. Daarbij werd de deadline voor de eerste registratie tot drie…

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COVID-19: European Commission authorises a Belgian aid scheme for the hotel sector in Brussels

On 9 October 2020, the European Commission gave the green light for the establishment of a Brussels aid scheme to support the hotel sector (in particu…

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Can I measure the temperature of employees or customers?

Fever is one of the possible symptoms of infection with the COVID-19 virus. As part of the fight against the pandemic, companies may consider measurin…

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Two new CBAs in the context of the corona crisis

At their meeting on 7 October 2020, the social partners concluded two new CBAs which once again provide more clarity in the context of the ongoing cor…

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Nouveautés concernant le registre UBO

Depuis 2019, les sociétés et autres entités juridiques, telles que les A(I)SBL, trusts, fiducies et les constructions juridiques similaires doivent di…

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COVID-19: the European Commission prolongs the Temporary Framework on State Aid until 30 June 2021 and expands…

On 19 March 2020, the Commission adopted a Temporary Framework on State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak.

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New rules on B2B contracts in Belgium – are you ready?

An Act of 4 April 2019 introduced three new sets of rules governing B2B-relationships: (1) a prohibition of unfair market practices (which entered int…

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OECD releases updated Pillar Two proposal for global minimum effective taxation

On 12 October 2020, the OECD released for public consultation updated reports on its two-pillar proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitali…

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The Court of Justice of the EU clarifies the assessment of position marks for services

The Court of Justice of the EU recently clarified the criteria to take into account when assessing the distinctive character of a position mark applie…

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OECD releases updated Pillar One blueprint on new taxing right for market jurisdictions

On 12 October 2020, the OECD released for public consultation updated reports on its two-pillar proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitali…

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Customs seizures | EORI number

Since 15 September 2020, the EORI number has become mandatory to obtain customs measures: the seizure request forms have been modified to impose the m…

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Covid-19 en administratieve verplichtingen in de bouwsector in België

Nieuwe registratieplicht bij beroep op buitenlandse werknemers en/of zelfstandigen

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Hyperlinking and copyright law: when does the copyright holder have a say in it?

The functioning of the World Wide Web is in many ways dependent on the use of hyperlinks. Many of those hyperlinks refer to works protected by copyrig…

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Mineur d’âge doué de discernement, un patient à part entière personnellement tenu au paiement de ses soins de …

Il y a près de 20 ans, paraissait au Moniteur belge la loi du 22/08/02 consacrant juridiquement la notion de patient et reconnaissant à celui-ci un ce…

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Social media and its influence on dismissal law

In a recent case before the labour court in Mechelen, an employee working in a restaurant was fired for serious case.

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