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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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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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TVA et fonds d’investissement : le "statu quo" confirmé

Par sa décision publiée le 30 mars 2015 (décision TVA n° E.T. 127.885 dd 30.03.2015), l'administration fiscale belge apporte quelques éclaircissements…

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Stelsel van werkloosheid met bedrijfstoeslag (brugpensioen): de NAR staat het behoud op 58 jaar van bepaalde s…

De Nationale Arbeidsraad heeft het kader uitgewerkt om de verhoging van de leeftijd voor bepaalde SWT's vanaf 2017 te vermijden.

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La 6ème réforme de l’Etat et la régionalisation de la fiscalité immobilière : impact sur le bonus-logement

Le bonus-logement est la réduction d'impôt dont bénéficient les personnes ayant contracté un prêt hypothécaire pour l'achat, la construction ou la rén…

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Bhaalu case: Flemish Media Regulator rules in favor of broadcasters Medialaan, SBS Belgium, and VRT in their s…

Right Brain Interface NV is a young technology company that has created a remote DVR (digital video recording) storage service called Bhaalu. In essen…

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De erkenning van een aannemer bij het gunnen van een raamovereenkomst

Bij arrest van 9 januari 2014 (nr. 226.008) sprak de Raad van State zich uit over een vraag die vandaag nog even actueel is, met name hoe de regeling …

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Cookies: Belgian Privacy Commission publishes official guidance

Almost one year after the publication of the draft version, the Belgian Privacy Commission has recently issued the final version of its recommendation…

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Trade controls on cryptography products: how shall we deal with the Mass Market Exemption?

The EU Dual-Use Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 ("Dual Use Regulation") sets out the framework of EU dual-use controls and the list of controlled goods. I…

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ENISA Cloud Security Guide for SMEs

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) recently issued a Cloud Security Guide for SMEs.

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Big bang in perspective in the Belgian mobile telecoms landscape

On 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …

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Meldplicht nummer buitenlandse bankrekening bij CAP vanaf dit jaar!

Sinds aanslagjaar 1997 moet het bestaan van een buitenlandse bankrekening worden gemeld in de aangifte in de personenbelasting (artikel 307 WIB ’92). …

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Werkloosheid met bedrijfstoeslag (brugpensioen): de verschillende stelsels voor 2015 en 2016 eindelijk bevesti…

De Nationale Arbeidsraad heeft de nodige collectieve arbeidsovereenkomsten gesloten voor de opening van het recht op bepaalde stelsels van werklooshei…

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Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs

Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…

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Cartels: why silence is not always golden...

Imagine: for years now you've represented your company in the meetings of a trade federation. Nothing especially exciting, but in the meantime the par…

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De advocaat als nieuw hulpje van de fiscus

Sinds 1 juni 2015 kost het wat meer om naar de rechter te stappen. De griffierechten – dat zijn belastingen voor wie een procedure opstart voor de rec…

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The proposal for an EC Directive on the protection of trade secrets – A state of play

The protection of trade secrets has been on the European legislator's agenda since 2011. It was felt that the lack of harmonisation in this field is v…

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Testing economic conditions for producing biofuel under outward processing: what is understood by the term, co…

The Dutch High Court (decision 19-12-2014, nr. 13/05584) referred preliminary questions to the ECJ in a case where the Tax inspector, after consulting…

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Recast insolvency regulation adopted: new rules on cross-border insolvencies in Europe

On 20 May 2015, after a three-year legislative process, a recast version of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR) was adopted. For the most part, i…

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The Belgian Competition Authority closes two investigations relating to cargo handling at Brussels Airport

On 1 April 2015, the Investigation Service of the Belgian Competition Authority concluded that competition law was not infringed, after an investigati…

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WP 29 document on a new co-operation procedure regarding contractual clauses

Working Party ("WP 29") issued Working Document WP226. This document sets forth a co-operation procedure for issuing common opinions on contractual cl…

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Belgian Privacy Commission finds tracking of surfers by Facebook breaches privacy regulations

The Belgian Privacy Commission recommends that Facebook changes its practices of tracking internet surfers' behaviour, alleging that these practices b…

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