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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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Warranty and Indemnity Insurance

Those with experience of negotiating share or asset purchase agreements will know that the negotiation of "representations and warranties" and "specif…

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'Appropriation Art' in de clinch met het auteursrecht: commentaar bij de zaak Tuymans

Kunstschilder Luc Tuymans maakte in 2013 het schilderij ‘A Belgian Politician'. Hij zocht daarbij inspiratie in een foto genomen door persfotografe K…

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Change of statute for all Real Estate Investment Companies (REIT) which take the form of Regulated Real Estate…

From 1 September 2014 to 13 January 2015, all 16 Belgian SICAFIs switched to the new regime of Regulated Real Estate Companies (B-REIT) introduced by …

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Well-known Belgian painter breached the copyrights of a photographer

On 15 January 2015, the president of the commercial court of Antwerp rendered his decision in the case of the well-known Belgian painter Luc Tuymans a…

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La médiation a-t-elle sa place en maison de repos (et de soins)?

Avec le vieillissement de la population et l'évolution de la famille vers un mode nucléaire et individualiste, le placement d'un parent dans une maiso…

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Recent highlights in Belgian patent litigation: Is Belgium aligning with its neighbouring countries?

Recent Belgian case law has brought interesting developments in two major fields of patent litigation. Important decisions were reported in matters of…

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Entree En Vigueur Du Reglement « Bruxelles I Bis »

A compter du 10 janvier 2015, le Règlement européen n°1215/2012 du 12 décembre 2012 a remplacé le Règlement européen n°44/2001 sur la compétence judic…

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Inwerkingtreding Van De « Brussel I Bis » Verordening

Sedert 10 januari 2015, heeft de Europese Verordening nr. 1215/2012 van 12 december 2012, de Europese Verordening nr. 44/2001 betreffende de rechterli…

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What Does “Legal Risk” Mean?

Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…

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And on the seventh day He shopped?

In Belgium, shopkeepers are limited in their right to trade on Sundays or after 8pm. The Belgian liberal party has introduced a proposal to amend the …

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Is een IP-adres een persoonsgegeven? Het Europees Hof van Justitie moet beslissen…

Het Duitse Bundesgerichtshof stelde enkele dagen geleden twee prejudiciële vragen aan het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie om te achterhalen of I…

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Hospitals

Le financement des hôpitaux est un sujet sur la table de nos gouvernements depuis longtemps. Il y reste.

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Constitutional Court rules: different tax treatment of capital reduction is not discriminatory

On 19 February 2015, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the tax treatment of income from a capital reduction in the hands of a Belgian compan…

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Handelsagentuur - uitbreiding bijkomende vergoeding handelsagent

Een recent arrest van het Hof van Beroep te Brussel verduidelijkt de mogelijkheid voor een bijkomende schadevergoeding voor de handelsagent boven…

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Administrative cost charged for certain Belgian residence applications from 2 March 2015

The intention of the Government to apply charges for residence applications in order to cover the administrative costs was already present in the…

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Brussels Court of Appeal declares travel sector dawn raids from 2006 illegal

On February 18, 2015 the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a groundbreaking judgment regarding the legality of dawn raids organized under the Belgian …

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How to award a procurement covering several activities?

Public procurement - Classic sectors - Special sectors - Several activities    

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La détermination de la politique de soins de santé

Parallèlement à l'exposé des mesures et réformes qui devront accompagner la législature, l'accord de gouvernement s'arrête sur la méthode qu'il entend…

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Een uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding in een huurovereenkomst is nietig

In principe kan in een overeenkomst een uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding worden opgenomen. In dat beding bepalen de partijen aan de overeenkomst in wel…

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Additional wave of tax audits to be expected with respect to withholding tax exemptions

During 2014, the Belgian tax authorities audited 2,000 companies for the correct application of these exemptions. Although we noticed that these …

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