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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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Deadline for implementation of MiFID rules is approaching. Insurers, agents and brokers: are you ready?

So-called MiFID rules will apply to all insurance professionals carrying on business in Belgium as from 30 April 2014. Both Belgian and foreign insure…

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Account of the vacation pay for part-time workers

Before the end of the year, an account of the vacation pay has to be made for the workers who, during the course of the year, shifted from fulltime em…

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Belgian real estate UCIs to escape AIFMD scope

A new regime is being prepared to remove Belgian real estate collective investment undertakings from the scope of application of the Alternative Inves…

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Incorporation of the Market Practices Act into the New Commercial Code: What's New?

On 30 December 2013, an act to insert Volume VI (Market Practices and Consumer Protection) into the Commercial Code was published in the Belgian State…

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Het krediet aan KMO’s is voortaan (gedeeltelijk) gereglementeerd

Teneinde het verkrijgen van kredieten voor KMO’s te vergemakkelijken en hen te beschermen tegen bepaalde onevenwichtige bankpraktijken, heeft de wetge…

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THE NEW WALLOON CLIMATE DECREE: STRINGENT OBJECTIVES TOWARDS EFFECTIVE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS

The Walloon Parliament adopted its Climate Decree on 20 February 2014. The Climate Decree is intended to allow Wallonia to meet its own commitments to…

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The Blomqvist v. Rolex decision of the CJEU: intervention by European customs authorities over goods purchased…

The European Court of Justice recently examined the question of whether the intervention of European customs authorities based on Council Regulation (…

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Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

On 12 February 2014, the social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismiss…

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Hyperlinks to freely accessible works without the authorization of the copyright holders are allowed, accordin…

Last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in the Svensson case about hyperlinks to copyright-protected works. The Cou…

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The requirement to justify dismissal

Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) n° 109 introduces an obligation to state the reasons for dismissal.

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European Commission in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for airlines

The European Commission opened on 4 February 2014 in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for Cyprus Airways and Estonian Air.

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The revision of the contract in case of change of circumstances

Seminar in French - 8 May 2014 - Faculté de droit et de criminologie, Université catholique de Louvain

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For the first time, the Belgian Competition Authority publishes new guidelines for dawn raids

Since 2011, the Competition Prosecutors have communicated guidelines regarding the dawn raid process to undertakings that were dawn raided. Since the …

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Een hervorming van het mededingingsrecht, een verhoging van de aansprakelijkheid. Een verwittigd bestuurder is…

Voor de meeste bedrijven lijkt het mededingingsrecht een ver-van-mijn-bed-show. Dit is echter onterecht zoals blijkt uit volgende voorbeelden: werd u …

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Google obliged to display comparable specialized search rivals

The European Commission has obtained an improved commitments proposal from Google in the context of the ongoing antitrust investigation into online se…

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LA COTISATION ANNUELLE À CHARGE DES SOCIÉTÉS (CACS), BIENTÔT DÉCLARÉE ILLÉGALE ?

Et si la cotisation annuelle à charge des sociétés était déclarée illégale, de quelle manière et surtout dans quelle mesure une société pourrait-elle …

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Electricity/Gas - sixth reform of state - Walloon distribution tariff

Branle-le-bas de combat au niveau régional: les textes de la sixième réforme de l’Etat entreront en vigueur au 1er juillet 2014, un gros mois après le…

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Supplementary protection certificates - Opinion of Advocate General Jääskinen in case C-11/13 Bayer CropScienc…

On 13 February 2014, Advocate General Jääskinen delivered his Opinion in case C-11/13, Bayer CropScience, referred for a preliminary ruling by the Fed…

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Private Equity Investors and Business Angels face 'Consumer-like Protection' for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gained 'consumer-like protection' pursuant to the Act of 21 December 2013 on the financing of SMEs (her…

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The Constitutional Court validates the Walloon double green certificate mechanism

Judgment n°27/2014 of 13 February 2014

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