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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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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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Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

Following its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, on 6 May 2022 the European Commission published drafts for a r…

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Federale overheidsdienst Beleid en Ondersteuning geeft aanbevelingen over omgaan met prijsstijgingen bij overh…

De pandemie, de verstoring van de internationale handel en recent het conflict in Oekraïne veroorzaken significante prijsstijgingen en toevoerprobleme…

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Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2022

On 12 May 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current …

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Update gunstregime voor expats

Wij verwijzen naar onze e-zine van 13 januari 2022 waarin wij het nieuwe gunstregime voor expats in België toelichten, zoals vastgelegd in de programm…

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REPowerEU and the Energy Market Design – What are the plans of the EU Commission?

On 18 May 2022, the EU Commission presented a plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition (the REPowerEU P…

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BNPL solutions soon impacted by a new consumer credit directive?

BNPL providers, beware! A new consumer credit directive is on its way and could impact your business.

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EU Commission Adopts New Rules for Distribution Agreements: What’s to Come for Distribution Relationships in t…

On May 10, 2022, the European Commission adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and accompanying Vertical Guidelines. The new rule…

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The annual tax on foreign UCIs: end of the judicial saga?

Recently, the Belgian Supreme Court issued several judgements regarding the compatibility of the annual tax on undertakings for collective investment …

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Insolvency | Back to the future with the Heiploeg ruling?

After having almost killed the Belgian judicial restructuring procedure by transfer under judicial supervision (see our previous news on the…

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Omnibus Directive finally transposed into Belgian law

The Belgian Parliament adopted the Act that transposes the European Omnibus Directive N° 2019/2161, which aims at better enforcement and modernisation…

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New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation – What are the main changes?

On 10 May 2022, the EU Commission adopted new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and Vertical Guidelines following …

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Omzetting van de ECN+ richtlijn en invoering van een filing fee in concentratiezaken

Het Belgisch mededingingsrecht werd op belangrijke punten hervormd door de wet van 28 februari 2022. De wet is enerzijds een omzetting in het Bel…

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Brussels and Brussels South Charleroi airports fined for use of thermal cameras

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) has fined Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport 200,000 and 100,000 EUR respectively for…

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Price increases in commercial contracts in wartime and post COVID-19

Supply-chain problems post COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine are key factors for price increases currently affecting most industries. Undertakings that …

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Brussel geeft groen licht voor energiedelen in energiegemeenschappen

Op 11 maart 2022 wijzigde het Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest de volgende drie ordonnanties:  

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Hague System | International design protection is now available in China

Since 5 May 2022, companies and designers are able to obtain international design protection also in China. In parallel, Chinese residents are now abl…

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De eigen besteksbepalingen, de “handboeien” in de overheidsopdrachtenwereld?

Indien de opdrachtdocumenten in het kader van een raamovereenkomst bepalen dat, wanneer de eerste begunstigde niet in staat is om de (deel)opdracht ui…

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Knowledge (and data) saves lives!

On 3 May, the European Commission officially launched a proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS), proposed Regulation n…

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« Mystery calls » : l’inspection sociale mieux armée pour lutter contre la discrimination

Le législateur vient d’adopter une loi modifiant les pouvoirs de l’inspection sociale en matière de constatations relatives à la discrimination. Ces p…

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Transfer of undertakings and pre-pack – CJEU’s nuanced approach

On 28 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgement regarding the application of the workers’ protection in the eve…

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