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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

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

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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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Invoking copyright to block the submission of evidence? Nice try, but no cigar!

The Court of Justice of the European Union delivers judgments regarding the concept of “communication to the public” faster than legal scholars can re…

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Afwerving van cliënteel – Communicatie ter actualisering van klantenbestanden

Het Hof van Beroep te Brussel oordeelde dat communicatie gericht aan klanten van een concurrent ter actualisering van klantenbestanden in de mate die …

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EU Omnibus Directive: what is the impact of the consumer protection reform for traders? Some takeaways and res…

Nearly one year ago, the EU Parliament adopted the directive No 2019/2161 (better known as the “Omnibus Directive”) as a result of the “New …

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Transfers following Schrems II: more clarity

On 11 November 2020, the EDPB published (in concept) its long-awaited recommendations concerning the transfer of personal data following Schrems II. M…

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Payments in the video game industry: Regulatory Status in Belgium

This summer has brought a major lawsuit in the video game industry with the “Apple v. Epic Games” case. Epic Games, the developer of the popular game&…

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Transfer of personal data outside the EEA

In the Schrems II judgment of 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice ruled that the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on …

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Met het oog op de toekomst in moeilijke tijden: de wederopbouwreserve

Om de nadelige economische gevolgen van de COVID-19 pandemie zoveel als mogelijk te beperken, voorziet de regering niet enkel in financiële (bijv. ove…

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Leases management in COVID-19 times: is the rent (fully) due?

On 30 October 2020, the Judge of Peace of Etterbeek rendered a judgment on commercial leases in the first lockdown period in view of the COVID-19 meas…

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EU Court of Justice clarifies concept of “informed consent” for collection of personal data

On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) rendered its judgment (Case C‑61/19) in a case (Orange România SA v. Autoritatea Naţională de …

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Mag u een werknemer ontslaan omdat hij weigert een mondmasker te dragen?

Het Arbeidshof van Antwerpen heeft het ontslag om dringende reden van een werknemer die weigert een mondmasker te dragen op zijn arbeidsplaats bekrach…

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Attention points for retail sector employers considering dismissing employees for economic or technical reason…

As the retail sector is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, employers within it might be considering dismissing employees for e…

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New Belgian DPA decision: employee consent sometimes works

Yes, employee consent is possible in certain circumstances – but do not assume old processing activities fully comply. That, in summary, was the posit…

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EIOPA outlines approach on product oversight and governance

EIOPA published a paper on its approach to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance distributors and manufacturers

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A European passport for crowdfunding

At last, a European passport for crowdfunding! As from 10 November 2021, it will be possible for both new and existing crowdfunding platforms to obtai…

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Do not forget these employment obligations in December 2020!

The end of the year is getting closer. To make sure you can start the new year without worrying, we will guide you through these last weeks of 2020 by…

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Winkelketen Inno haalt na een decennium officieel zijn gelijk: sperperioderegeling (oude wet marktpraktijken) …

Doorheen de jaren is er al veel inkt gevloeid over de wettigheid van de sperperioderegeling (verbod op prijsverminderingen tijdens de sperperiode) in …

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ELECTIONS SOCIALES : la loi encadrant les modalités alternatives de vote suite au coronavirus est publiée

La loi du 4 novembre 2020 portant diverses mesures sociales suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 a été publiée au Moniteur belge le 13 novembre 2020. Cette…

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The EU digital finance package: unwrapping digitally fit rules for financial services

The European Commission is eager to accelerate the EU’s digital transition and to ensure EU leadership in the realm of digital finance.  

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2020 social elections - It’s time to vote!

It’s been a long time coming, but the time to vote in the 2020 social elections is finally here.

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La nouvelle taxe sur les comptes-titres 2.0 frappe fort

Les masques sont tombés. On y voit enfin plus clair sur les contours de la nouvelle « taxe sur les riches » : celle-ci prendra la forme…

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