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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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Belgian draft law amending the Pillar 2 Law

On 9 October 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft l…

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Maximum wage cost increase margin for the 2025-2026 period s…

On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing 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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Belgian Competition Authority consults on draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices

On 12 September 2018, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published its draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices, and ha…

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Entry Into Force of the Act on the Protection of Natural Persons with Regard to the Processing of Personal Dat…

On 5 September 2018, the Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (hereinafter the "Act…

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Big Brother is watching you… still more

L’Europe, arguant de la lutte contre le financement du terrorisme et l’utilisation du système financier aux fins du blanchiment de capitaux, a contrai…

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Wat is de impact van de Brexit op de GDPR?

Het is aftellen tot Groot-Brittannië op 29 maart volgend jaar de EU verlaat en tijdens dat lange aftellen neemt de stress in het VK elke dag verder to…

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Le scraping est-il légal ?

Le web scraping est aussi appelé « screen scraping », ou « harvesting ». Ces termes recouvrent l’ensemble des techniques consistan…

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Improved legal protection of trade secrets

The act of 30 July 2018 concerning the protection of trade secrets entered into force on 24 August 2018. The act implements a European directive and p…

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Het “ontslagverbod” bij overdracht van onderneming

Een overdracht van onderneming vormt op zichzelf voor de overdrager of de verkrijger geen reden tot ontslag. Maar dat “ontslagverbod” vormt geen belet…

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The UBO register - The current state of affairs

The law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and limi…

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New Circular on the overall assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks

On 24 January 2018 the National Bank of Belgium (hereafter “NBB”) published its Circular 2018_02 on the overall assessment of money launderi…

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Compliance consists of both prevention and remediation

Compliance has become a key concern not only in the financial sector but in business circles in general.

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The framework of the compliance function is becoming increasingly complex

In recent years, a lot of new regulations have been introduced around the world to combat bribery and corruption in business. Moreover, fines totallin…

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It takes someone special to be a compliance professional

We could hardly pretend that one single approach could help any company sail over its regulatory and compliance challenges. And certainly not in Belgi…

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Droit d’auteur et Internet : la nouvelle directive est presque là

Le Parlement européen nous a tenu en haleine tout l’été. Après une véritable guerre de lobbies, il a fini par adopter, après un premier refus retentis…

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Belgian Supreme Court: joint lobbying activities do not constitute restriction of competition

On 22 June 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal annulling a decision of the Belgian Competiti…

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Lachen, u wordt gefilmd !

De werkgever die bewakingscamera's wenst te installeren, zal zich moeten houden aan de regels van de collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst nr. 68 betreffend…

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New Belgian data protection law has come into force

The Belgian Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (“Law of 30 July 2018”) …

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Le permis unique pour les travailleurs d’origine étrangère

La loi relative à l’occupation de ressortissants étrangers se trouvent dans une situation particulière de séjour a été adoptée le 9 mai 2018. Elle por…

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Loonbeslag DAVO wegens achterstallig onderhoudsgeld: verhoging van het leefloon op 1 september 2018

Vanaf 1 september 2018 worden de basisbedragen van het leefloon verhoogd. Ingeval van een beslag op loon door DAVO wegens achterstallig onderhoudsgeld…

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New thresholds for gifts granted to employees

Employers can grant their employees at special occasions gifts in kind, or in cash or in the form of gift vouchers. These gifts do not qualify as sala…

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Criminal liability of legal persons undergoing change

 law of 11 July 2018 amends Articles 5 and 7bis of the Criminal Code with regard to the criminal liability of legal persons. The amendments, whic…

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