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België and VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 hebben wij samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland & Wales, Schotlan…

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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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De beoordelingsmethodiek bij overheidsopdrachten vooraf bekendmaken of niet? Aan het Hof van Justitie om hiero…

De beoordelingsmethode of -methodiek is de wijze waarop door de aanbestedende overheid, bij de evaluatie van de offertes, de beoordelingselementen ver…

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The retail lease and the development of a customer base: applicable principles

The criterion of direct contact with the public as part of the commercial lease definition also implies the development by the tenant of its own custo…

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Ontslag van een werknemer: is overgewicht een handicap ?

Op 18 december 2014 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie een arrest geveld over het ontslag van een Deense werknemer die leed aan obesitas. Het Hof die…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Transitional Regime Between Former Competition Law and Current Code of Economic Law

On 20 November 2014, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling on the transitional regime between the former competition law of 2006 and the new C…

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Applicable legislation in the case of cross-border employment

A recent judgment of the French-speaking Labour Tribunal of Brussels addressed the issue of the applicable legislation in a cross-border employment in…

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Aviation & Transport News: Judgment By Court Of Justice Requires Air Carriers To Indicate The Final Price …

The Court of Justice has specified that a computerised booking system must, from the outset, indicate the final price to be paid for each flight from …

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Constitutional Court Confirms Legality of Appeal Procedure against Use of Documents and Data Seized by Competi…

On 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court dismissed the actions challenging the legality of the appeal available to companies against the use of d…

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Reserveringswebsites voor vliegtickets moeten op elk ogenblik de correcte prijs voor een vliegticket tonen, ze…

Het Europees Hof van Justitie deed op 15 januari 2015 uitspraak in een zaak die al enkele jaren aansleept en waarin Air Berlin gedagvaard werd door ee…

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The rent guarantee in the context of short residential lease agreements

With regard to the principal residence lease, what will happen to the guarantor in the event a short-term lease agreement transforms into a lease agre…

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Gestolen data en de fiscus: hoe zit dat in België?

Nooit eerder liepen we met z'n allen een groter risico dat onze financiële gegevens op straat terechtkomen. Een medewerker van een bank of een adviesk…

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Uw website is een bron van inkomsten... voor anderen. Wat nu?

Zonder het te beseffen stellen zowat alle ondernemingen gratis informatie ter beschikking, die nochtans waardevol is voor derden of zelfs hun concurre…

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The General Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the Pilkington group in the car glass cartel

On 17 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed in its entirety an action for annulment brought by Pilkington Group Limited, and various subsi…

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New salary amounts for immigration purposes

From 1 January 2015, the applicable annual remuneration thresholds for various employment law purposes are:

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Is een vals Facebookprofiel strafbaar?

De vraag wordt ons geregeld gesteld: is het nu eigenlijk strafbaar om een vals Facebookprofiel aan te maken onder iemand anders naam en om daar al dan…

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Benefit in kind – Private use of a company car: Updated formula for 2015

The new reference CO2 emission for calculating the taxable benefit in kind for the private use of a company car in the hands of company directors and …

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Usage privé d'un GSM, d'un smartphone et d'un PC mis à disposition par l'employeur : l'O.N.S.S. publie ses règ…

Dans ses instructions relatives au 4ème trimestre 2014, l'O.N.S.S. officialise la manière dont l'utilisation personnelle d'un GSM ou d'un smartphone, …

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New Tax Shelter rules for audiovisual productions: lower threshold for investors and more formalities for prod…

On 1 January 2015, new rules governing Belgium's tax shelter exemption for investments in audiovisual productions have entered into force. Framework a…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Grants Third Party Limited Access to File in Merger Case

On 19 November 2014, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ("the Court") issued an interim judgment ordering the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") to gr…

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1 January 2015 – unclaimed shares are offered for sale

As from 1 January 2015, bearer shares (that were converted into registered and dematerialized shares after 1 January 2014), whose owners have remained…

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Wijziging van het Bodemdecreet: wat is er veranderd op 1 januari 2015?

Niet alleen is 2015 het Internationaal jaar van de Bodem (www.bodembewust.be) en viert het Vlaamse Bodemdecreet zijn 20ste verjaardag, maar met ingang…

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