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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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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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Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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Rechtszekerheid, robuustheid... Realiteit? Het eindrapport v…

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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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Insurance in general (Luxembourg) Changes in the anti-money laundering and in the supervision legislation

The law dd. October 27th, 2010 (Memorial n°193, No-vember 3rd, 2010) brought several innovations in re-spect of anti-money laundering regulations in L…

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Assurances de personnes - Discrimination hommes/femmes La CJUE rend un arrêt « historique »

L’arrêt du 1er mars 2011 de la Cour de Justice de l’U-nion européenne (ci-après « CJUE ») était pour le moins attendu, voire redouté par le secteur de…

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Under penalty of nullity

Specifications – acceptability of the tenders

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The European Commission publishes a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement

Public procurements – social considerations – European Commission’s practical guide.

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De European Commission publishes a green paper on the modernisation of EU procurement policy

Public procurements – consultation – proposal of Legal modifications

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Is the use of action for discontinuance possible within the framework of public procurement?

Action for discontinuance – honest commercial customs – public procurements – banned from the continuation of the contract.

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Asset/property managers : obligation to register with IPI in the absence of a prospective European passport

Managers of properties located in Belgium must register with IPI. This obligation rests on both Belgian and foreign managers. This situation could evo…

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Cancellation of the obligation to employ a registered contractor

Recently filed in the House of Representatives, the draft “Act introducing various provisions” contains, among its modifications, the cancellation of …

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Law proposal regarding the amendment of the rules governing retaill leases

This proposal is intended to amend several points of the law on retail leases dated 30 April 1951, namely the rules regarding the renewal of the lease…

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Repair and maintenance in lease agreements – who takes care of what?

A short overview of the legal regime and its application in practice.

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Assurances de responsabilité - RC auto La compétence du tribunal de première instance et les pénalités dues en…

Le tribunal de police de Verviers a eu récemment à se prononcer sur la question de savoir si un litige portant sur l’application de l’article 14 de la…

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The harmonization of the statutes of blue- and white-collar workers as provided for in the Interprofessional A…

The Council of Ministers approved, on 25 February, the final act and decrees relating to the execution of the mediation proposition of the Federal Gov…

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Harsh liability of directors of companies facing difficulties

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Mons reiterates the rigour of the principle embodied in article 633 of the Belgian Companies Code and the …

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Stock-options plans : «From bonus granted to high management to financing source for small and medium-size com…

More and more managers of small and medium-size companies decide to refinance their companies through the granting of stock options to their employees…

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Bankruptcy of a co-contractor: what about the on-going contracts ?

According to the Court of Cassation, a bankruptcy receiver could, for the benefit of the liquidation, terminate the contracts entered into by the bank…

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First demand guarantee vs personal guarantee: confusion made on purpose?

Experience shows that personal guarantees are often badly drafted and create confusion regarding the scope of undertakings of the guarantor. Is this c…

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Risk and remuneration : bedfellows under supervision

Europe has mobilized itself in order to restrict excessive compensation policies associated with risky behaviours. Belgium follows suit.

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Reform of the Belgian regulatory landscape

On 1 April 2011, Belgian financial supervision shall be significantly reformed as a result of the decision of the Belgian government to introduce a so…

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STORI : regulated information on publicly listed companies finally centralized and readily available

The CBFA implemented a central storage of regulated information on publicly listed companies.

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Invoices are subject to language regulations

Invoices will be null and void if they do not comply with language regulations.

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