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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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03/11/25
Significant update for family businesses in Flanders

On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…

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30/10/25
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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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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End of the big payout? Stricter remuneration rules for public companies

On March 18 2010 the Senate approved the new Corporate Governance Act, which had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The new act will be…

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Opgepast bij het factureren van Uw pleziervaartuig op de zaak!

De rechtbank van koophandel te Turnhout heeft op 4 januari 2010 een vonnis geveld waarbij het recht op schadevergoeding bij gebrek aan eigendomsbewijs…

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Protection des marques sur Internet : la CJUE prend position dans l´affaire Google Adwords

Dans un arrêt du 23 mars 2010 (aff. C-236/08), la Cour de justice de l´Union européenne a répondu aux différentes questions préjudicielles posées par …

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De lasthebber ad hoc en het faillissement van de vennootschap

Wanneer een vennootschap samen met haar vertegenwoordiger strafrechtelijk wordt vervolgd, luidt de wettelijke regeling (art. 2 V.T.Sv.) dat de bevoegd…

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L’expertise judiciaire : le législateur revoit sa copie en 2009

L'ancien article 964 du Code judiciaire indiquait que si les parties étaient d'accord sur le choix de l'expert, le juge devait respecter ce choix. Lor…

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Nieuwe fiscale regels inzake spelen en weddenschappen

De beginselen van onze belasting op spelen en weddenschappen zijn terug te vinden in de wet van 28 augustus 1921 houdende de invoering van nieuwe fisc…

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L’impact de la Loi Devlies sur les jeux media

Après un long processus législatif, la loi portant modification de la législation relative aux jeux de hasard – supportée par le Secrétaire d’Etat Car…

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Sms- en telefoonspelen binnenkort definitief wetelijk gereglementerd

De markt van de diensten en spelen per sms, mms, internet en telefoon heeft de voorbije jaren een heuse boom doorgemaakt. Vandaag kunnen allerlei dien…

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New Belgian Notification Duties For Significant Participations In Non Listed Public Limited Liability Companie…

By Act of 18 January 2010 a new Article 515 bis was introduced in the Belgian Companies Code (the “BCC”) which imposes a notification duty on sharehol…

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Collective dismissal and summary jurisdiction

When the employer starts the information procedure in the event of a collective dismissal, the judge sitting in chambers (appointed to deal provisio…

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Calculation of interest on gross remuneration

In its decision of 4 February 2010, the Constitutional Court confirmed the legitimacy of articles 69 and 70 of the Act of 8 June 2008 (and in partic…

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Limitation of bonuses and severance pay for the Belgian listed companies

On 11 February 2010, the House of Representatives voted in favour of a Government Bill whose main aim was to reinforce the corporate governance of t…

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Hiring - Work - Public tenders?

A hiring can be a public procurement when there are building projects.

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Public authorities have the opportunity to participate in public procurement

Public authority – competitor.

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Can a company deposit two tenders? Belgian point of view

More automatic exclusions?

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Could two affiliated companies participate in the same procedure for the award of a public procurement? Point …

Affiliated companies – participation in the same procedure for the award of a public contract – treatment of the tenders – free competition.

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The Belgian tax relief regime applied to real estate SICAF is discriminatory

These Belgian investment companies have fiscal incentives to keep their assets in Belgium. The European Commission has ordered Belgium to put an end…

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Telecommunications: the new regulation comes into force

Telecom Package – new regulation.

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Nutella Cartel

The College of Prosecutors of the Competition Council confirms the existence of a price cartel between Ferrero and three Belgian retail undertakings…

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Competition and Energy

The European Commission accepts ENI commitments.

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