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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowan…

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in…

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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive jud…

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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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EU Court of Justice orders another judicial State aid review of Belgian Excess Profit Rulings

On 16 September 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgement on whether the Belgian excess profit rulings could qualify as St…

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Les obligations des fournisseurs et des utilisateurs de systèmes d’intelligence artificielle selon le projet …

De manière assez générale, l’intelligence artificielle (ci-après « IA ») pourrait être définie comme un ensemble des théories et des techniques…

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Openbaarheid van bestuur : in Vlaanderen is interne communicatie niet langer openbaar

Vlaamse overheidsinstanties hoeven hun interne communicatie niet meer openbaar te maken. Recent is een nieuwe uitzondering op het recht op (passieve) …

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Reform of property law - Usufruct right

On 1 September 2021, Belgium said goodbye the rules of property law as laid down in the Civil Code of 1804 and the Acts of 10 January 1824 on long-ter…

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Cassatie bevestigt: ook onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs kan uw gelijk bewijzen

In een recent arrest bevestigt het Hof van Cassatie dat ook onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs voor de burgerlijke rechter kan worden aangewend. De onzeker…

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Reform of property law - Most relevant general provisions

On 1 September 2021, Belgium said goodbye the rules of property law as laid down in the Civil Code of 1804 and the Acts of 10 January 1824 on long-ter…

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European Court of Justice takes position justifying prohibitions on showing visible signs

On 15 July 2021 the European Court of Justice ruled that employers may legally prohibit employees from wearing any visible signs of political, philoso…

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Back to (remote) work: new rules for Belgian employers as from September 2021

After 1.5 year of teleworking, the Belgian Coordination Committee (coordination body composed of Federal, regional and community ministers) decided to…

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Verschillende verlofstelsels aangepast afgelopen zomer

Tijdens de zomer werden verschillende verlofstelsels aangepast. 

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New Criminal Code in Belgium: what corporates should expect? (2/5)

The present newsletter is the second issue of a series of five, which will explore the large piece of legislation recasting the Belgian Criminal Code.…

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A practical overview of the New Property Law

The new property law of 4 February 2020 that created Book 3 of the new Civil Code on ‘Goods’ (‘Book 3’ or the ‘New Property Law’),…

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Btw-hervorming in de ziekenhuissector?

De wet van 11 juli 2021 hervormt de voorwaarden waaronder de medische verzorging en ziekenhuisverpleging in België van btw zijn vrijgesteld. De wet kw…

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Proposal for a Belgian law on the control of foreign direct investments in strategic sectors

The law proposal, tabled on 23 February 2021 by the Federal Government, aims at including in the Belgian Code of Economic Law a mechanism for screenin…

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Btw-hervorming in de ziekenhuissector?

De wet van 11 juli 2021 hervormt de voorwaarden waaronder de medische verzorging en ziekenhuisverpleging in België van btw zijn vrijgesteld. De wet kw…

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Ticking the box for your distribution agreements

 In the future, the European Commission apparently would like to subject dual distribution to additional conditions for being able to benefit fro…

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Cross-border employment Belgium-Luxembourg: “24-days” rule becomes “34-days” rule

On 31 August 2021, the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, announced a further relaxation of t…

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Last minute wijzigingen en inwerkingtreding Wetboek Goederenrecht

Anderhalf jaar na de publicatie is Boek 3 van het nieuwe Burgerlijk Wetboek, het gedeelte over het goederenrecht, in werking getreden op 1 september 2…

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The new property law enters into force on 1 September 2021

Newspapers discuss polemics about balls falling into the neighbour's garden and what is allowed in that case. One would almost forget that there is m…

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Directors of regulated firms can no longer be bound by an employment contract

Until recently, directors of regulated firms were permitted to serve as directors on a self-employed basis and, at the same time, to perform their ope…

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The reconstitution reserve allows to exempt profits from corporate tax

The so-called reconstitution reserve is part of the additional economic, tax and financial measures to soften the economic consequences of the COVID-1…

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