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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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The ELTIF: amendments in the Belgian AIFM Law

On 19 April 2021, a draft law on diverse financial provisions (the “Draft Law”) was published. The Draft Law was adopted by the Parliament at the end …

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Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Social benefits

Q: Can I offer a beer and wine box to our employees? Is this taxable and tax deductible?

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Loyers commerciaux en 2021 : comment bénéficier des deux « mesures Covid »

On sait désormais que la situation prolongée de la crise sanitaire a eu et aura – pendant encore pas mal de temps- un impact général négatif sur …

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Belgian Social Partners Reach Agreement on Four Key Social Topics

On Tuesday June 8, 2021, the Belgian Group of Ten (i.e., the consultative body of trade unions and employers, the “social partners”) reached…

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Overheidsopdrachten. Valse verklaringen van een derde op wiens draagkracht men beroep doet: automatische uitsl…

Het overheidsopdrachtenrecht laat kandidaten en inschrijvers toe om beroep te doen op derden teneinde de gestelde selectiecriteria te voldoen en dit o…

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Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

De vaccinatiecampagne draait op volle toeren, waardoor de kans toeneemt dat u als werkgever wordt geconfronteerd met een werknemer die zich (eventueel…

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What is the best way to settle a dispute? Court proceedings or mediation?

Mediation is now on everyone's lips and is increasingly becoming an effective way to settle disputes that may arise between two or more parties.

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Checklist voorbereiding en implementatie procedure klokkenluiders

Werknemers spelen als klokkenluider een sleutelrol bij het onthullen en voorkomen van inbreuken op belangrijke wetgeving door de onderneming of de org…

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The mid-year review - what should you do when your employee is underperforming?

For a company to work effectively, an employer needs to be able to rely on committed, motivated and capable employees. Many employers organise mid-yea…

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Can employers grant employees a one-off results-based bonus to incentivize them to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

The Belgian Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue (FPS) is of the opinion that it would, in principle, not be possible to gran…

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Employee party in the company building

We organise a party of freedom linked to a match of the Red Devils on our company premises. What rules do we observe? And in the open air?

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Communication in response to employee departures: limit yourself to the essentials

In the context of the execution of an employment contract, an employer is permitted to inform its employees about the mere fact that an employment con…

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Are employees allowed to return to the office? Yes, but under certain conditions!

As a reminder, in its meeting of 11 May 2021 the Consultative Committee decided that, if there were positive developments in the health situation, it …

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The New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers of Personal Data from the EU

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued its long-awaited updated standard contractual clauses (SCCs).  The publication of …

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World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Fighting fake goods remains a priority

Today is the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day. The day on which we recognize the hard work necessary to stop the manufacture, sale and distribution of co…

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The end of mandatory telework?

On Friday 4 June 2021, a new Ministerial Decree was published in the Belgian State Gazette that includes new provisions regarding telework. For the ti…

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Data transfer tool – Adoption of new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses

In the absence of an adequacy decision or derogations, undertakings may only transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if the la…

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Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…

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Dividendes de sociétés française : circulaire du 28 mai 2021

La date de dépôt des déclarations à l’impôt des personnes physiques approchant à grands pas, beaucoup de contribuables se demandent comment faire pour…

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VAT fixed establishment non-existing without staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in the highly anticipated Titanium case that own staff is required for a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT. In t…

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