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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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04/08/25
04/08/25
Promotion at DALDEWOLF

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucie MARCHAL to the position of Counsel in the European Union Law team.

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04/07/25
04/07/25
Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

Goodwin has opened a new office in Brussels, the epicenter for EU policy, legislation and enforcement. Together with Goodwin’s existing US and UK-based Antitrust and Competition t…

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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29/09/25
Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman T…

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certaint…

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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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30/09/16
L'affaire Nyrstar et le rejet des intérêts d'un emprunt de 450 millions d'euros

Il arrive souvent qu'une entreprise contracte un emprunt pour financer une distribution de dividendes ou une réduction de capital. L'interrogation du …

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29/09/16
Un agenda européen pour l'économie collaborative

Op 2 juni 2016 heeft de Europese Commissie een medeling, met als titel « een Europese agenda voor de collaboratieve economie” aangenomen.

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27/09/16
Confusing Conservation Measures with Compensatory Measures May Adversely Affect Planned Development of the Ant…

On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down an important preliminary ruling in the Orleans case, which concerns the…

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26/09/16
The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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23/09/16
ECJ on Reimbursement of Legal Fees in IP Litigation

On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) issued an important judgment on the recovery of legal fees. In particular, the…

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22/09/16
Notional interest deduction rate for tax year 2018 is 0,237pc (or 0,737pc for SMEs)

The Belgian NID rate for tax year 2018 (accounting years ending between 31 December 2017 and 30 December 2018, both dates included) would be…

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22/09/16
More flexibility when filing administrative appeals

On 3 August 2016, a law was adopted easing the requirements when filing an admissible administrative appeal. According to the Belgian Income Tax Code,…

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22/09/16
Meldingsplicht van substantiële betalingen: Hongkong-structuren onder vuur

Dat Belgische vennootschappen die (on)rechtstreeks betalingen verrichten aan belastingparadijzen voor een totaalbedrag van 100.000 euro tijdens het be…

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21/09/16
Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…

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20/09/16
New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…

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20/09/16
CJEU clarifies criteria for recovering lawyers’ fees in IP disputes

In its decision of 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) clarified that at least a significant and appropriate part of the…

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19/09/16
The SME Financing Act: A Step Forward?

The SME Financing Act, applicable since 10 January 2014, has the laudable goal of making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to access fi…

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19/09/16
Fiscale afrekeningen zijn begrijpelijk, maar getuigen van onvolwassen Europa

In navolging van een in 2014 opgestart onderzoek omtrent illegale (fiscale) staatssteun, heeft de Europese Commissie gisteren haar bevindingen aan Ier…

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16/09/16
Corsan in moeilijkheden. Wat met mijn tax shelter?

Veel ondernemingen hebben de afgelopen jaren geld geïnvesteerd in de audiovisuele sector via een “Tax Shelter”. Het filmhuis Corsan – één van de belan…

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16/09/16
An eQuestionnaire... and what now?

Your company's receptionist forwards an e-mail that arrived at the info e-mail address. It was sent by the European Commission’s Directorate-General f…

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07/09/16
Forfaitaire belasting zelfstandigen is geen hinderpaal meer voor belastingkrediet

In principe moet een bezwaarschrift ingediend worden bij de adviseur-generaal van de belastingen (de nieuwe benaming voor de gewestelijke directeur). …

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01/09/16
Kaaimantaks | Franse “Société Civile de Portefeuille”: translucide onder het Franse recht en "soms" transparan…

Bepaalde belastingplichtigen (vaak van Franse origine) hebben een effectenportefeuille in een zogenaamde “Société Civile de Portefeuille” ondergebrach…

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31/08/16
State Aid update - European Commission requests Ireland to recover EUR 13 billion in unpaid taxes from Apple

The European Commission (Commission) announced its final decision in the formal state aid investigation into two advance pricing agreements (APAs) obt…

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31/08/16
Transfer pricing documentation – Implementation of BEPS Action 13 into Belgian law

A new Act has been adopted by Belgian Parliament introducing a legal TP documentation obligation in accordance with BEPS action 13, which will enter i…

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29/08/16
Ontwerp Programmawet - Uitbreiding bijzondere aanslagtermijn en nieuwe bijzondere onderzoekstermijn in interna…

De regering heeft op 2 juni 2016 een wetsontwerp van Programmawet ingediend in de Kamer. Een van de meest opvallende wijzigingen betreft de uitbreidin…

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