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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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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma coll…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…

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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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UBO register: deadline for registration postponed

The Federal Public Service Finance (hereafter: FPS Finance) has published Frequently Asked Questions (hereafter: FAQ) to clarify the new Belgian UBO r…

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Afwerving van cliënteel: ex-werknemer mag systematisch cliënteel benaderen van vroegere werkgever

Het Hof van Beroep te Gent bevestigde nogmaals de principiële vrijheid van handel en concurrentie waaruit de principiële geoorloofdheid van afwerving …

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Whistleblowing: Towards a Minimum Level of Protection in the EU

Due to a lack of comprehensive legislation and a minimum standard of protection at the EU level, potential whistleblowers are often afraid to come for…

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Uitgebreider adoptieverlof en pleegouderverlof vanaf 1 januari 2019

Een werknemer die een kind adopteert, zal vanaf 1 januari 2019 recht hebben op 6 weken adoptieverlof ongeacht de leeftijd van het geadopteerde kind. D…

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September is ending. Flexibility isn’t.

The Belgian labour market is becoming more flexible every day. Working time, remuneration and organisational structure are evolving. The thematic leav…

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GDPR en advocaten: moet u eigenlijk een verwerkersovereenkomst sluiten met uw advocaat?

Tijd om even stil te staan bij deze vraag: is inzake GDPR uw advocaat een verwerker met wie u een verwerkersovereenkomst moet afsluiten of is hij…

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Ultimate Beneficial Owners Register operational as of today – Compliance required by 31 March 2019

he Anti-Money Laundering Act of 18 September 2017 (the “AML Act”) set up a central register at the Treasury Administration(the “UBO Register[1]”) to w…

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Witte rook over toepassing btw op onroerende verhuur: de basisprincipes van het wetsontwerp

Er is eindelijk duidelijkheid over de hervorming van het btw stelsel voor onroerende verhuur. De federale ministerraad heeft tijdens de begrotingscont…

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"Speech is silver, silence is golden" – or does the gold belong to the crown witness?

Belgium has recently seen the role of the crown witness incorporated in the Code of Criminal Procedure through the Act of 22 July 2018. Persons under …

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Supreme Court rules on fraudulent A1 certificates

When sending employees to work abroad, an employer must apply for certain certificates, such as an A1 secondment certificate. This certificate is a d…

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New Protection for Trade Secrets

On 14 August, the Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of trade secrets was published in the Belgian State Gazette, finally providing a framework for…

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Terbeschikkingstelling van fietsen: afschaffing verhoogde aftrek in het vooruitzicht (in de vennootschapsbelas…

In de vennootschapsbelasting verdwijnt vanaf 1 januari 2020 (aanslagjaar 2021) de aftrek van 120% voor de door de werkgever gedane of gedragen kosten …

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EU Parliament adopts new Copyright Directive

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament adopted a new draft Copyright Directive (the so called “Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Mar…

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Projet de loi modifiant la loi cash for car

Comme vous l’avez sans doute entendu dans les médias, le système cash for car entré en vigueur le 1er janvier 2018 n’a pas obtenu le succès escompté. …

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New camera surveillance rules

The revised Belgian Surveillance Camera Act (“Act”) entered into force on 25 May 2018, at the same time as the GDPR. The Act applies to all cameras th…

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Binding nature A1 forms and notion of posting: CJEU confirms and clarifies

In a recent judgement, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) again confirmed the binding nature of an A1 form – even when issued retroactively – for b…

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Assurance RC dans le secteur de la construction: point sur l’agenda

Dans notre actualité publiée le 8 juin dernier, nous vous informions du fait que la loi du 31 mai 2017 relative à l’assurance obligatoire décennale de…

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Lokale verkiezingen op 14 oktober 2018: wat als uw werknemer die dag moet werken?

Op zondag 14 oktober moet iedereen naar de stembus voor de gemeentelijke en provinciale verkiezingen. Werknemers die op 14 oktober moeten werken, kunn…

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Belgian Competition Authority consults on draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices

On 12 September 2018, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published its draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices, and ha…

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Entry Into Force of the Act on the Protection of Natural Persons with Regard to the Processing of Personal Dat…

On 5 September 2018, the Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (hereinafter the "Act…

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