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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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Nouvelle et inutile attaque contre le secret professionnel

Ce 23 septembre 2025, la commission « Justice » de la Chambre a examiné la proposition de loi déposée par Mme Sophie De Wit et consorts (N.V.A.) « modifiant le Code pénal en vue d’…

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Zo laat je je cv opvallen als legal in-house professional

Het cv voor een in-house juridische functie samenstellen gaat verder dan zomaar een opsomming van titels en diploma’s. Het gaat erom hoe je ervaring én impact onder de aandacht bre…

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EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

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

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Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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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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A clear position of the ECJ: zero support for zero tariff options

A zero tariff option is a commercial practice whereby an internet access provider applies a ‘zero tariff’ (or a tariff that is more advantageous) to a…

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Legislator tightens screws on late paying companies - payment periods limited to 60 days maximum including ver…

The law of 2 August 2002 (FR/NL) on combating late payment between companies will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary. Surprisingly, despite its …

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Steering from the backseat

Investors who wish to control a company usually do so by exerting their authority over the directors whom the general meeting (GM) appointed upon the …

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Solvency II Review: de Europese Commissie heeft gesproken. Een eerste overzicht.

Op 22 september 2021 publiceerde de Europese Commissie haar uitgebreide pakket voorstellen en bijhorende documentatie met betrekking tot de herziening…

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Competition policy in support of Europe's Green ambition

On 10 September 2021, the EU watchdog for competition, the Directorate-General Competition (“DG COMP”) of the European Commission, published the main …

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Will employers in Flanders soon be able to organise Covid-19 vaccinations in the workplace?

When the vaccination campaign was launched in Belgium, it was intended, in a second phase, that this should also take place within companies.

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Vordering tot staking van derde-medeplichtigheid aan contractbreuk

Ondernemingen vinden regelmatig opportuniteiten om met derden samen te werken aan voordeligere commerciële voorwaarden dan met hun bestaande partners.…

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Coronapremie kan worden toegekend sinds 1 augustus 2021

Sinds 1 augustus 2021 kunnen ondernemingen waar tijdens de crisis goede resultaten zijn behaald, een coronapremie toekennen aan hun personeel vrij van…

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New European Commission notice on the enforcement of State aid rules by national courts

On 23 July 2021, the European Commission adopted a new notice (“Notice”) on the enforcement of EU State aid rules by national courts.

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Kadastrale wetgeving springt op nieuwe goederenrecht-trein

Zoals uiteengezet in ons eerder e-zine betreffende het opstalrecht onder het nieuwe goederenrecht, verankert het Nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek he…

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Let’s talk computers! Over de precontractuele informatieplicht van de IT-professional

Op de IT-professional rust de plicht om, alvorens over te gaan tot het afsluiten van een overeenkomst, bij zijn potentiële klant informatie in te…

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Wage increase margin 2021-2022 and pension harmonisation. Two summer measures that (almost) went unnoticed

The summer of 2021 has proved exceptional in that it produced a surfeit of employment-related measures. A Royal Decree of 30 July 2021 set the maximum…

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The four facets of the European Commission’s proposal for a(n) AML/CFT package

On 20 July 2021 the European Commission published the long-awaited package of legislative proposals, in implementation of the Commission Action Plan o…

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New rules on pre-marketing of funds in Belgium

Alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) that wish to examine to what extent investors are open to a certain investment idea or investment strat…

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Reform of property law - Right to build

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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Reform of property law - Long-term lease 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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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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