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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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Cap employer’s social security contributions - Royal Decree …

With the aim of increasing Belgium’s competitiveness, the Programme Act of …

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The Court of Justice confirmed that cartel fines may be based on sales not directly affected by the cartel

On 23 April 2015, the Court of Justice dismissed all grounds of appeal brought by LG Display and LG Display Taiwan and upheld the fine for their parti…

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No obligation for contracting authorities to allow non-selected tenderers to supplement their tenders

In a recent judgment (n° 230 079, 3 February 2015), the Council of State examined the question of whether a contracting authority is obliged in certai…

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Communie of een feest van de vrijzinnige jeugd : kan uw werknemer afwezig zijn?

De wetgever heeft voorzien in een regeling waarbij werknemers onder bepaalde voorwaarden afwezig mogen zijn van het werk wegens bepaalde familiegebeur…

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WP 29 defines the scope of Health Data collected by mobile apps and devices

In light of the Internet of Things, mobile apps that are installed in smartphones, other portable electronic devices, and smartwear devices collect an…

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Formalities to be fulfilled by employers who pertained to Joint Committee 218

On 1st April 2015, Joint Committee (JC) 200 became operational and JC 218 was abolished. Employers who pertained to JC 218 and have been transferred t…

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Versoepeling fiscale regels voor grensarbeid België-Luxemburg

Inwoners van België en Luxemburg die gewoonlijk werken in de andere staat, maar die gedurende maximaal 24 dagen hun activiteit in de woonstaat uitoefe…

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Nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales en Wallonie

Le 4 février 2014, la Parlement wallon a adopté le nouveau décret sur les implantations commerciales. Les changements sont importants tant pour les op…

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Introduction d'un avantage non récurrent lié aux résultats : à quoi devez-vous être attentif ?

Le SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale a publié sur son site internet une liste de points d'attention lors de l'établissement d'un acte d'adhé…

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De Kamer Legt De Loonnorm Vast

De regering Michel I gaat verder in haar inspanningen om de loonhandicap voor Belgische ondernemingen weg te werken. Naast de indexsprong, zal zij nu …

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Planification financière

Le 1er novembre 2014, est entrée en vigueur une nouvelle réglementation destinée à régir l'activité de planification financière. L'objectif de cette r…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rejects Damages Claim of NMBS/SNCB Against Electrabel for Abuse of Dominance

On 14 January 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") handed down its final judgment in an appeal brought by Belgium's national rai…

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Judicial reorganization – Accounting review – Annexes to the petition

In order to secure the protection of judicial reorganization, the debtor needs to attach to the petition for judicial reorganization a certain number …

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Brussels Court of Appeal Commissions Expert Report to Determine Whether Belgacom Abused Dominant Position in M…

On 26 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal handed down an interlocutory judgment ordering experts to assist the Court in determining whether th…

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Towards a lifelong sentence of exercising a director’s mandate?

In a judgment of 27 June 2014, published in December 2014, the Supreme Court specified the extent to which the mandate of a director should be pursued…

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Brussels Court of First Instance Holds that Internet Service Providers Should Not Pay Copyright Fees

On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…

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De contractuele uitsluiting van de in solidum-gehoudenheid van aannemer en architect in het kader van de tienj…

Wij stellen vast dat er in de Belgische architecten- en aannemingspraktijk nog steeds vragen en onduidelijkheden zijn over de contractuele uitsluiting…

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New developments on precise information in insider trading

The Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rendered on 11 March 2015 a judgment on the definition of precise information in the context of ins…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on Legitimate Expectations, Unfair Commercial Practices and Evidential Value of…

On 27 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court") delivered a judgment in which it applies the rules on legitimate expectations, on unfa…

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An Internet Service Provider does not execute a communication to the public

On 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…

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Brussels Court of Appeal confirms BCA’s conditional clearance of a merger in the road safety sector

On 11 March 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal confirmed the conditional clearance decision adopted by the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") in a …

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