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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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Decreet complexe projecten

Op 12 december 2014 heeft de Vlaamse Regering het uitvoeringsbesluit inzake het Decreet van 25 april 2014 betreffende complexe projecten (‘Decreet') a…

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EU in depth-investigation on alleged steel abrasives cartel

On 4 December 2014, the European Commission sent a statement of objections to Pometon for alleged participation in a steel abrasives cartel.   &n…

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Formaliteiten bij overname van een handelszaak

Overname van een handelsfonds: you get what you pay for? Niet noodzakelijk! Voorkom dat u als overnemer moet opdraaien voor de (para)fiscale schulden…

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Multiple land utilisation after the revision of the Building Right Act

Before elaborating on the building right, we should first briefly discuss the principle of accession ("natrekking"/ "droit d'accession"). On the basis…

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Belgian Competition Authority Advises Antwerp Court of Appeal as Amicus Curiae in “Verticals” Case

On 17 November 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") filed a brief as amicus curiae before the Court of Appeal of Antwerp in a case concerni…

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Compulsory insurance for building contractors?

A bill was filed to compel construction works contractors to take out professional liability insurance similar to insurance applicable to architects. …

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Facilitation for Belgium-Luxembourg cross-border workers

The Belgian and Luxembourg governments had a joint meeting on 5 February in Brussels and came to an agreement with respect to cross-border employment …

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Constitutional Court annuls the tax on conversion of bearer securities

On 5 February 2015, the Belgian Constitutional Court rendered a judgement that annuls tax on the conversion of bearer securities, due to its inco…

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Recent case-law on dismissal for serious cause by a person not entitled to do so

In three judgments issued in 2013, three Courts of Labour seem to have adopted a common position on the question of knowing when a dismissal for serio…

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Onderworpenheid van intercommunales, intergemeentelijk samenwerkingsverbanden en projectverenigingen aan de ve…

In de op 19 december 2014 goedgekeurde Programmawet (Belgisch Staatsblad van 29 december 2014), wordt voorzien in de principiële onderworpenheid van i…

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Ziekte en gewaarborgd loon?

Uw bediende Jos wordt volgende maandag ziek op het werk en vertrekt naar huis om 14 uur. Hij is één van de vele slachtoffers van de huidige griepepide…

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Belgian Competition Authority Dismisses Complaint against Major American Film Studios on Virtual Print Fee

On 2 December 2014, the College of Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autor…

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Websites Can Contractually Restrict Third Party Scraping of Their Data

E-commerce service providers can contractually prevent other websites from copying factual information from their website for commercial use, such as …

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French law - Entry into force of Pinel Act – Impact on retail leases agreements

The Pinel Act dated 18 June 2014 and entered into force on 5 November 2014 has significantly modified the matter of retail lease agreements by offerin…

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Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - a new regulation appl…

On 12 December 2012 , Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement o…

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De beoordelingsmethodiek bij overheidsopdrachten vooraf bekendmaken of niet? Aan het Hof van Justitie om hiero…

De beoordelingsmethode of -methodiek is de wijze waarop door de aanbestedende overheid, bij de evaluatie van de offertes, de beoordelingselementen ver…

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The retail lease and the development of a customer base: applicable principles

The criterion of direct contact with the public as part of the commercial lease definition also implies the development by the tenant of its own custo…

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Ontslag van een werknemer: is overgewicht een handicap ?

Op 18 december 2014 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie een arrest geveld over het ontslag van een Deense werknemer die leed aan obesitas. Het Hof die…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Transitional Regime Between Former Competition Law and Current Code of Economic Law

On 20 November 2014, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling on the transitional regime between the former competition law of 2006 and the new C…

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Applicable legislation in the case of cross-border employment

A recent judgment of the French-speaking Labour Tribunal of Brussels addressed the issue of the applicable legislation in a cross-border employment in…

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