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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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EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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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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SPLIT-PURCHASE PRECEDED BY DONATION: UPDATE

When investing in real estate, the tax aspects are often a crucial element to be considered. A classic way to invest in real estate in a tax efficien…

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Court of Cassation confirms access right of data subject

In a judgment of the Court of Cassation of 14 February 2013, the Court confirmed that the data controller’s obligation to file a privacy notification …

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The “Lawyer’s deed” ("De advocatenakte" “L’acte d’avocat”)

The "Lawyer's deed" is a new legal instrument which allows the partners' lawyers to countersign a private deed, reinforcing its probative value.

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No cartel in the organisation of the mad cow disease test

Belgium Competition Council drops price-fixing probe into lab testing for mad cow disease.

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APPLICATION OF MIFID RULES OF CONDUCT TO INSURERS AND INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES

These last years, the architecture of the control of the financial sector has been profoundly modified, as we now have a bipolar model called “Twin Pe…

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Competition Authority

The new Belgian Competition Authority, which replaces the Competition Council, formally started its operations on Friday 6 September 2013.

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Dutch Competition Authority concludes that elements in the Dutch “Energy Agreement” violate competition rules

On 6 September 2013, Dutch private and (semi-) public organizations entered into the "Energy Agreement for promotion of sustainable growth".

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Innovation Premium

The modernisation act (1) extends the possibility to grant an innovation premium until 1 January 2015.

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Will the director of a limited company be entitled to compensation following his dismissal?

Pursuant to articles 517 and 518 of the Companies Code, the director of a limited company may be dismissed at any time by the general meeting of share…

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ACM publishes fining decisions in a cartel between real estate traders

On 12 September 2013, the Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") published non-confidential versions of its decisions by which it fined 79 real e…

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RUIMTELIJKE UITVOERINGSPLANNEN IN VLAANDEREN OP LOSSE SCHROEVEN: VALIDATIEDECREET HOUDENDE HET INTEGRATIESPOOR…

Op 31 juli 2013 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof artikel 7.4.1/2 van de Vlaamse Codex Ruimtelijke Ordening (Vlacoro) vernietigd.

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The automatic removal of a company from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises: a new measure targeting dormant c…

The Belgian government recently adopted an additional measure aimed at “dormant” companies, whereby companies, if they meet specific criteria, may be …

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The Court of Justice confirms the possibility to attribute liability to the parent companies of a full-functio…

On 26 September 2013, the European Court of Justice ("Court of Justice") dismissed the appeals by EI du Pont de Nemours and Company ("EI DuPont") and …

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Can your “rainy day fund” still benefit from a beneficial tax treatment?

We assume you have already heard that the Belgian Government has increased the withholding tax on liquidation proceeds from 10 to 25% (Programme Act o…

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Interruption of the statute of limitations by means of a notice of default from a lawyer

The notice of default, sent by a creditor's lawyer, will henceforth have an interrupting effect on the statute of limitations.

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The General Court upholds finding that the French government grant for very high-speed broadband network did n…

On 16 September 2013, the General Court rejected three applications for annulment and upheld the Commission's decision that the French government gran…

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The Di Rupo government looking for more social security contributions

The Di Rupo government is looking for more social security contributions in the case of termination of an employment contract.

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A reduced withholding tax supposed to encourage new investments in SMEs

Once again, a favourable withholding tax rate has been established for dividends arising from new capital investments in SMEs. However, several “corpo…

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Brussels Court of Appeal invalidates software editors’ settlement agreement because of wilful misrepresentatio…

The Belgian Judicial Code allows an intellectual property rightholder to seek, ex parte, a “descriptive seizure order” from the court if this righthol…

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WIPO publishes comparative analysis of the legal status of video games around the world

Video games have become an increasingly popular form of entertainment, as well as a powerful new platform for innovative art and a multibillion dollar…

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