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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

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

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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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New Limosa : from 1 July 2013!

The Limosa obligation concerns the obligation for a seconded self-employed person or a seconded employee (not tied to an employer established in Belgi…

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Non-recurring result-tied bonus update

Through a transitional measure for 2013, employers can choose to bear the cost of the new employee social security contribution on bonuses. This will …

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Complaints and requests

The new conditions linked to the introduction of complaints and requests.

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De nieuwe wet rechtsbescherming overheidsopdrachten is gepubliceerd – verandert er iets?

Op 21 juni 2013 is de Wet van 17 juni 2013 betreffende de motivering, de informatie en de rechtsmiddelen inzake overheidsopdrachten en bepaalde opdrac…

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Optimization of interest due on the current account

When a manager/shareholder borrows money from his company, this is normally accounted for as a receivable in current account of the latter (debit a…

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The obligation of confidentiality at the stage of the execution of the contract

Execution – confidentiality

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Notification duty in case of cash payments exceeding EUR 5,000

The anti money laundering act of 11 January 1993, which limited the payments in cash for the purchase of goods to EUR 15,000, was restricted considera…

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Transatlantic developments in relation to the antitrust analysis of reverse payment settlements: Lundbeck and …

Lundbeck held various patents relating to citalopram, both in respect of the substance itself and in respect of various production processes. When the…

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Privilege of Unpaid Sellers of Movables

Abolition of Publicity Obligation by Filing Invoices at Court Registry

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Reform of European Trade Mark Law

Almost 25 years after the adoption of the Trade Marks Directive, harmonizing national trade mark law throughout the EU (now codified as Directive 2008…

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General implementation rules for public procurements – modifications to a public procurement contract

Supplementary conditions established by the new provision regarding the modifications ordered during the execution of a public procurement contract.

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Competition renewed

On 28 May 2013, the new legislation on competition came partly into force. The Code on economic law, which is a long-term project, contains book IV on…

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Regularisation: Significant Changes on the Horizon - Current System Extended until 14 July 2013

The Act of 27 December 2005 introduced a system of permanent tax regularisation, allowing taxpayers to regularise previously undeclared amounts. The s…

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Field of application of the royal decree establishing the general rules for the execution of public procuremen…

Type of public procurement – Threshold – Exclusion

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Has the Court of Justice Disallowed Language Requirements in Cross-border Employment Relationships?

On 16 April 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union held (C-202/11) that the rule that an employment contract between a company established i…

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Shareholder Liability

The ongoing economic crisis has prompted an intensified search for persons who can be held liable for companies' debts. In this context, shareholder l…

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New European legislation on credit agencies

One and a half years after the Commission's legislative proposal to reinforce the regulatory framework of credit rating agencies (CRAs), Europe remain…

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Legal Advice of In-house Counsel Protected by Duty of Confidentiality

The Belgian Act of 1 March 2000 provides that legal advice rendered by in-house counsel is considered confidential when the company lawyer is acting a…

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Hospital insurance - Limitation of price increases validated by Court of Justice of Luxembourg

The Court of Justice has upheld the Belgian system of limiting price increases of hospital insurances to the medical index increases. Since the basic …

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A recent ruling of the Court of Cassation recalls the need to be careful when terminating an agreement unila…

Article 1184 of the Belgian Civil Code stipulates that a judge, at the request of one of the parties to a contract, may declare termination of the con…

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