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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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Gel des salaires pour 2013 et 2014

  La norme salariale est un pourcentage qui exprime l'augmentation maximale du coût salarial sur une période de deux ans, déterminée en fonction …

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ECJ sets aside General Court's decision concerning right to appeal for lack of adequate reasoning

On 13 April 2013 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") held that the General Court's decision to reject Mindo's initial appeal lacked adequate reasoni…

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Recommendations from FSMA on convening general meetings

On 27 February 2013, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a communication with recommendations on convening general meetings, in…

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The Court of Justice rules for the third time that the Belgian Commercial Practices Act constitutes a breach o…

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the general prohibition of loss sales, as provided in the Belgian commercial practices act, does not comply …

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General Court partially annuls the Commission decision finding anti-competitive conduct on the part of copyrig…

On 12 April 2013, the General Court partially affirmed and partially annulled the Commission's decision finding that the International Confederation o…

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De loonnorm werd uiteindelijk vastgelegd op 0% voor de jaren 2013-2014 !

  Het Koninklijk Besluit van 28 april 2013 dat de loonnorm vastlegt op 0% voor de jaren 2013 en 2014 werd gisteren gepubliceerd in het Belgisch S…

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Décision du Tribunal de commerce de Liège en matière de droit des marques et de publicité comparative

Le 28 février 2013, le Tribunal de commerce de Liège a rendu une décision dans le cadre d’un litige opposant deux opérateurs de télécommunication belg…

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Salary Freeze in 2013 and 2014: Wage Increases Illegal

A new royal decree providing for a salary freeze in 2013 and 2014 was published today in the Belgian State Gazette.[1]

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Netherlands Consumer Authority imposes fine of EUR 370,000 on Ryanair

In its decision of 26 February 2013, the Netherlands Consumer Authority (Consumentenautoriteit, "CA") imposed a fine of EUR 370,000 on Irish airline R…

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Nieuwe en – deze keer – laatste(?) regularisatieronde

De regering heeft net voor Pasen een politiek akkoord bereikt over de al eerder aangekondigde "allerlaatste" fiscale regularisatieronde. Deze nieuwe r…

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Nouvelle et – cette fois-ci – dernière (?) opération de régularisation

Peu avant Pâques, le gouvernement a conclu un accord politique à propos de ce qui a déjà été annoncé comme la « toute dernière » opération de régulari…

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Belgian Market Practices Law: the saga continues. Blackout period of one month to be reinstated?

The Belgian government is trying to save the sales and blackout periods by introducing a new bill with amendments to the current Commercial Practices …

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Dutch Competition Authority substantially reduces fines for two producers of insulated glass units

On 14 March 2013, the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") published a fining decision after administrative objections in a case concerning an alleged …

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Which is the suitable language for my employment contract? New developments

As discussed in our Newsflash of 12 September 2012, the Flemish Community’s Decree of 19 July 1973 on the use of languages in labour relations (“the L…

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European Consultation on revised competition rules for technology transfer agreements

The European Commission launched on 18 February 2013 a public consultation on a proposal for revised competition rules for technology transfer agreeme…

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Energy suppliers should inform their consumers about their price variation methods before concluding the suppl…

On 12 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered its judgement in the case C-92/11. Partially answering one of the preliminary qu…

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Dans l'hypothèse d'un contrat de travail transfrontalier, le décret flamand sur l'emploi des langues viole de …

Les obligations relatives à l'emploi des langues dans les relations de travail, en particulier pour la rédaction des contrats de travail, sont souvent…

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Article 29 Working Party publishes opinion on purpose limitation principle

On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")1 published an opinion that clarifies further the purpose limitation principle contained in Art…

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The Brussels I Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commer…

In December, the revision of the Brussels I Regulation was approved by the Council of the EU. The main modification is that the exequatur procedure wi…

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Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market?…

Just published: Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market? by R. Feltkamp and C. M…

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