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Nouvelle et inutile attaque contre le secret professionnel

Ce 23 septembre 2025, la commission « Justice » de la Chambre a examiné la proposition de loi déposée par Mme Sophie De Wit et consorts (N.V.A.) « modifiant le Code pénal en vue d’…

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Toegang gevangenissen: vernieuwde richtlijnen voor controle en veiligheid

Het Directoraat-generaal Penitentiaire Inrichtingen heeft een geactualiseerde versie van de ministeriële omzendbrief nr. 1821 over de toegangscontrole verspreid. Deze nieuwe versie…

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Gerechtsdeurwaarders - Verslag van de Ombudsman

Arnout De Vidts, Ombudsman voor de gerechtsdeurwaarder, heeft zijn jaarverslag gepubliceerd.

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04/04/25
New Private Investigations Act | Key Considerations for Empl…

Private investigations can be a valuable tool for employers, enabling them …

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14/03/25
Voortdurende vragen over voortgezette misdrijven

In een arrest van 17 januari 2025 overweegt het Hof van Cassatie van 17 jan…

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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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Judicial settlement system extended and adjusted

On 14 April 2011, the Belgian Parliament approved an important adjustment to the existing system of judicial settlement in criminal matters (art. 216b…

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ROKEN OP CAFE ... Wat mag ? Wat mag niet ?

Vanaf 1 juli jl. zijn alle horecazaken in België rookvrij geworden.

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Judicial settlement system extended

On 14 April 2011, the Belgian Parliament approved an important adjustment to the existing system of judicial settlement in criminal matters (art. 216b…

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La Cour de Cassation précise les limites du secret médical dans le cas du patient victime

In line with its previous jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has recently stated that medical confidentiality does not extend to facts that the patient …

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Extension of the Miranda Warning to the EU: a revolution in (Belgian) criminal procedure

Criminal law could be considered an unlikely area of interest for business lawyers. However, over the course of the past decade, criminal sanctions ha…

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Sociaal Strafwetboek goedgekeurd door het parlement

In onze nieuwsbrief 2010/1 deelden wij reeds mee dat het sociaal strafwetboek eraan zat te komen. Intussen keurde het parlement net voor het begin van…

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The introduction of the Social Criminal Code

The law introducing the Social Criminal Code has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 1 July 2010. By introducing the Social Criminal Cod…

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The new Employment Criminal Code: is the wait worth it?

On 1 July 2010, the entirely new Employment Criminal Code was published in the official gazette. The legislation has been long in coming, and all play…

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Pratique déloyale en matière de construction

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