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Bdo welcomes new law firm bdo legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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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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Zo laat je je cv opvallen als legal in-house professional

Het cv voor een in-house juridische functie samenstellen gaat verder dan zomaar een opsomming van titels en diploma’s. Het gaat erom hoe je ervaring én impact onder de aandacht bre…

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01/10/25
Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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29/09/25
Coalition Agreement: Royal Decree definitively abolishes SWT…

On September 15, 2025, the royal decree (RD) abolishing the regime of unemp…

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Les déboires des SICAV luxembourgeoises avec le fisc et la justice belge

Les SICAV luxembourgeoises désireuses de commercialiser leurs parts auprès d’investisseurs belges ou d’investir dans des sociétés belges auraient tort…

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Belgium: Investigating employee misconduct – What all employers should know (the Belgian Private Investigation…

On 6 December 2024, the Private Investigations Act (PIA) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PIA imposes certain new obligations with r…

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Entreprise : louer une boîte aux lettres, est-ce légal ?

Location de boîte aux lettres pour les entreprises : une solution flexible, mais réglementée Pourquoi louer une boîte aux lettres ?

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Brussels Market Court clarifies GDPR roles in AdTech and upholds sanctions against IAB Europe

On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Market Court delivered its ruling in the long-running litigation over IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework (…

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First phase of Belgian tax reform submitted to Parliament

The government agreement reflected the Belgian government’s ambition to enhance Belgium’s competitiveness and to foster a resilient, innovative, and s…

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Oprichting Littler Belgium: een nieuw hoofdstuk in arbeidsrecht

Op 1 mei 2025 werd Littler Belgium opgericht, een onafhankelijk Belgisch advocatenkantoor gespecialiseerd in arbeidsrecht en HR-gerelateerde juridisch…

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Multiple Voting Shares in Belgian Listed Companies – Reform Proposal Published

Belgian companies listed on a regulated market (such as, in Belgium, Euronext Brussels) or a multilateral trading facility (MTF, such as, in Belgium, …

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Can a service car have a track and trace system?

For mobile workers, for instance technicians visiting clients, it’s common for the company car to have a track and trace system allowing the employer …

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Met DIApositief motiveert en ondersteunt Balie Brussel jongeren met buitenlandse roots om rechten te studeren

Tijdens de paasvakantie namen zeven laatstejaarsleerlingen uit het middelbaar onderwijs deel aan een driedaags introductieprogramma over de advocatuur…

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Ghent Court of Appeal accepts tax deductibility of interest expenses for dividend distributions and capital re…

The Court of Appeal of Ghent has recently confirmed in two decisions that the interest paid on loans used to finance a capital reduction and a dividen…

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Important Changes to the Belgian Expatriate Tax Regime

Among all OECD countries, Belgium has the highest tax burden on labour. Nevertheless, in order to attract qualified personnel from abroad, Belgium has…

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Marking 7 years of the GDPR: reflecting on the past, shaping the future

25 May 2025 marks seven years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, a landmark in global data privacy a…

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Gevers and CAPE IP Law become a full-service partner in intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) specialist Gevers and IP law firm CAPE IP Law are joining forces to consolidate their expertise in intellectual property. B…

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Koraal Advocaten en Villa Juris smelten samen

Wanneer ervaring en innovatie elkaar ontmoeten ontstaat er iets bijzonders. Koraal Advocaten en Villa Juris smelten samen en vormen een sterk, toekoms…

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Changes to registering vocational training

A full-time employee is in principle entitled to five days professional training per year. This is based on article 52 of the Act of 3 October 2022 ho…

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Universités d'été : les inscriptions sont ouvertes

AVOCATS.BE vous donne rendez-vous les mardi 19 et mercredi 20 août 2025 au Château-ferme de Courrière pour deux journées de formation autour de thémat…

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4 nieuwe vennoten bij Forum Advocaten

Forum Advocaten bestaat ondertussen dertien jaar en groeide in die tijd uit tot een kantoor met 22 medewerkers en een oersterke expertise in vier dome…

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Aansprakelijkheid voor lichte verborgen gebreken en redelijke termijn: the gift that keeps on giving

Hoewel de gemeenrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid voor lichte verborgen gebreken reeds sedert lange tijd is ingeburgerd in het Belgische privaat bouwrecht…

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Van conflict, naar constructief overleg: bemiddeling voor ondernemers en overheden

Ondernemen is balanceren. U sluit contracten, gaat partnerships aan, coördineert bouwprojecten en neemt beslissingen om uw zaak sterk op de kaart te z…

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Abuse of economic dependence does not require contractual relationship

On 20 February 2025, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed that under Belgian law an abuse of economic dependence may be found even in a situation where…

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