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Liberius welcomes Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as new partner

Liberius is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as partner, further expanding the firm’s cross-border capabilities and its reach in the German and Belgian…

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A new owner for LexGO

After nearly two decades as the market leader in legal job postings and more than 10 years under the leadership of Hugo De Maertelaere, LexGO is starting a new chapter. We are prou…

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M&A Lawyer Aubry Daerden Joins Crowell & Moring in Brussels

Aubry Daerden has joined Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office as a partner in the Corporate Group, expanding the firm’s capability to represent clients on complex Belgian and EU …

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13/11/25
Voorstel van decreet: MER-screening overgeheveld naar hogere…

Lokale besturen staan voor een dilemma: zij willen investeren in publieke b…

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13/11/25
Stikstof en verduurzamingsactiviteiten: wordt verduurzamen b…

De regering wil verduurzaming uitsluiten van de vergunningplicht voor stiks…

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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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Big bang in perspective in the Belgian mobile telecoms landscape

On 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …

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Meldplicht nummer buitenlandse bankrekening bij CAP vanaf dit jaar!

Sinds aanslagjaar 1997 moet het bestaan van een buitenlandse bankrekening worden gemeld in de aangifte in de personenbelasting (artikel 307 WIB ’92). …

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Werkloosheid met bedrijfstoeslag (brugpensioen): de verschillende stelsels voor 2015 en 2016 eindelijk bevesti…

De Nationale Arbeidsraad heeft de nodige collectieve arbeidsovereenkomsten gesloten voor de opening van het recht op bepaalde stelsels van werklooshei…

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Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs

Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…

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Cartels: why silence is not always golden...

Imagine: for years now you've represented your company in the meetings of a trade federation. Nothing especially exciting, but in the meantime the par…

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De advocaat als nieuw hulpje van de fiscus

Sinds 1 juni 2015 kost het wat meer om naar de rechter te stappen. De griffierechten – dat zijn belastingen voor wie een procedure opstart voor de rec…

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The proposal for an EC Directive on the protection of trade secrets – A state of play

The protection of trade secrets has been on the European legislator's agenda since 2011. It was felt that the lack of harmonisation in this field is v…

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Testing economic conditions for producing biofuel under outward processing: what is understood by the term, co…

The Dutch High Court (decision 19-12-2014, nr. 13/05584) referred preliminary questions to the ECJ in a case where the Tax inspector, after consulting…

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Recast insolvency regulation adopted: new rules on cross-border insolvencies in Europe

On 20 May 2015, after a three-year legislative process, a recast version of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR) was adopted. For the most part, i…

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The Belgian Competition Authority closes two investigations relating to cargo handling at Brussels Airport

On 1 April 2015, the Investigation Service of the Belgian Competition Authority concluded that competition law was not infringed, after an investigati…

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WP 29 document on a new co-operation procedure regarding contractual clauses

Working Party ("WP 29") issued Working Document WP226. This document sets forth a co-operation procedure for issuing common opinions on contractual cl…

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Belgian Privacy Commission finds tracking of surfers by Facebook breaches privacy regulations

The Belgian Privacy Commission recommends that Facebook changes its practices of tracking internet surfers' behaviour, alleging that these practices b…

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A quel âge votre travailleur peut-il partir en crédit-temps de fin de carrière ? Le point sur la nouvelle conv…

En décembre 2014, le Gouvernement Michel I a décidé d'augmenter l'âge d'accès au régime de crédit-temps de fin de carrière, permettant à certains trav…

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The prospects of Belgium's security of supply

After last weeks' turmoil in the parliamentary Commission's debates on the extension of nuclear plants, the Parliament's vote scheduled for today must…

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Trade controls and M&A: how to preserve the value of your transaction?

The substantial risk associated with the expansion and enhanced enforcement of trade controls has a direct impact on due diligence in cross-border M&a…

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VAT and e-commerce in Belgium : a couple of questions and answers

Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…

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Pay freeze for 2015 and slight salary increase possible in 2016

The wage norm is a percentage that expresses the maximum wage cost change over a period of two years, based on the wage cost change in Germany, France…

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The European Commission approves three French aid schemes for the aviation sector

The French authorities notified the European Commission in June 2014 of three State aid schemes for airports and airlines.

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The Belgian Facebook Recommendation: How the Nomination of a Single EU Data Controller is Under Fire

Last week, the Belgian Privacy Commission published (a first part of) its much anticipated recommendation following its investigation into Facebook's …

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WP 29 guidelines on the implementation of the Google Spain Case and Google’s Advisory Council Report on “the R…

On 13 May 2014 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") delivered a landmark ruling, the so-called "Google Spain Case" ("the Ruling"). Because this decis…

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