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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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06/11/25
Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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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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Changed circumstances in contract law, also in light of the new civil code provisions

If anything has become abundantly clear in the past years is that uncertainty is really one of the few existing certainties. At first, there was the c…

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New obligations for employers towards their employees in Belgium

More than two months ago, new obligations were imposed on employers under the Act of 7 October 2022. We remind you below of the changes applicable sin…

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Uitbreiding van de functionaliteit van de Vlaamse woningpas

Op 27 december 2018 werd in Vlaanderen de woningpas ingevoerd. De woningpas is een digitaal paspoort van een residentieel gebouw dat verschillende inf…

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M&A - The road ahead

As we kick off 2023, this Strelia M&A Series paves the way for you by pointing out some of the key legal and regulatory developments that will sha…

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Overheidsopdrachten: Nieuw e-Procurement platform komt eraan!

Vanaf 2 mei 2023 zal het nieuwe e-Procurement platform beschikbaar zijn. Dit artikel geeft u de nodige uitleg en aandachtspunten zodat u klaar staat v…

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Wettelijke rente en rente betalingsachterstand rijzen tot ongekende hoogten

Na alle prijsstijgingen en loonindexaties, stijgen nu ook de wettelijke rentevoeten. De nieuwe rentevoeten zijn van toepassing vanaf 1 januari 2023. D…

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Should employers reimburse monitor employees’ glasses? The ECJ ruling

On 22 December 2022, the European Court of Justice ruled on whether an employer must cover the cost of corrective glasses for a display screen employe…

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New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

The new Belgian contract law has become applicable from 1 January 2023. Curious about the impact of these (new) rules on IT contracts concluded from t…

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Des seins nus sur Instagram et Facebook ?

Les seins nus sont admis sur Instagram et Facebook … s’ils sont masculins. Toute autre poitrine est bannie du réseau. Motif : exhibition sexuelle. Le …

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Whistleblower regulations: federal public sector act adopted

Yet another update is called for regarding the transposition of the European Whistleblowing Directive (Directive 2019/1937) into Belgian law. In this …

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The European Commission publishes the results of its evaluation of State aid rules regarding SGEI

On 1 December 2022, the European Commission published the results of the evaluation it launched on 17 June 2019 on the application of its State aid Re…

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La mort programmée de la SICAV RDT

Le ministre des Finances veut abroger le régime fiscal des « SICAV RDT », mettant ainsi fin à un produit de placement fiscalement attrayant auquel ont…

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Trends in climate litigation

A global spike in court cases over climate change demonstrates the increasing role of litigation in addressing the climate crisis. Governments, banks …

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An unpaid cross-border invoice? Don´t just sit there!

When there exists an - uncontested - cross-border monetary claim between any EU Member States (with the exception of Denmark), the European order for …

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Overzicht cassatierechtspraak 2022 wet verzekeringen

Het nieuwe jaar is goed en wel ingezet, maar het Insurance team van Lydian blikt graag nog een laatste keer terug op enkele interessante arresten die …

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Check up for 2023

On 13 January 2019, the law transposing the IORP II directive came into force. Many IORPs reviewed and modified their governance systems in line with …

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Duurzame voornemens voor het nieuwe jaar? De renovatieverplichting voor residentiële gebouwen

De renovatieverplichting in sé is geen nieuwigheid. Voor niet-residentiële gebouwen – i.e. gebouwen met een niet-residentiële hoofdbestemming zoals bv…

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De auteursrechten in fiscalibus tot 2022 - de taxatiefase voorbij: what’s next?

Over het auteursrecht is de jongste maanden veel inkt gevloeid. Eind 2022 is een wetswijziging terzake goedgekeurd waarbij het fiscaal gunstregime van…

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European judgment on equal treatment and sexual orientation

On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice rendered a judgement concerning equal treatment in employment and occupation, more particularly conc…

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Twee tijdelijke maatregelen om de gestegen loonkost te temperen

In dit artikel geven we u een bespreking van twee maatregelen opgenomen in de Programmawet die tot doel hebben de gestegen loonkost van de Belgische o…

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