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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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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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Belgian draft law amending the Pillar 2 Law

On 9 October 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft law introducing technical amendments to the law of 19 December 2023 (the “Pi…

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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van Sta…

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Maximum wage cost increase margin for the 2025-2026 period set at 0%. Indexations and scale-based increases re…

On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing article 7, §1 of the Act of 26 July 1996 on the promotion of employment and t…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – …

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce”) opposable against the tax and social security authorities, one should no…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma collaboration for joint reimbursement of combination t…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a communication clarifying how pharmaceutical companies may exchange informati…

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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 septem…

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Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowance (UCA): Royal Decree of 5 September 2025

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in the Belgian State Gazette. This Royal Decree constitutes a crucial step in…

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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investigations and Data Requests

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive judgement that further delineates the principles governing the Belgian tax aut…

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CJEU: the limitation period starts once the decision of the national competition authority becomes final

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited preliminary ruling in Nissan Iberia. The Court clarified that, in actions…

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EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What businesses need to know

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpone EUDR compliance deadlines by another year, meaning initial compliance wil…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des min…

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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 specia…

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Coalition Agreement: Royal Decree definitively abolishes SWT

On September 15, 2025, the royal decree (RD) abolishing the regime of unemployment with company supplement (SWT) (Dutch: “Stelsel van werkloosheid met…

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Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to inform consumers if a product has been reduced in size…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and supermarkets are seeking new ways to reduce their costs. One of these strategies…

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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.) « mod…

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Profit distribution and distribution in BV/SRL and NV/SA: Important rules and restrictions

A company is formed for at least the objective of making profits and distributing them to its shareholders at some point. The rules on profit allocati…

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Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman Tax 2.1

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certainty for taxpayers.

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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 é…

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