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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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De personeelsdirecteur als enige getuige: wat is de bewijswaarde daarvan?

Het zal je maar overkomen. De enige getuige van feiten die een grond vormen voor ontslag wegens dringende reden, is de personeelsdirecteur van de werk…

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Court of Justice clarified the concept of a concerted practice for unilateral announcements

On 21 January 2016, the Court of Justice interpreted in its preliminary ruling in Eturas what constitutes a concerted practice in the contex…

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Nieuwe privacywetgeving: houd uw ogen open!

Het privacy thema staat al een tijdje bovenaan de agenda van bedrijven en bewindvoerders. Recentelijk heeft de Europese Commissie een akkoord gesloten…

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Supplementary Pensions Act Reform

On 18 December 2015, the Act guaranteeing the sustainability and social character of supplementary pensions and reinforcing the supplementary characte…

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E-commerce alert: New information obligations for web shops and online marketplaces

On 9 January 2016, EU Regulation 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes entered into force.

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Hervorming van het EU merkenrecht

De Verordening n°2015/2424[1] tot wijziging van de Verordening inzake het Gemeenschapsmerk werd op 24 december 2015 gepubliceerd en zal in werking tre…

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Court of Justice reduced fine imposed on Galp Energía España and acknowledged excessive duration of General Co…

On 21 January 2016, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment on appeal brought by three legal entities of the Galp Energía group ("Galp…

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A new framework for data transfers to the US: the EU-US Privacy Shield

After the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) declared the Safe Harbour Decision invalid in its judgement of 6 October 2016, the European Comm…

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Belangrijke aanpassingen voor de aanvullende pensioenen en “SWT” (brugpensioen)

De wetgever heeft recent de regelgeving op het aanvullend pensioen gewijzigd om het duurzaam en het aanvullend karakter ervan te waarborgen en te vers…

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Anti Tax Avoidance Directive: Impact of the new interest limitation rules for Belgian companies

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EU - US Privacy Shield: To be or not to be?

The EU Commission and the US have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows, named "the EU-US Privacy Shield". This, however, does not me…

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Distribution of certain derivative financial instruments to retail clients: a prospective ban?

On 8 January 2016, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (“FSMA”) initiated a consultation on a draft regulation governing the distribution of …

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Data Protection Alert : Political agreement on new EU-US “Privacy Shield” to replace Safe Harbour

In October 2015, we reported on the invalidation by the European Court of Justice (the “CJEU”) of the “Safe Harbour” regime for personal data exports …

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Court of Justice confirmed independence of EU and national leniency programmes

On 20 January 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on the relationship between leniency applications submitted to the Commission and to national comp…

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DECAVA-bijdragen: verhoging vanaf 2016 !

De DECAVA-werkgeversbijdragen (op de bedrijfstoeslag SWT en bij Canada dry en tijdskrediet) zijn verhoogd vanaf 1 januari 2016.

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The notional interest deduction is alive and kicking! The Fortum case

The Belgian tax authorities do not hesitate to deny, in certain situations, the notional interest deduction to Belgian companies belonging to multinat…

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Het Grondwettelijk Hof schept duidelijkheid over mogelijke discriminatie inzake opzeggingstermijnen tussen arb…

In zijn arrest van 21 januari 2016 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uitgesproken over het mogelijk discriminatoir karakter van ontslagen die plaatsvo…

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Entry into force of EU trade mark reform package

EU trade mark reform is finally happening, as on 15 December 2015 the EU trade mark reform package was adopted by the European Parliament.

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L'Europe se dote d'un nouvel outil pour assurer la cyber-sécurité

Fin décembre 2015, le Conseil et le Parlement européen sont parvenus à un accord sur le projet de directive dite "cyber-sécurité".  Le texte fina…

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Le projet de loi relatif aux marchés publics a été déposé au Parlement

Le 4 janvier dernier, le projet de loi relatif aux marchés publics a été déposé à la Chambre. Il est consultable, depuis cette semaine, sur le site in…

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