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België and VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 hebben wij samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland & Wales, Schotlan…

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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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An outplacement offer can be declined on medical grounds

Since the “single status” reform of December 2013, any employee dismissed with more than 30 weeks’ notice is entitled to an outplacement programme pai…

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27 april en 2 mei 2018: data om te onthouden wat de opzeggingstermijn betreft

Eind vorige week werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de wet van 26 maart 2018 betreffende de versterking van de economische groei en de soc…

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Privacycommissie lanceert informatiedocument GDPR voor KMO’s

In de loop van maart 2018 publiceerde de Privacycommissie een informatiedocument over de General Data Protection Regulation op haar website gericht op…

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Tip 2 - Lenen om een dividend uit te keren; interest aftrekbaar?

TIP 2 - Kernpunten -  De scus vindt dat interest van leningen om dividenden uit te keren niet aftrekbaar is. -  Het argument is dat die le…

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Facebook Cookies Breach Data Protection Laws: Brussels Court Imposes € 250,000 Daily Penalty to End Infringeme…

On 16 February 2018, the Dutch-language Brussels Court of First Instance (Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Brussel/Tribunal de Première…

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Legislation on payments in cash refreshed

On 16 October 2017, new, more flexible rules on cash payments came into force, introduced by the Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money l…

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Tip 1 - Recent vonnis past de algemene anti-misbruikbepaling toe op kapitaalverminderingen

TIP 1 - Kernpunten - De fiscale administratie merkt een kapitaalvermindering aan als een dividenduitkering. - De rechtbank van eerste aanleg van Bru…

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De hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht: ook van belang voor ziekenhuizen en andere zorgverleners

Sinds enige maanden werkt de regering aan de tweede versie van een voorontwerp van wet tot invoering van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Vereniging…

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New EU Regulation to ban unjustified geo-blocking in the internal mark

Regulation 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjusti ed geo-blocking and other forms of discrim…

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The 5 major changes you need to know about the new Business Law – update

As previously announced by our Commercial & Litigation Team, the Belgian Federal Government approved a draft legislation which aims to modernize o…

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Belgium: No Strict Liability for the Holder of an IP Right Enforcing a Descriptive Seizure

On 28 February 2018, the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a decision in the Snowfall case on the issue of liability for harm caused by a so-called de…

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Belgian VAT: Government reactivates option to tax immovable property leasing to professionals

We reported before [1] on the consensus of the Belgian Federal Government to introduce an option to make the leasing of immovable property b…

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The impact of the corporate income tax reform on private investment companies in Belgium

The Corporate Income Tax Reform Act of 25 December 2017 has introduced major changes to the Belgian tax landscape. The tax regime of capital gains on …

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Obligation for companies to identify their beneficial owners

The Act of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on restriction of the use of cash added new articles 14…

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Advertising in Relation to Plastic Surgery: ECJ Clears Prohibition

By order of 26 October 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) ruled that the Belgian prohibition on advertising for procedures r…

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Public consultation on common rules for the operation of EU air carriers in the internal aviation market

On 15 March 2018, the European Commission launched a public consultation on Regulation No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on c…

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Optionele btw-plicht onroerende verhuur haalt eindmeet

De federale regering heeft naar aanleiding van de diverse maatregelen bij de begrotingscontrole alsnog het revolutionaire optiestelsel voor btw-plicht…

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Hervorming vennootschapsbelasting: zowel opportuniteiten als aandachtspunten voor de Belgische holding!

Eind 2017 vond de hervorming van de vennootschapsbelasting als één van de grote werven van de huidige federale regering uiteindelijk haar beslag. Het …

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Optional Application of VAT on Real Estate Leases as of 1 October 2018

On 24 March 2018, the Belgian federal government issued a press release following the interim audit of the 2018 budget, announcing optional VAT on (qu…

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Akkoord inzake hervorming Vlaamse erfbelasting – vervolg

In onze nieuwsbrief van 1 maart 2018 werd melding gemaakt van de hoofdlijnen van het akkoord van de Vlaamse Regering van 23 februari 2018 in…

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