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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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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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03/11/25
Significant update for family businesses in Flanders

On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…

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30/10/25
Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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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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Usage privé d'un GSM, d'un smartphone et d'un PC mis à disposition par l'employeur : l'O.N.S.S. publie ses règ…

Dans ses instructions relatives au 4ème trimestre 2014, l'O.N.S.S. officialise la manière dont l'utilisation personnelle d'un GSM ou d'un smartphone, …

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New Tax Shelter rules for audiovisual productions: lower threshold for investors and more formalities for prod…

On 1 January 2015, new rules governing Belgium's tax shelter exemption for investments in audiovisual productions have entered into force. Framework a…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Grants Third Party Limited Access to File in Merger Case

On 19 November 2014, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ("the Court") issued an interim judgment ordering the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") to gr…

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1 January 2015 – unclaimed shares are offered for sale

As from 1 January 2015, bearer shares (that were converted into registered and dematerialized shares after 1 January 2014), whose owners have remained…

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Wijziging van het Bodemdecreet: wat is er veranderd op 1 januari 2015?

Niet alleen is 2015 het Internationaal jaar van de Bodem (www.bodembewust.be) en viert het Vlaamse Bodemdecreet zijn 20ste verjaardag, maar met ingang…

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Goedkoop en makkelijk consumentengeschillen oplossen sinds 1 januari?

Op 1 januari 2015 trad "Boek XVI van het Wetboek Economisch Recht betreffende de buitengerechtelijke regeling van consumenten geschillen" in werking.

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Non-EU employers now more exposed to employment litigation

In an international mobility scenario involving cross-border employment in one or more states, it is probable that at least some of the legislation of…

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Real estate update: new year’s edition

What's new since 1 January 2015 in regulatory real estate? Het real estate team van Laga presenteert een overzicht van de nieuwe ontwikkelingen in he…

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Money laundering: EU institutions agree on central registers

On 16 December 2014, the European Parliament (‘EP') and the EU Council have reached political agreement on the revision of the EU AntiMoney Laundering…

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Projet de loi-programme suite à l'accord du gouvernement

Nous commentions dans notre article du 17 octobre 2014 le volet de l'accord de gouvernement consacré aux mesures relatives à l'emploi. Un projet de lo…

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Competition compliance programmes: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of fines

Imagine . . .  that one morning you are asked to provide access to your mailbox, immediately. You have never been confronted with such a request …

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Judgment of the CJEU in: joined cases C-404/12 P and 405/12 P Council and Commission v Stichting Natuur en Mil…

On 13 January 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) delivered a ruling concerning the direct applicability of the Aarhus Convention into the EU …

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The General Court overturned SP fine for erroneous application of 10 pc. fine cap

On 9 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") issued nine separate judgments on appeals against the Commission's second adoption of the Italian steel b…

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Liquidation in one single act: tips and tricks since the law of 25 April 2014

In order to reinforce creditors' protection, the law of 25 April 2014 has amended the requirements for liquidating a company in one single deed. The l…

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The Court of Justice ruled that minimum fee provisions in collective agreements for "false self-employed" pers…

On 4 December 2014, the Court of Justice gave its ruling on whether fee conditions in collective agreements between employers and self-employed servic…

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EU Data Protection Rules May Apply to Home Surveillance Cameras

On 11 December 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") handed down a judgment on a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Su…

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The electronic filing of a company’s amendment acts is not yet possible

The Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 ("RD") makes it possible for individuals to electronically file company amendment acts and to register the company d…

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The Court of Justice provided further guidance on long-term exclusivity clauses in distribution agreements

In an Order of 4 December 2014, the Court of Justice provided guidance on the compliance of long-term exclusive purchasing or "single branding" clause…

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Belgium may not impose stricter conditions than the EU for price announcement reductions

By a judgment of the 10th of July 2014, the European Court of Justice sanctioned the Kingdom of Belgium for, inter alia, imposing via the national leg…

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The ACM imposed fines on investment firms for cartel participation of a (former) portfolio company

On 30 December 2014, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") published two decisions (6306_20/216_OV and 6306_20/217_OV) in which …

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