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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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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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THE NEW WALLOON CLIMATE DECREE: STRINGENT OBJECTIVES TOWARDS EFFECTIVE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS

The Walloon Parliament adopted its Climate Decree on 20 February 2014. The Climate Decree is intended to allow Wallonia to meet its own commitments to…

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The Blomqvist v. Rolex decision of the CJEU: intervention by European customs authorities over goods purchased…

The European Court of Justice recently examined the question of whether the intervention of European customs authorities based on Council Regulation (…

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Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

On 12 February 2014, the social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismiss…

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Hyperlinks to freely accessible works without the authorization of the copyright holders are allowed, accordin…

Last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in the Svensson case about hyperlinks to copyright-protected works. The Cou…

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The requirement to justify dismissal

Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) n° 109 introduces an obligation to state the reasons for dismissal.

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European Commission in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for airlines

The European Commission opened on 4 February 2014 in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for Cyprus Airways and Estonian Air.

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The revision of the contract in case of change of circumstances

Seminar in French - 8 May 2014 - Faculté de droit et de criminologie, Université catholique de Louvain

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For the first time, the Belgian Competition Authority publishes new guidelines for dawn raids

Since 2011, the Competition Prosecutors have communicated guidelines regarding the dawn raid process to undertakings that were dawn raided. Since the …

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Een hervorming van het mededingingsrecht, een verhoging van de aansprakelijkheid. Een verwittigd bestuurder is…

Voor de meeste bedrijven lijkt het mededingingsrecht een ver-van-mijn-bed-show. Dit is echter onterecht zoals blijkt uit volgende voorbeelden: werd u …

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Google obliged to display comparable specialized search rivals

The European Commission has obtained an improved commitments proposal from Google in the context of the ongoing antitrust investigation into online se…

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LA COTISATION ANNUELLE À CHARGE DES SOCIÉTÉS (CACS), BIENTÔT DÉCLARÉE ILLÉGALE ?

Et si la cotisation annuelle à charge des sociétés était déclarée illégale, de quelle manière et surtout dans quelle mesure une société pourrait-elle …

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Electricity/Gas - sixth reform of state - Walloon distribution tariff

Branle-le-bas de combat au niveau régional: les textes de la sixième réforme de l’Etat entreront en vigueur au 1er juillet 2014, un gros mois après le…

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Supplementary protection certificates - Opinion of Advocate General Jääskinen in case C-11/13 Bayer CropScienc…

On 13 February 2014, Advocate General Jääskinen delivered his Opinion in case C-11/13, Bayer CropScience, referred for a preliminary ruling by the Fed…

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Private Equity Investors and Business Angels face 'Consumer-like Protection' for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gained 'consumer-like protection' pursuant to the Act of 21 December 2013 on the financing of SMEs (her…

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The Constitutional Court validates the Walloon double green certificate mechanism

Judgment n°27/2014 of 13 February 2014

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Act on SME financing: Royal Decree endorses Code of Conduct and determines the entering into force of several …

On 4 March 2014 a Royal Decree that further implements the Act of 21 December 2013 relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (t…

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Implementation of Directive on industrial emissions in Walloon law

Short overview of the decree of 16 January 2014

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Belgium criticised for incomplete implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice has ruled in the case brought by the Commission against Belgium because of the incomplete and incorrect B…

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Estimate action regarding hidden defects: is the “fair price” estimated by a real estate surveyor or fixed by …

The Supreme Court decides that the court is not bound by the conclusions of the expert it appoints.

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Bedrijfsjuristen en mededingingsrecht: wat valt onder het beroepsgeheim?

Door de recente aanpassing en verscherping van het Belgisch mededingingsrecht, zullen veel bedrijfsleiders zich de vraag stellen naar de status van de…

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