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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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06/11/25
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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Practical reminder regarding the principles of lease and statutory limitations

Verjaring is een wettelijk mechanisme op basis waarvan een bepaalde termijn tot gevolg heeft dat een schuldenaar aan zijn schuldeiser een exceptie kan…

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Constitutional Court Holds that Liberal Professions Should Be Subject to the Law on Market Practices and Consu…

On 9 July 2013, the Constitutional Court (the “Court”) annulled Articles 2, 2° and 3, §2 of the Law on Market Practices and Consumer Protection (Wet v…

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A rent guarantee fund for bad payers

The Flemish government introduces a rent guarantee fund, with the purpose of protecting landlords against bad payers and tenants against immediate evi…

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Increase of property tax on building rights and long-term leases

Le gouvernement fédéral a conclu un nouvel accord budgétaire le 30 mars 2013 afin de ramener le déficit à 2,15% du PNB. Dans les mesures prises par le…

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Proposed rules on collective actions under Belgian law

This headline summarizes the main features of the draft law on collective actions (the "Collective Actions Bill"). Please note that this headline is p…

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The new CMS e-guide on green lease clauses in Europe

CMS recently issued a guide on the so-called “green” clauses in lease agreements. It contains proposals and comments of around 20 “Euro-compatible” cl…

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Credit rating agencies: the saga continues for better protection of the financial markets’ stability and inves…

This short article will highlight significant and major improvements to Regulation 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies, as amended from time to time (…

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The Banking Law is 20 years old

The Banking Law was adopted 20 years ago and is a founding regulation of the financial sector. The Law never stopped evolving over the course of the i…

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Financial regulation is in a constant shape of evolution

We thought appropriate to provide a general overview of the progress status (with very brief summary) of five significant regulations: MiFID II, AIFMD…

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L'interdiction des offres conjointes comportant un ou plusieurs services financiers est compatible avec le dro…

Dans son arrêt préjudiciel du 18 juillet 2013, la Cour de justice a décidé que l'interdiction belge des offres conjointes comportant des services fina…

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Leidraad bij de bescherming van Apps

De bescherming van (mobiele applicaties) ‘APPS’ verschilt in principe niet van die van andere computersoftware. Tegenwoordig is het voor een bedrijf e…

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SEPA : that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for Europe

The purpose of SEPA is to facilitate payments inside the Eurozone so that they are as simple as national payments. Several changes will thus be brough…

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DE BESCHERMING VAN TEKENINGEN EN MODELLEN

Het tekeningen- en modellenrecht biedt bescherming aan het uiterlijk van een voortbrengsel. Dit kan zowel tweedimensionale (tekeningen, denk bijvoorbe…

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ACER and ESMA intensify their cooperation for a consistent approach towards market abuse in the wholesale ener…

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) signed on 18 July 2013 (entry into…

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Belgian authority loses in-house privilege battle

On 5 March 2013, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ruled that in-house lawyers have the right to legal privilege vis-à-vis the competition authorities.

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MANAGEMENTVENNOOTSCHAP EN VASTGOED

Een van de vaak gestelde vragen is of de managementvennootschap als juridische structuur nog nuttig (lees: ‘fiscaal voordelig’) is om een vastgoed (bv…

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CJEU clarifies scope of Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation

On 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down its judgment in case C-299/12, in which it clarified three issues con…

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Proposal for blue and white-collar occupational pensions harmonisation

A draft Act on the gradual harmonisation of blue and white-collar occupational pensions has been submitted by the Minister of Pension's office.

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Stuiting van de verjaring van RSZ – schulden door de instelling of de uitoefening van de strafvordering

Artikel 42 van de RSZ - Wet van 27.06.1969 bepaalt de verjaringstermijnen inzake betaling en terugbetaling van sociale zekerheidsbijdragen.

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Law proposal in order to regulate the resale of tickets for cultural shows and sports events

The law proposal requires a ban on the resale of tickets at a higher price than the initial sales price in order to avoid speculation and to guarantee…

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