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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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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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Investissements En Afrique : La Securite Ohada

Le Traité a pour objet l’harmonisation du droit des affaires dans les Etats Parties par l’élaboration et l’adoption de règles communes simples, modern…

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Employment : Social elections, day X-60 is coming very close

The so-called preparatory phase in which the technical operating unit(s) and the number of employees, the high management and middle management functi…

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Extension Du Domaine De L'Arbitrabilite Des Litiges

Dans le cadre de ce supplément juridique consacré aux Modes Alternatifs de Règlement des Conflits (MARC's) notre propos se limitera à quelques considé…

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Di Rupo I: nieuwe fiscale maatregelen op komst

Afgelopen weekend werd het regeerakkoord van de regering Di Rupo I officieel bekend gemaakt. Hoewel het nog afwachten is hoe dit akkoord in effectieve…

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Di Rupo I: les mesures qui influent sur votre gestion du personnel

Les voitures de société deviennent plus chères. L’avantage en nature est calculé selon la valeur catalogue de la voiture et sur base des émissions de …

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Arrêt Interflora : le point sur les fonctions de la marque en droit européen

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu un nouvel arrêt relatif au service de référencement payant de Google le 22 septembre 2011 (arr…

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Invalidité d’un brevet impliquant l’utilisation de cellules souches

La Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu le 18 octobre dernier un arrêt important (affaire C‑34/10) en matière de recherche médicale : …

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Affaire Airfield : la Cour de justice précise la notion de communication au public par satellite

Depuis plusieurs années, un litige oppose deux sociétés de gestion collective (SABAM et AGICOA) à la société AIRFIELD à propos de la diffusion de cert…

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Changes in Belgian tax legislation

On 25 November the various political parties who are in the process of establishing a new Belgian government, agreed on various changes to Belgian tax…

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La nouvelle directive européenne sur les droits des consommateurs

Le 23 juin 2011, le Parlement européen a adopté la proposition de directive relative aux droits des consommateurs. Cette directive, encore en attente …

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Update on French rules on access to file and seized documents in competition procedures

Since May 2011, documents produced or held by the French competition authority are no longer accessible to the public.

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Commission improves procedural rules in competition proceedings

Commission improves procedural rules in competition proceedings with a notice on best practices and a decision on the functions of the role of the hea…

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Independence of science in regulatory decision-making

A conference-debate was organised at the European Parliament by ALDE MEPs Corinne Lepage and Antonya Parvanova.

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La conciliation fiscale : vers une évolution de l’esprit du contentieux ?

La loi du 25 avril 2007 a créé le « Service de conciliation fiscale ». Selon les termes de la loi, cette cellule autonome du Service public des financ…

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ECJ Clarifies Role of Satellite Package Provider

On 13 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) answered a number of preliminary questions referred to it by the Court of Appeal of Bru…

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EU Court Rejects Registration of Loudspeaker Shape as Community Trade Mark

On 6 October 2011, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) handed down its judgment in a case pitting Bang & Olufsen A/S (“Bang & O…

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ECJ Prohibits Patenting Results of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

On 18 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) answered three preliminary questions in Brüstle v. Greenpeace (Case C-34/10). T…

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Liedekerke Headlines Labour & Employment : New rules for student workers and new website studentatwork.be

As from 2012, new simplified rules for student work enter into force. These new rules, laid down in the Act of 28 July 2011, do not affect the student…

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Brussels Commercial Court Rules on Validity of Supplementary Protection Certificate for Sipralexa®

On 3 October 2011, the Brussels Commercial Court (the “Court”) handed down its judgment in joined cases Ratiopharm GmbH and Ratiopharm Belgium NV (“Ra…

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European Court of Justice rules that banning online sales in selective distribution systems is liable to be a …

On 13 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in the Pierre Fabre case (see VBB on Competition Law, Vol…

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