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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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Bankruptcy of a co-contractor: what about the on-going contracts ?

According to the Court of Cassation, a bankruptcy receiver could, for the benefit of the liquidation, terminate the contracts entered into by the bank…

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First demand guarantee vs personal guarantee: confusion made on purpose?

Experience shows that personal guarantees are often badly drafted and create confusion regarding the scope of undertakings of the guarantor. Is this c…

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Risk and remuneration : bedfellows under supervision

Europe has mobilized itself in order to restrict excessive compensation policies associated with risky behaviours. Belgium follows suit.

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Reform of the Belgian regulatory landscape

On 1 April 2011, Belgian financial supervision shall be significantly reformed as a result of the decision of the Belgian government to introduce a so…

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STORI : regulated information on publicly listed companies finally centralized and readily available

The CBFA implemented a central storage of regulated information on publicly listed companies.

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Invoices are subject to language regulations

Invoices will be null and void if they do not comply with language regulations.

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The Belgian statute of 19 December 2005 on pre-contractual information does not apply to agency agreements

The application of the statute on pre-contractual information on the conclusion of agency agreements (with its heavy administrative burden) was subjec…

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The European Commission requests Belgium to comply with rules on unfair commercial practices

According to the Commission, the new Belgian Commercial Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 6 April 2010 does not comply with Directive 2005/29/E…

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Increase in the amounts granted as indemnity for legal costs!

Since 1 March 2011, the amounts granted to cover  legal costs have increased by 10%.

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New rules affecting EU legislature's powers to have negative impact on trade

On March 1 2011 Regulation 182/2011 entered into force. The new regulation sets out new rules on the exercise of implementing powers by the European C…

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Dutch Courts apply ECJ Google ruling on keywords

Over the past years much has been said and written about a party using keywords for its ads, where those keywords are identical to another party's tra…

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Collective bonus plans: changes applicable as from 1 April 2011

As you know, since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for Belgian employers to introduce a collective bonus plan which qualifies for favourable tax …

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Commission issues guidance on standardised mobile phone charger

On February 8 2011 the European Commission published a question-and-answer document to explain the issues surrounding the common mobile phone charger …

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EU law allows national measures preventing exclusive broadcast of World Cup and EURO

A Member State may prohibit the exclusive broadcast of all World Cup and EURO football matches on pay television, in order to allow the general public…

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Sinds 1 januari 2011: BTW op nieuw gebouw en bijhorend terrein

Tot 1 januari 2011 waren verkopen van onroerende goederen van BTW vrijgestelde handelingen. De verkoop van een nieuw gebouw viel wel reeds onder het B…

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Le travailleur peut disposer à sa guise de son temps de pause

La Cour du travail de Liège a récemment été confrontée à la problématique du temps de repos d’un travailleur chargé d’effectuer des tournées avec un v…

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Extension of the guarantee scheme in the Flemish Region

In 2009, as a result of the financial crisis, the Flemish region introduced a new guarantee scheme (“waarborgregeling”) for small, medium and large bu…

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The Evolution of the Choice of Court Clauses : the “Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreem…

The evolution of jurisdiction clauses : from the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 to the report of 29 June 2010 on the implementation and review of Br…

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Maaltijdcheques: wat is er nieuw in 2011?

De maaltijdcheques zijn in België een goed gekend sociaal voordeel en 1,3 miljoen werknemers in de private sector genieten ervan. In 2011 zal voor dez…

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Syndicale actiedag op vrijdag 4 maart: bent u voldoende voorbereid?

Aangezien de stakers geen arbeidsprestaties leveren, hebben zij voor de gestaakte tijd geen recht op loon. Indien de staking werd erkend door de vakbo…

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