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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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Could two affiliated companies participate in the same procedure for the award of a public procurement? Point …

Affiliated companies – participation in the same procedure for the award of a public contract – treatment of the tenders – free competition.

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The Belgian tax relief regime applied to real estate SICAF is discriminatory

These Belgian investment companies have fiscal incentives to keep their assets in Belgium. The European Commission has ordered Belgium to put an end…

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Telecommunications: the new regulation comes into force

Telecom Package – new regulation.

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Nutella Cartel

The College of Prosecutors of the Competition Council confirms the existence of a price cartel between Ferrero and three Belgian retail undertakings…

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Competition and Energy

The European Commission accepts ENI commitments.

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Difference between incineration plant and co-incineration plant

Following an edict of the European Court of Justice, a power plant which uses, as an additional fuel (in substitution for fossil fuels used in the m…

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Expropriation – definitive lost of property – jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace - Council of State n° 1…

Examination of the lawfulness of an expropriation order by the judge "de paix" is equivalent to the examination of the expropriation order by the Co…

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The “polluter pays” principle combined with an authority’s measures for de-pollution of soil – Council of Stat…

An authority’s measures to remediate ex-landfill and the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP).

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Only the manifest ugliness of a building constitutes a serious 'difficult to repair' disadvantage – Council of…

Architectural ugliness is a relative notion that doesn’t constitute a grave loss.

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Companies facing financial difficulties : duty of deciding

In a decision of 4 December 2008, the Court of Appeal of Brussels repeated the principles of directors’ liability in the event of unreasonable conti…

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European Commission approves restructuring plan for Dex

The European Commission decided in its decision of 26 February 2010 to approve a restructuring plan for Dexia.

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Should aid be granted to firms in difficulty?

A study of hypothetical scenarios relating to the restructuring of state aid was published on behalf of the European Commission.

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Law concerning the continuity of enterprises : companies facing financial difficulties 1 – tax administration …

The courts underline that the participation , in the general interest, of the tax administration in the recovery of companies was a part of the obje…

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New Commercial Practices and Consumer Protection Act

On 18 March 2010, the Belgian Senate approved a bill on commercial practices and consumer protection (hereinafter the "CPA") which will repeal the Fai…

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Hardship accepted under the CISG

The Belgian Supreme Court has ruled that circumstances which were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of the conclusion of an agreement and which i…

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The act on the corporate governance statement and the remuneration of directors and executives of listed compa…

In the wake of various international initiatives, the Belgian legislator has set its rules on the bonuses and severance payments for the directors and…

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New Belgian law on corporate governance

On 18 March 2010, the Senate approved the new Corporate Governance Act, which had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The new Act will b…

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Sabam v. Scarlet

On 28 January 2010, the Brussels Court of Appeal issued a decision in a case brought by Sabam, a copyright collecting society, against Scarlet, an Int…

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Deux propositions de loi afin de lutter contre le téléchargement illégal

L’industrie du disque connaît depuis plusieurs années une crise profonde dont une des causes n’est autre que le téléchargement illégal de fichiers mus…

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La loi allemande sur la détention de données déclarée inconstitutionnelle

Ecrite dans la foulée de la déclaration du Conseil Européen du 25 mars 2004 sur la lutte contre le terrorisme, la directive 2006/24/CE du Parlement eu…

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