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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma coll…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…

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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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Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

On May 3, 2022, the European Commission published a proposed regulation (the “EHDS Proposal”) for the establishment of a European Health Data Spa…

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Belgium about to implement foreign direct investment screening mechanism

On 1 June 2022, the various governments of Belgium reached a cooperation agreement on developing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism. With…

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A quelle sauce fiscale sont mangés les NFT  ?

Les « NFT » (« non-fungible tokens » / jetons non fongibles) sont en vogue. De nombreuses opérations impliquant ces certificats de…

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Overheidsopdrachten - Het belang van een volwaardige raming van de waarde van de opdracht

Het opmaken van een actuele raming van de waarde van de opdracht is een cruciale voorafgaande stap bij het opstarten van een plaatsingsprocedure. De r…

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New rules for B2C contracts: time for a checkup of your terms and conditions

The legislative changes that will be discussed find their origin in several texts adopted at EU level: (i) Directive 2019/770 of 20 May 2019 on certai…

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Belgium adopts Intra-Corporate Transfer Directive to boost global staff mobility

International businesses that want temporarily to engage third-country nationals in Europe should consider the EU ICT Permit 

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Aankondigingen van prijsverminderingen opnieuw gereglementeerd

In het Belgisch Staatsblad van 2 juni 2022 verscheen de wet van 8 mei 2022 met nieuwe regels voor aankondigingen van prijsverminderingen (nieuwe artik…

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Quantum Computing: The next major technological revolution is knocking at the door!

Quantum computing is the application of the properties of quantum mechanics to computer systems. For its part, quantum mechanics covers the physical p…

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Ambiguity in insurance contracts may favour policyholders and insureds

It is common to complain about how puzzling insurance contracts can be. These are often long, complex, and use concepts known only to specialists.

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New obligations for businesses dealing with Belgian consumers applicable since 28 May 2022

The Belgian law transposing EU Directive 2019/2161 (known as the "Omnibus Directive") entered into force on 28 May 2022. Below we …

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B2C : more protection for consumers - Belgium implements the Omnibus Directive

Today, the Act of 8 May 2022 amending books I, VI and XV of the Code of Economic Law (hereafter “Omnibus Act”) has been published in the Official Gaze…

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Collective dismissals & the Belgian labour market: current situation

In light of the current economic circumstances, the ongoing war for talent and the challenge to keep personnel costs under control, many employers are…

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Supply and distribution agreements | Adapted competition rules as from 1 June!

The European Commission has adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (‘VBER’) accompanied by new Vertical Guidelines. This Regulation (E…

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New rules for contracts for the sale of goods and for the supply of digital content and services

On 1 June 2022, the Belgian law transposing the EU directives on certain aspects of contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services (…

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Dangling Good Carrots and Wielding Bad and Ugly Sticks

Nothing ignites frustration in deal negotiations quite like leaver provisions. You’ll find leaver provisions in venture capital deals, private equity …

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Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

Following its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, on 6 May 2022 the European Commission published drafts for a r…

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Federale overheidsdienst Beleid en Ondersteuning geeft aanbevelingen over omgaan met prijsstijgingen bij overh…

De pandemie, de verstoring van de internationale handel en recent het conflict in Oekraïne veroorzaken significante prijsstijgingen en toevoerprobleme…

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Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2022

On 12 May 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current …

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Update gunstregime voor expats

Wij verwijzen naar onze e-zine van 13 januari 2022 waarin wij het nieuwe gunstregime voor expats in België toelichten, zoals vastgelegd in de programm…

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REPowerEU and the Energy Market Design – What are the plans of the EU Commission?

On 18 May 2022, the EU Commission presented a plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition (the REPowerEU P…

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