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23/10/23

Trade Defense Instruments: What to Expect From the Anti-coercion Instrument?

On October 3, 2023, the European Parliament adopted a report on a new trade defense instrument in the European Union (herein referred to as the “EU” a…

19/10/23

Uw bedrijfsvastgoed is onvrijwillig improductief: vrijgesteld van onroerende voorheffing?

De onroerende voorheffing (OV) op een bedrijfspand kan stevig doorwegen. Dat geldt des te meer als het onroerend goed door omstandigheden improductief…

19/10/23

Empowering the European retail investor: unveiling the EU Commission’s new proposal for financial trust and tr…

The EU Commission recently published a draft proposal for a new omnibus directive, aiming at reinforcing and harmonising retail investor protection ac…

02/10/23

EU General Court confirms unlawful tax State aid scheme on Belgian Excess Profit rulings

On 20 September 2023, the General Court released a series of judgments holding that the Belgian excess profit rulings (“EPRs”) qualified as a State ai…

17/09/23

How to Meet the New Notification Obligations Under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

As from October 2023, companies receiving financial contributions from third countries will have to report these to the European Commission when engag…

14/09/23

Fiscale regularisatie in de laatste rechte lijn: hoog tijd voor actie!

Met ingang van 1 januari 2024 komt een einde aan de wettelijke regeling om fiscale zonden te regulariseren. Tot en met eind december 2023 kunnen fisca…

29/08/23

De kaaimantaks anno 2023: een kameleon met vele gedaanten

De kaaimantaks werd in 2015 geïntroduceerd en heeft ondertussen heel wat aanpassingen ondergaan. Het blijkt bijzonder complexe wetgeving waarover nog …

22/08/23

Taxpayer can revoke consent to dawn raid of premises

Until now, there was no unanimity on the necessity for the taxpayer’s consent when the tax authorities want to execute an unannounced dawn raid at the…

18/08/23

Uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening BV: VLABEL aan het woord

In dit artikel gaan we nader in op de uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening naar aanleiding van het herwerkte standpunt van VLABEL in d…

17/08/23

Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

Companies should be wary of the novel approach taken by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange. A Dutch and a Belg…

16/08/23

Interest paid to qualifying foreign EEA AIFs may now benefit from the Belgian WHT exemption.

On 26 July, a new Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree implementing the Belgian Income tax code (RD/BITC) was published. The Decree includes various…

07/08/23

Reforming the Union Customs Code: a proposal from the European Commission towards harmonizing European Union c…

On May 17, 2023, ten years after the EU adopted its Union Customs Code (UCC), the European Commission published a proposal intended to begin the compl…

03/08/23

Data Privacy Framework (DPF) vs. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC): At-A-Glance Comparison

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that th…

26/07/23

New payment services and financial data access package proposed by the European Commission

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission introduced a package of three proposals aimed at improving the functioning of the payment services market and…

21/07/23

Deposit for returnable containers - part of the selling price or not?

In a recent case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) had to consider whether the ‘selling price’ under EU consumer protection rules should include …

20/07/23

EU Considers Adding More Teeth to Sanctions Enforcement with Adoption of Draft Law Criminalizing Sanctions Eva…

On July 6, 2023, members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) adopted a draft negotiating mandate that would target those viol…

18/07/23

EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving t…

17/07/23

Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

De Liechtensteinse stichting – Stiftung – heeft dezelfde wezenskenmerken als stichtingen naar Belgisch recht: (i) de stichting wordt opgericht door ee…

17/07/23

Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…

10/07/23

Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

Belgium is finally about to transpose Directive 2019/2023 on preventive restructuring frameworks and regulated pre-pack proceedings are now accessible…

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

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Promotion at DALDEWOLF

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Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

29/09/25

Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman T…

19/09/25

Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

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23/10/23

Trade Defense Instruments: What to Expect From the Anti-coercion Instrument?

19/10/23

Uw bedrijfsvastgoed is onvrijwillig improductief: vrijgesteld van onroerende voorheffing?

19/10/23

Empowering the European retail investor: unveiling the EU Commission’s new proposal for financial trust and tr…

02/10/23

EU General Court confirms unlawful tax State aid scheme on Belgian Excess Profit rulings

17/09/23

How to Meet the New Notification Obligations Under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

14/09/23

Fiscale regularisatie in de laatste rechte lijn: hoog tijd voor actie!

29/08/23

De kaaimantaks anno 2023: een kameleon met vele gedaanten

22/08/23

Taxpayer can revoke consent to dawn raid of premises

18/08/23

Uitbreng van vastgoed middels ontbinding-vereffening BV: VLABEL aan het woord

17/08/23

Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

16/08/23

Interest paid to qualifying foreign EEA AIFs may now benefit from the Belgian WHT exemption.

07/08/23

Reforming the Union Customs Code: a proposal from the European Commission towards harmonizing European Union c…

03/08/23

Data Privacy Framework (DPF) vs. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC): At-A-Glance Comparison

26/07/23

New payment services and financial data access package proposed by the European Commission

21/07/23

Deposit for returnable containers - part of the selling price or not?

20/07/23

EU Considers Adding More Teeth to Sanctions Enforcement with Adoption of Draft Law Criminalizing Sanctions Eva…

18/07/23

EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

17/07/23

Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

17/07/23

Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

10/07/23

Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?