In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…
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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!
European societies have been influenced by traditions from the United States for decades. The fascination for basketball, Halloween and black Friday h…
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Blockchain, considered to be the greatest technological innovation since the internet, is currently also one of the most debated technologies. From a …
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Qualcomm has received an additional Statement of Objections (“SoO”) from the European Commission within the framework of a predatory pricing investiga…
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On 22 March 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) dismissed an appeal against an interim judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal (the…
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On Thursday 26 July 2018, the Belgian government approved the draft bill on the “mobility budget”, which would enter into force on October 1st, 2018. …
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The CJEU sided with Mitsubishi and ruled that a trade mark proprietor has the right to oppose the removal by third parties of its trade marks and thei…
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#JobsJobsJobs, so is the title of the presentation given by Prime Minister Michel on Tuesday 24 July – and for good reason: no less than 28 new employ…
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The European Commission has found that Google has been imposing illegal restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators to c…
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On 17 July 2018, the European Union and Japan successfully concluded negotiations on the reciprocal finding of an adequate level of protection for per…
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The Belgian Tax Authorities have published a long awaited list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with respect to the Innovation Income Deduction (II…
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In its recent Nestlé v Mondelez decision (C-84/17P, C-85/17P and C-95/17P), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that the acqui…
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Met de ‘Wet Peeters’ (wet van 31 mei 2017) is vanaf 1 juli 2018 nu ook elke aannemer en ‘andere dienstverleners’ wiens tienjarige aansprakelijkheid vo…
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1/10 ouderschapsverlof, opsplitsing van het verlof in weken, periode van minstens 1 maand, enz.: het thematisch verlof wordt gemoderniseerd
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Until recently, certain types of legal entities under public law, such as the federal State, the Communities, the Regions and the local authorities, c…
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In het Belgisch Staatsblad is op 20 juli jl. het decreet gepubliceerd waarin de Vlaamse decreetgever de Vlaamse erf- en schenkbelasting moderniseert.&…
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The Court of Justice ruled that Belgian legislation, which provides that Belgian authorities can unilaterally declare posted workers subject to the Be…
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Today (25.07), the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has rendered a long awaited decision in a dispute revolving around the supplementar…
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Just before the summer break, Parliament has approved a number of measures which, although they are very different, should lead to more flexibility in…
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When foreign headquartered companies grant stock options to employees of their Belgian subsidiaries, such option grants, where taxable at grant, are A…
Read MoreToday, the introduction and financing of an occupational pension scheme is a decision taken by the employer, at company level or via an industry colle…
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