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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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09/10/25
Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowan…

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in…

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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive jud…

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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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Bouwpromotoren en BTW : een gevaarlijke affaire

Les promoteurs immobiliers, dont l’activité habituelle consiste à céder avec TVA des bâti- ments neufs, entretiennent une relation dan- gereuse avec l…

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Lexology Getting the Deal Through : the Cartel Regulation in Belgiu

Pierre Goffinet and Roman Spangenberg, Associate in our Competition and Regulatory practice, contributed to the 2022 edition of @Lexology Ge…

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La nouvelle gouvernance des SRL en dix questions

Le nouveau Code des sociétés et des associations (CSA) a ouvert des portes en matière de gouvernance des sociétés à responsabilité limitée.

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Europa werkt regelgevend kader uit voor artificiële intelligentie

Kunstmatige of artificiële intelligentie (of afgekort AI) is niet meer weg te denken uit onze dagdagelijkse leefwereld. Bewust of onbewust maken we ie…

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The BDPA’s recommendation on processing of biometric data

On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the BDPA) published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data (the Rec…

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À quelles conditions décompiler un logiciel ?

Pour la première fois, la CJUE se penche sur la décompilation d’un logiciel. Elle livre une réponse nuancée. Tout en acceptant le principe de la décom…

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Investment Funds in Belgium: choose the right type!

An investment fund is an undertaking which (i) does not have a general commercial or industrial purpose, (ii) pools together capital raised from its i…

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Third parties coming to an end, what does the future of online tracking look like?

Since the arrival of the Internet in the 1990s, cookies have played an increasingly important role in personalizing ads. But that seems to be coming t…

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Conditions Subsequent - Underestimated Dealbreakers

In these times of uncertainty, parties are increasingly stipulating more conditions in transaction documentation. Conditions subsequent have the oppos…

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Changes to the Belgian expat tax regime – draft law filed in parliament

On December 1st, the Belgian government formally filed draft legislation in parliament regarding i.a. changes to the Belgian expat tax regime.

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EDPB publishes guidelines on interplay territorial scope GDPR and international transfers

On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published guidelines on the interplay between article 3 GDPR, on the territorial …

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Belgium’s largest Joint Committee reaches a new agreement on employment and working conditions – deadlines for…

Against the background of industrial unrest in other sectors, the social partners of Joint Committee 200 –the Committee representing the largest numbe…

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Private Equity Funds in Belgium: the Case of the Private Privak/Pricaf Privée

Private equity funds, or so called Private Privaks/Pricafs Privées, have gained enormous popularity in Belgium during the last couple of years. T…

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New salary increases in Joint Committee n° 200

On 18 November 2021, the social partners within the general Joint Committee for white-collar employees (JC 200) signed a sector-level agreement regard…

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Special tax regime for foreign executives: new regime from 1 January 2022

A bill to reform the special tax regime for foreign executives as of 1 January 2022 is currently under consideration in the House of Representatives. …

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Kan je vervolgd worden voor een negatieve review: vrije meningsuiting of toch niet?

Online reviews zijn vandaag de dag overal te vinden. Deze digitale vorm van mond-aan-mondreclame geeft consumenten een stem en biedt ondernemingen teg…

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Only a few weeks left for the British nationals working/residing in Belgium on 31 December 2020 to obtain the …

British nationals who exercised their right to free movement before 1 January 2021 may, pursuant to the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the Uni…

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Prohibition of online advertising in a list of e-mails or messages – a misstep by the CJEU?

When submitted a request for a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expect to answer questions – not raise too man…

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The new double tax treaty between Belgium and France

After more than 20 years of negotiations, Belgium and France have recently signed a new double tax treaty (new treaty). 

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The European Commission prolongs the State aid Temporary Framework until 30 June 2022

The European Commission has decided to prolong the State aid Temporary Framework until 30 June 2022. The amendment, aside from the temporal extension,…

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