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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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Coronavirus: maatregelen inzake opeenvolgende arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur

De regels aangaande de mogelijkheid om opeenvolgende arbeidsovereenkomsten voor bepaalde duur af te sluiten, worden tijdelijk versoepeld voor ondernem…

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Social distancing trademarks: an inventive or risky response to COVID-19?

Whereas people are primarily responding to the global spread of COVID-19 by complying with strict social distancing rules, companies are doing the sam…

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Trademarks, public policy and principles of morality in the time of corona

During this uncertain corona period, it was inevitable that someone would have the idea of registering “COVID-19”, “CORONAVIRUS” or variants as a trad…

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Autonomous Vehicles in Belgium. Is our legal system ready?

We have been hearing about autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) for quite a while. However, as time goes by, the use of AVs is getting closer to becoming a rea…

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Sélection non suffisamment motivée : quelle indemnisation pour le candidat évincé par l'autorité publique?

Le Conseil d’Etat octroie à la candidate évincée une indemnité réparatrice de 2.000 euros pour le dommage engendré par le fait qu’elle n’a pu prendre …

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Een algemene opschorting voor ondernemingen die getroffen zijn door de COVID-19-crisis

Vandaag, 24 april 2020, verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad het Koninklijk Besluit nummer 15 betreffende de tijdelijke opschorting ten voordele …

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Eerste GDPR boete voor Belgisch bedrijf in beroep vernietigd

De Belgische Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit legde de voorbije twee jaar erg weinig boetes op in vergelijking met haar collega’s in de buurlanden. …

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Specific regime for income from the collaborative economy annulled

The Belgian tax regime governing the collaborative economy was introduced by the Programme Law of 1 July 2016. During its lifetime, this spe…

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Digital power of attorney soon possible for the signature of notarial deeds

In recent years various initiatives have been taken in the field of digitalisation of the work of the civil notary. The COVID-19 lockdown and related …

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Corona crisis and the State loan guarantee

A Royal Decree that introduces a State loan guarantee has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Law of 27 March 2020 authorised the…

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Opschorting van uw sociale verkiezingsprocedure door COVID-19: nu ook wettelijk bevestigd!

Opschorting van de sociale verkiezingsprocedure door COVID-19: nu ook wettelijk bevestigd door een Koninklijk Besluit. 

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Net neutrality: are ‘zero-rated’ bundles prohibited traffic management measures under regulation 2015/2120?

Regulation 2015/2120 laying down measures concerning open internet access (the Regulation), that entered into force in April 2016, states that provide…

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Belgische garantieregeling ter waarde van 50 miljard euro treedt in werking

Bij Koninklijk Besluit van 14 april 2020 werd een garantieregeling voor leningen ten belope van 50 miljard euro goedgekeurd. De Belgische St…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 21 April

Update 21 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

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Coronavirus: maatregelen inzake de terbeschikkingstelling van werknemers

Om een vlotte arbeidsorganisatie in bepaalde sectoren te vrijwaren en de werknemers te ondersteunen, voorziet een ontwerp van koninklijk besluit in ee…

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Groep van 10 bereikt akkoord over drie concrete maatregelen

De Groep van 10, samengesteld uit afgevaardigden van werkgeversorganisaties en vakbonden hebben een akkoord bereikt over drie praktische punten&n…

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Belgian Data Protection Authority releases recipe for compliant cookies

During these corona times, we have noticed a trend whereby many of us have started baking (cookies, cakes, and other delicious treats). It now appears…

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Do employees still have death cover or an accrual of pension rights when temporarily unemployed because of cor…

The corona crisis is having an impact on many aspects of everyday life. Currently, a lot of employees are temporarily unemployed due to force majeure.…

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Always look on the bright side of life”: Which remuneration is due to the artists when playing such song in a …

In these difficult times, where live music performance and events are postponed or cancelled, the economic situation of artists is quite difficult.&nb…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 14 April

Update 14 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

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