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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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Le règlement extrajudiciaire des litiges de consommation (REL) est introduit en droit belge.

A partir du 1er janvier 2015, l'utilisation de la médiation se généralise pour les litiges de consommation. La loi du 4 avril 2014 introduit un chapit…

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Member State Committee reviews the first application of the prioritisation approach for SVHCs

On 8-10 April 2014, ECHA's Member State Committee (MSC) discussed during its meeting, among other items, the prioritisation results in the preparation…

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Appeals against use of dawn raid documents in Belgium suspend the time limitation periods

The new Belgian Competition Act, which entered into force on 6 September 2013, introduced a possibility to appeal decisions of the Belgian competition…

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Europees Hof van Justitie erkent ‘recht op vergeten’ – wat nu voor de nieuwsmedia?

Het Hof van Justitie van de EU heeft in een belangrijk arrest het ‘recht om vergeten te worden’ erkend. Volgens het Hof kan men in bepaalde omstandigh…

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Agency agreements and foreign arbitration

The European Court of Justice repeats that Belgian jurisdictions can only set aside the application of an agency law of another Member State which has…

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Werkgeversbijdrage in pensioenplan bij ontslag: betalen als opzeggingsvergoeding of storten in het pensioenpla…

Artikel 39 van de Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet bepaalt dat bij de berekening van de opzeggingsvergoeding rekening wordt gehouden met het lopende loon van …

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Unforeseen circumstances in Belgian law

Change of circumstances can occur in all kinds of contracts. Denis Philippe takes a closer look at the current Belgian legal discourse on unforeseen c…

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Patents and competition law

The Commission adopted on 29 April 2014 two decisions regarding the application of EU Competition law on standard essential patents regarding on one h…

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Meldingsplicht “buitenlandse juridische constructies” – nieuwe toelichtingen

Sinds vorig jaar moeten alle oprichters en (potentiële) begunstigden van “juridische constructies” het hiertoe bestemde nieuwe vakje in hun aangifte p…

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New Act on Financial Planning published in Belgian Official Journal

The Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 on the legal status and the supervision of the independent financial planners and regarding the rendering of advice o…

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New penalties under the EU Pesticides Regulations in Italy

The Italian Government has recently introduced an extensive reform of the penalty system on violations of EU Regulations No 1107/2009 and No 547/2011 …

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Les allocations patronales dans le plan de pension en cas de licenciement : faut-il payer en tant qu’indemnité…

L’article 39 de la loi relative aux contrats de travail prévoit que pour le calcul de l’indemnité de préavis, il faut prendre en compte la rémunératio…

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Fate of the public procurement concluded without call for competition

Public procurement – No call for competition – Nullity of the procurement – No compensation for the company – Fault of the company

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EMIR Implementing Act and Act introducing Book VII of the Code of Economic Law published today

Today, the Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 amending various financial legislation in view of Regulation 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the …

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The Brussels Court of Appeal annuls cartel fine on the basis of the ne bis in idem principle

On 28 February 2013, the Belgian Competition Council imposed fines on five flour mills for participating in a cartel on the market for the production …

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Vakantiegeld op variabel loon: bevestiging door het Hof van Justitie

In een arrest van vandaag, 22 mei 2014, bevestigt het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie nogmaals dat vakantiegeld zo moet samengesteld zijn dat de…

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The EU Power Cables Case: Antitrust Parental Liability of Private Equity Management Companies

On 2 April 2014, the European Commission imposed fines totalling EUR 301.6 million on eleven producers of underground and submarine high voltage power…

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De levensverzekering als instrument van fiscale planning – Interessante beslissing van de Rulingcommissie

In het kader van successieplanning wordt vaak gewerkt met levensverzekeringen, voornamelijk omdat dergelijke producten toelaten om op fiscaal vriendel…

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EUR 302,000,000 fines for a cartel between producers of high voltage power cables

On 2 April 2014, the Commission fined producers of high voltage power cables EUR 302,000,000 for a cartel to split the market and to allocate customer…

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Apps in het vizier van de Privacycommissie

Ook dit jaar zal de Belgische Privacycommissie deelnemen aan een zogenaamde “sweep” in het kader van het Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN). He…

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