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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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12/11/25
Belgium introduces domestic exemption of withholding tax on …

On 31 October 2025, a Royal Decree was published in the Belgian Official Ga…

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Waarom een arbitragebeding opnemen in uw algemene voorwaarde…

Een gerechtelijke procedure kan soms langdurig, onzeker, prijzig en lastig …

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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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The Court of Justice rules that the Commission's formal decision to investigate a state aid infringement has l…

On 21 November 2013 the Court of Justice ruled on a set of preliminary questions which were referred to it by the Oberlandes Gericht Koblenz ("German…

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Les marchés publics de produits de santé – à quel prix ?

Les établissements de soins sont, on s’en doute, de gros consommateurs de produits de santé et, singulièrement, de médicaments. Il va de soi qu’en bon…

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Brussels Court Of Appeal Confirms AB InBev Infringement of Maes’ Blue Colour Trade Mark

On 21 October 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled on a dispute between Alken Maes Brouwerijen N.V. and InBev Belgium N.V. concerning the alleged …

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Public procurement in hospitals, nothing new?

The introduction of the new procurement regulation on 1 July 2013 raises lots of questions with regard to hospitals, including the one – often taken f…

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ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP

ECHA has received seven applications for authorisation for uses of DEHP and DBP and now invites interested parties to submit relevant information on a…

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Condominium : amendment to the by-laws by 31 August 2014 at the latest

Pursuant to an act of 17 August 2013, the term let to the condominiums in order to amend their articles of association is postponed by one year. The d…

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Gesubsidieerde particuliere bouwwerken onderworpen aan de regelgeving inzake overheidsopdrachten : het Hof van…

Gesubsidieerde werken en verbonden diensten kunnen overheidsopdrachten zijn, ook al is de opdrachtgever geen aanbestedende overheid

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Vermogensbeheer voor pensioenfondsen belast met btw?

Begin dit jaar berichtten we u over het Wheels arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie. De zaak betrof de vraag of prestaties van ve…

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Issue of building permits : new rules from the 1 September 2013

On 1 September 2013, the regional public servant became the main competent authority in Brussels for issuing building permits.

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Nieuwe Europese douaneverordening

Verordening nr. 608/2013. In 2012 werden door de douaneautoriteiten bijna 40 miljoen namaakgoederen met een totale waarde van ongeveer €1 miljard aan …

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Distress: a mechanism forgotten by the landlords

With a tenant who does not pay rent, the landlord can contact a bailiff who – without any prior judicial authorization – will distrain the chattels co…

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Student housing as property investment asset, a rapid glance

In the United Kingdom investment in student housing has increased explosively during the least years. Due to this increase, which was followed by the …

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The Court of Justice confirms that undertakings can bring an action for damages if the EU Courts fail to adjud…

On 26 November 2013, the Court of Justice ruled in Kendrion v Commission (C-50/12 P), Gascogne Sack Deutschland GmbH v Commission (C-40/12 P) and Grou…

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L'ENTREPRENEUR ET L'ARCHITECTE NE SONT PLUS SOLIDAIREMENT RESPONSABLES POUR LES OFFRES INTRODUITS CONJOINTEMEN…

L'article 52, §2 de l'arrêté royal du 15 juillet 2011 sur la passation des marchés publics dans les secteurs classiques établit que chaque offre doit …

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Caisses d’assurance maladie soumises à la directive relative aux pratiques commerciales déloyales : quid des a…

Il a longtemps été admis que les réglementations européenne et belge relatives aux pratiques commerciales s’appliquaient uniquement aux autorités pour…

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Property finance – Modification for hotel financings

The new legislation on pledges over movable assets will impact existing pledges over hotel businesses and will require registration within a 12 month …

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STIEFMOEDERS EN STIEFKINDEREN IN HET ERFRECHT

De invloed van een door de vader ingestelde vordering tot echtscheiding op het la-tere erfrecht van de kinderen.

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Possessory lien in abuse of rights

In the event of non-payment of fees and expenses, an accountant cannot use the possessory lien to retain the accounting [papers] of his client.

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Belgian Court of Cassation confirms that ISPs can be requested to block all domain names leading to a certain …

The Belgian Court of Cassation recently confirmed an order by an investigative judge to block all domain names leading to the filesharing website, “Th…

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Extension to farmers of the ratione personae scope of the law on the continuity of enterprises – who’s next?

The Constitutional Court decided that former article 3 of the law on the continuity of enterprises violates articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution ins…

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