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Liberius welcomes Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as new partner

Liberius is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as partner, further expanding the firm’s cross-border capabilities and its reach in the German and Belgian…

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A new owner for LexGO

After nearly two decades as the market leader in legal job postings and more than 10 years under the leadership of Hugo De Maertelaere, LexGO is starting a new chapter. We are prou…

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M&A Lawyer Aubry Daerden Joins Crowell & Moring in Brussels

Aubry Daerden has joined Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office as a partner in the Corporate Group, expanding the firm’s capability to represent clients on complex Belgian and EU …

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13/11/25
Voorstel van decreet: MER-screening overgeheveld naar hogere…

Lokale besturen staan voor een dilemma: zij willen investeren in publieke b…

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13/11/25
Stikstof en verduurzamingsactiviteiten: wordt verduurzamen b…

De regering wil verduurzaming uitsluiten van de vergunningplicht voor stiks…

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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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Belgium: Belgian Competition Council fines Belgacom € 75,000 for providing incomplete response to questionnair…

On 5 April 2012, the Belgian Competition Council imposed a fine of € 75,000 on Belgian telecoms company Belgacom for providing an incomplete response …

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L’accord des créanciers : une étape indispensable !

Il s'agit d'une déduction élémentaire, mon cher Watson : si un débiteur se trouve dans l'obligation de solliciter l'ouverture d'une procédure en réorg…

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Les réorganisations judiciaires, instruments de sauvetage des entreprises?

Dans un lourd contexte de crise et de réformes des procédures collectives au niveau international, notre législateur adoptait il y a trois ans déjà la…

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Non–recurring result-tied bonus update

The benefits of introducing a non-recurring result-tied bonus (NRRB) plan within a company are not to be overlooked. Any employer wishing to award an …

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Ports et mobilité

A think tank “Transport 2012” was dedicated to the specifics of the ports and has brought together Philippe Matthis (Managing Assistant Director), Emi…

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Mobilité et démographie à Bruxelles

In the near future the demographic growth in Brussels will be considerable: by 2020, there will be between 140,000 and 240,000 additional people. This…

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Gestion des Infrastructures de transport dans un marché libéralisé

The first think tank of the project “Transport 2012” led by CMS DeBacker focused on the issue of important transport facilities and their evolution as…

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New regulations on the cars of company

Since January 1st 2012, the calculation of the amount of the advantage in kind of a car company has been changed for the employee who has a company ca…

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OTHER TAX NEWS: COMPETENCE TO TAX

Fiscal residency Recent jurisprudence reconfirms the importance of the correct interpretation and of the substance requirements for the "permanent hom…

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The employment of older workers: the new spearhead of the Government and its (disproportionate) social cost.

The name of the early retirement has been modified – one speaks henceforth about “unemployment with employers’ intervention” (abbr. “UEI”) –, it is no…

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From early retirement to System of Unemployment with additional company Payment (SUP)

The Law of December 28, 2011 and the Royal Decree of December 28, 2011 modifying the Royal Decree of May 3, 2007 on the system of early retirement in …

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The government makes corrections on complementary pensions

In order to face up the ageing of the Belgian population, the government has inserted in the project of general politic applicable for 2011 measures r…

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The Advisory Committees in non-listed companies

Advisory Committees provide the advantage of a specialised Board of Directors dedicated to an optimised management of the company. Legal overview of t…

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NEW ANTI-ABUSE RULE

  Without any doubt the most "notorious" new tax rule, concerns the substantially modified article 344, § 1 of the Income Tax Code or the so-call…

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Does the duty of discretion of directors of a limited liability company apply to third parties?

It is quite common for a third party to participate in meetings of a board of directors of a limited liability company. Does the duty of discretion im…

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La date de valorisation des actions d’une société en cas d’exclusion judiciaire d’un actionnaire est désormais…

A judgment of the Court of Cassation of 9 December 2010 has brought an end to the discussion on the datum of valorisation of the shares of a company i…

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Relaxation of the rules applicable to the squeeze out procedure in non listed companies

The new law of 8 January 2012 allows a mother company owning at least 90% of the shares of one of its subsidiaries to purchase the shares of minority …

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Regulating credit rating agencies or how to be at the parting of the ways

A new proposal of European regulation intends to introduce civil liability of credit rating agencies towards investors.

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Pledge over moveable assets – time for a radical change

A draft law aimed at amending the conditions of the pledge over moveable assets has been discussed and proposed by a group of experts. The proposals m…

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Update on the applicable law regarding pledges on securities and cash accounts

The transposition of the Collateral Directive into Belgian law did not satisfy to the market needs. Only the pledges on financial instruments are take…

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