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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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Act on SME financing: Royal Decree endorses Code of Conduct and determines the entering into force of several …

On 4 March 2014 a Royal Decree that further implements the Act of 21 December 2013 relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (t…

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Implementation of Directive on industrial emissions in Walloon law

Short overview of the decree of 16 January 2014

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Belgium criticised for incomplete implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice has ruled in the case brought by the Commission against Belgium because of the incomplete and incorrect B…

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Estimate action regarding hidden defects: is the “fair price” estimated by a real estate surveyor or fixed by …

The Supreme Court decides that the court is not bound by the conclusions of the expert it appoints.

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Bedrijfsjuristen en mededingingsrecht: wat valt onder het beroepsgeheim?

Door de recente aanpassing en verscherping van het Belgisch mededingingsrecht, zullen veel bedrijfsleiders zich de vraag stellen naar de status van de…

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Property right on volumes and vertical divisions of ownership: current ruling

The possibility of creating a property right on a volume unconnected to the soil, without creation of a condominium, has been controversial for many y…

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Liability action of the association of co-owners against builders and promoters

In its judgment of 18 October 2013, the Court of Cassation has definitely settled the issue of the capacity to take legal action by the association of…

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Advocate General advised European Court of Justice to allow umbrella claims

In the case Kone and others before the European Court of Justice following a preliminary reference by the Austrian Supreme Court, Advocate General Kok…

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BELGIAN LAW ON SME FINANCING

Belgium has implemented a new law on SME financing. Whilst the law is primarily aimed at protecting "true" SMEs, the provisions of the law may impact …

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Beperking van het aantal parkeerplaatsen in Brusselse kantoorgebouwen: in werking getreden!

Bij ordonnantie van 2 mei 2013 heeft het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest het nieuwe Brusselse Wetboek van Lucht, Klimaat en Energiebeheersing (het "BWL…

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Obligation to identify the parties to a lease agreement and registration

Article 1714 of the Belgian Civil Code and the Code on registration duties, mortgage duties and clerks, as amended by the Act of 21 December 2013, pro…

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The General Court dismissed appeals in the heat stabilizers cartel

On 6 February 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed the appeals brought in the heat stabilizers cartel by AC-Treuhand AG, Arkema France and CECA SA…

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The new formal requirements of the Belgian Continuity of Enterprises Act : a good step forward?

On 27 May 2013, the legislator passed a new law adjusting certain provisions of the Continuity of Enterprises Act in order to prevent abuses and curb …

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Protection indemnities again exempt from social security contributions

Federal Government reverses measure to no longer subject protection indemnities to social security contributions.

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Protection indemnities again exempt from social security contributions

Federal Government reverses measure to no longer subject protection indemnities to social security contributions.

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Late payments to the tax authority – directors be careful

A recent case reminds us of the fact that, since 2006, the Belgian tax authority has wielded a frightening weapon against directors of companies for l…

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euLex: La garantie locative sous toutes ses formes : focus sur une solution passant par l’assurance-caution

Que l’on se situe dans le cadre d’un bail de résidence principale/à loyers ou commercial, un bon contrat est avant tout un contrat où tant le bailleur…

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The impact of the unified status on the transfer of undertakings and takeovers after bankruptcy

The Act “unified statute” and the resulting legal provisions have an impact on the regimes of CBA 32bis.

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The Court of Justice allows the Commission to rely on general presumptions in refusing access to cartel files

On 27 February 2014, the Court of Justice ruled in Case C-365/12P (Commission v. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and Others) that the Commission is …

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Book X of the new Code of Economic law does not rationalize distribution law, but modifies certain aspects of …

Book X of the new Code of Economic Law ‘agency agreements, commercial partnership agreements and exclusive distribution agreements’ only repeats the e…

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