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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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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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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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Nieuwe regels arbeidsongeschiktheid

Vandaag (18 november 2022) werd de wet houdende diverse bepalingen betreffende arbeidsongeschiktheid gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. De wet b…

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Mandatory asbestos certificate

As from 23 November 2022, an asbestos certificate will be required for most buildings built prior to 2001 in the Flanders Region, which are sold or ot…

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DORA: the forthcoming EU legal framework on Digital Operational Resilience in the financial sector

The rules on the use of information and communication technology ("ICT") in the financial sector were traditionally country and institution-specific t…

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Belgium implements important changes to employment law in 2022

The following article highlights the most important changes that Belgium has adopted this year in the area of employment law.

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Unveiling the Complexity of the Belgian MedTech Legal Landscape

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Het lot van CVBA’s na het WVV: wat wordt de nieuwe rechtsvorm voor uw vennootschap?

Als gevolg van de krachtlijn van de vereenvoudiging van het vennootschapsrecht, werden enkele vennootschapsvormen die onder het Wetboek van vennootsch…

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Invisible life to the rescue: EU facilitates approval of micro-organisms in plant protection products

Micro-organisms or microbes (e.g. bacteria, fungi or protozoa) are invisible to us but play a significant ecological role as they help to break down o…

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Klokkenluiden in de private sector

Vandaag (15 december 2022) is de Wet betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een jurid…

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Milieustakingsrechter kan ook voorlopige maatregelen treffen

In een vonnis van de milieustakingsrechter van de rechtbank in Veurne van 9 november 2022 worden hinderbeperkende maatregelen opgelegd in afwachting v…

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Geheimhoudingsclausules: enkele tips voor een geldige en effectieve clausule

Naar aanleiding van een recent gepubliceerd arrest van het Hof van Cassatie betreffende de duur van geheimhoudingsclausules, geeft het team Commercial…

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Insurance distributor licence imposed by ECJ on policyholders of a collective insurance policy with optional m…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently ruled that an entity acting as group policyholder under a collective insurance policy and offering option…

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Hacking and invoice fraud: the importance of robust internal (payment) policies!

In accordance with Belgian law, payment is valid to the creditor (i.e. the supplier) or its authorized representative. When payment is done to an unau…

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Labor and Employment Laws on Work-Life Balance and Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in Force as …

By laws of October 7, 2022 Belgium finally transposed the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions (Directive (EU) 2019/11…

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The Labour Deal is published in the Belgian State Gazette

You can, once again, find below our checklist of the obligations and possibilities for employers based on the Labour Deal Act, together with an indica…

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Belgian temporary insolvency law measures protecting energy-intensive companies

Energy prices have soared over the last few months. Although this evolution has impacted all economic operators, energy-intensive companies are partic…

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Une première application de la mesure anti-abus à un montage de cession d’entreprise

Dans une décision récente, un juge fiscal a pour la première fois appliqué la mesure générale anti-abus à un montage de cession d’entreprise (LBO). Ce…

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Update arbeidsreglement en template arbeidsovereenkomst vereist

Als gevolg van recente wetgeving, zoals de Wet transparante en voorspelbare arbeidsvoorwaarden, de Arbeidsdeal en het in het parlement aangenomen wets…

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National strike in Belgium: a Q&A

On 9 November 2022, employees of several companies will go on strike. In other companies, employees will not be on strike, but even these companies wi…

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Durcissement du régime des RDT et impact pour les holdings patrimoniales

Le gouvernement a chargé le ministre des Finances de préparer une première série de mesures s’inscrivant dans le cadre de la « réforme fiscale plus la…

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Vanaf 23 november is asbestattest verplicht bij verkoop gebouw van voor 2001

Om de situatie betreffendfe asbest in kaart te brengen, maar ook om potentiële kopers van oude(re) gebouwen zo goed als mogelijk te informeren, heeft …

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