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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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Instant payments in euro soon to be free throughout Europe!

On 19 March 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/886 of 13 March 2024 as regards instant credit transfers in euro (the “Instant Payment Regulation”) was pub…

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First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger

The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. As a result, one of the leading telecom operators, Pr…

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Preparing for the U.S. BIOSECURE Act

Momentum is building for the US BIOSECURE Act, and it is becoming more and more likely that it will soon become law. It may significantly impact pharm…

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Géolocaliser des véhicules de société : quelles limites ?

La géolocalisation par les employeurs des véhicules de société utilisés par les employés suscite légitimement des interrogations quant à sa conformité…

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Directors, be aware of potential liability when proposing a dividend distribution !

Even if a dividend distribution is permissible considering the balance sheet and liquidity tests under corporate law, it may still give rise to direct…

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Updated guidelines on Belgian FDI Screening

The Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism (‘FDI Regulation’) entered into force on 1 …

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B2C : obligation d’accepter le paiement en espèces

Depuis le 31 mars 2024, toutes les entreprises sont tenues d’accepter les paiements en espèces des consommateurs.

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Transparantie en publiciteit bij publieke vastgoedtransacties: een nieuw wettelijk kader voor Vlaamse overheid…

Op 1 juni 2024 trad het Vlaams decreet van 8 maart 2024 betreffende het vervreemden van onroerende domeingoederen en het vestigen van zakelijke rechte…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Generic Pharmaceutical Into the Originator Reference Pr…

The Judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal is the latest development in the saga in Belgium where a Belgian parallel importer, PI Pharma NV, importe…

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Belgium gears up to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation

The EU Deforestation Regulation (‘EUDR’) was published in the Official Journal on 9 June 2023 and entered into force on 29 June 2023, marking the star…

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Recent changes to the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations: the Law of 27 March 2024

The “Law of 27 March 2024 on the digitisation of justice and miscellaneous provisions Ibis” (the Law) makes certain important amendments to the Belgia…

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De Nederlandse stichting (STAK) worstelt met de Kaaimantaks

Veel vermogende Belgische families gebruiken de certificeringstechniek om een familiale vennootschap over te dragen. Ze gebruiken daarvoor meestal een…

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Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2024

On 7 June 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) published its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current yea…

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Safety first! Screening of foreign direct investments in Belgium

Belgium introduced a Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) screening mechanism based on the EU regulation just under a year ago. The main points of the sc…

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The Belgian Competition Authority issues opinion on draft laws relating to pricing in the agricultural sector

The Belgian Competition Authority issued on 8 May 2024 its opinion on three draft laws aimed at amending the Code of Economic Law regarding the pricin…

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Damage under the new Belgian tort law

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Parliament approved a new Book 6 of the Civil Code, bringing significant changes to the Belgium’s tort liability regim…

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Toll manufacturer (again) does not constitute VAT fixed establishment of its principal

On numerous occasions in recent years the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had to decide whether VAT fixed establishments were present within corporate…

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Enforcement of the EU AI Act: The EU AI Office

On 21 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence or the AI Act.

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Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learning account

Depuis la loi du 3 octobre 2022 portant des dispositions diverses relatives au travail, les travailleurs disposent d'un droit individuel à la formatio…

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The Belgian Competition Authority accepts Telenet’s commitments relating to the broadcasting rights for cyclo-…

In 2015, Telenet, Belgium’s largest television cable provider, and the V.Z.W. Verenigde veldritorganisatoren (V.V.) and the Union Cycliste Internation…

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