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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Buyer Beware: Don’t Pay Twice for the Business

In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues guidance on pharma coll…

On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…

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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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Artificial intelligence and copyright: what are AI companies allowed to do?

Having addressed the issue of copyright protection of the output of generative AI tools (such as whether AI-generated content can be protected by copy…

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Heeft de pachter het recht om gebouwen op te richten op de gronden of werken uit te voeren?

Sommige pachters wensen op het land waarop zij een pachtovereenkomst hebben, herstellings-, verbeterings- of verbouwingswerken uit te voeren of zelfs …

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Do You Sell or Manufacture Products in the EU? Then You Should Be Preparing for the New EU Packaging and Packa…

The EU Institutions are currently adding the finishing touches to the new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (“PPWR”) which is expected to be …

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New Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Cooperation Agreements in Belgium

New pre-contractual disclosure requirements apply before entering into franchise agreements and other commercial cooperation agreements in Belgium.

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Belgium’s regions pass new registration and inheritance tax rates

Following the Belgian general elections last May and the formation of new regional governments, Belgium has experienced a downward trend in registrati…

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Fiscale hervorming | De supernota van De Wever

Er is veel geschreven over de supernota van formateur De Wever, die veelvuldig gedeeld werd op sociale media en in de pers. Deze nota diende, in de ve…

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Wijzigingen aan het Vlaamse omgevingsrecht - Update

Sinds onze laatste nieuwsberichten over de diverse wijzigingen aan het Vlaamse omgevingsrecht zijn er weer een aantal nieuwe ontwikkelingen.

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The Belgian FDI screening mechanism marks its first year

One year after the introduction of Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC) has publ…

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ArtificiaI Intelligence in Belgium | Legal State of Play in 2024

The Legal 500 Artificial Intelligence Guide | Belgian Chapter 2024

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Could AI-generated designs find protection under EU design law?

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize the creative industry, it brings with it a host of legal questions, particularly in the rea…

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Immigration d’une SICAV dédiée luxembourgeoise : un ruling bienvenu

Le Service des Décisions anticipées a récemment donné son blanc-seing à un transfert de siège d’une SICAV SIF luxembourgeoise vers la Belgique. Cette …

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Verjaring van de strafvordering grondig hervormd

Op 18 april 2024 is de Wet Strafprocesrecht I van 9 april 2024 gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Deze wet heeft onder meer de verjaring van de …

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The Belgian Competition Authority intensifies its fight against bid rigging – with physical persons also to be…

On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competition authority (“BCA”) publicly announced that in the BCA’s investigations int…

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La Responsabilité Extracontractuelle (nouveau Livre 6 du Code Civil) | Principales nouveautés en pratique

Le nouveau livre 6 du Code civil relatif à la responsabilité extracontractuelle entrera en vigueur le 1er janvier 2025. L’ambition du législateur a ét…

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Posting workers to Belgium: keeping up with the latest developments

This newsletter gives a short overview of the latest legal and administrative developments when temporarily posting workers to Belgium. The topics cov…

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EU Law on Greenwashing and Social-Washing Is Changing – And It Is Likely Going to Have a Wide Impact

The amount of litigation regarding environmental and climate change issues is, perhaps unsurprisingly, growing worldwide.[1] A significant portion of …

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority publishes an informative brochure on artificial intelligence systems and…

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has just published a brochure entitled “Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR - A Data Protection Perspec…

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Belgian Competition Authority’s dawn raids in the passenger transport sector

On 11 September 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) announced that it had initiated dawn raids on several companies active in the supply of …

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L’éternel problème de la double imposition des dividendes de source étrangère

Les investisseurs belges sont confrontés à un éternel problème de double imposition de leurs dividendes de source étrangère. Dans certains cas, ils pe…

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Trademark rights in the digital age: AI and NFTs

Imagine a world where machines can write books, design virtual fashion, and create entire marketing campaigns. This is not science fiction – it is our…

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