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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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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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Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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Rechtszekerheid, robuustheid... Realiteit? Het eindrapport v…

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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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Courts Must Annul Blacklisted Clauses at their Own Initiative

On 4 January 2012, the Ghent Court of Appeal (Hof van Beroep/Cour d'Appel) held that a court must at its own initiative review consumer agreements and…

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REACH: substance evaluation

REACH on cruise control: ECHA publishes its first Community Rolling Action Plan

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Dangerous Preparations Directive recast

The European Commission, on 26 January 2012, adopted a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, p…

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Biocidal Products - registration: a moving target?

On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in Case C-420/10 Söll Gmbh v Tetra Gmbh in which it rules for the first time on the sco…

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Sabam Denied Netlog Filtering Demand by ECJ

On 16 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in Case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van …

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European Commission’s Draft General Regulation on Data Protection Provides for Ground-breaking Changes

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a legislative proposal for a reform of the EU data protection regulatory framew…

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Belgium : Important case-law on wearing an Islamic headscarf at work

The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…

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Constitutional Court Finds that Subcontractors of Subcontractors Have Direct Claim Against Principal

On 2 February 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 1798 of the Belgian Civil Code, which grants subcontractors a direct action against th…

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Supreme Court Confirms Prima Facie Validity of Patent Despite Suspended Invalidation

On 5 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) upheld an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal, confir…

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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of an Unlisted Belgian Limited Company: Recap of the Formalities and De…

This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …

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Belgian Supreme Court Rules on Copyright Protection

On 26 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation, the “Court”) handed down a judgment in a case between Artessuto NV …

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Liability of Rating Agencies

Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, rating agencies have attracted substantial attention and been at the forefront of a public deb…

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New FSMA Specifications on Short Selling

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has decided to modify the rules on short selling of shares in Belgian financial institutions, effe…

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Omschakeling naar het zomeruur: gevolgen voor het loon

In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…

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Marco Del Corso and Phonographic cases, the notion of “communication to the public”

n two judgements of 15 March in Marco Del Corso (C-135/10) and Phonographic(C-162/10) cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union…

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New Guidelines for Preparation of the Corporate Governance Statement in the Annual Report

On 14 February 2012, the Corporate Governance Committee issued eight new guidelines to help companies better explain why they derogate from particular…

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Don’t forget to communicate by registered letter AND electronic mail the decision to award the contract

Communication – Decision to award the contract – Period of time allowed for commencing proceedings

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New Tax Measures in 2012: What to Expect

After lengthy negotiations to form a government, a political compromise was finally reached. Prime Minister Di Rupo announced in his State of the Uni…

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The Notional Interest Deduction - Still Under Scrutiny

Eager to cut the budget deficit, Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has proposed several measures to curtail the notional interest deduction (NID).…

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Concession services contract : proposition from the Commission about tendering

Proposition of Directive – granting of the concession contract – reglementation about granting

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