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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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03/11/25
Significant update for family businesses in Flanders

On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…

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30/10/25
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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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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Recovery Measures on the Way

In light of the ongoing financial crisis and the difficulty of imposing adequate measures on financial institutions, the Belgian government submi…

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Parliamentary committee to vote on divisive directive reviews

Controversy continues to surround the review of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the EU Restriction of Hazardous …

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Towards an abolition/exemption of injection rate?

On 26 April 2010, the federal Electricity regulator (“CREG”) published a study on the possible abolition or exemption of injection rate for producti…

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Should overtime be paid to management staff or trusted workers?

In principle, management staff or trusted workers who receive a high salary are not entitled to overtime pay unless the parties have agreed otherwise.…

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Fixed reimbursement of costs: reversal of the burden of proof, disadvantageous for the employer

Auparavant, lorsque l’employeur était contrôlé par l’ONSS sur les remboursements forfaitaires de frais qu’il accordait à ses travailleurs, il appart…

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Mention of “under penalty of annulment” in the Specifications

Compulsory competence of a public authority in case of non-compliance with  an essential specification – comment of an decision of the “Conseil…

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The privatisation of a public undertaking does not constitute a public procurement

A mixed contract of which the main object is the acquisition by an undertaking of 49% of the capital of a public undertaking does not, as a whole, f…

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The right to be judged within a reasonable delay

The right for a citizen to be judged within a reasonable delay constitutes , for the Council of State, a obligation to achieve a result (Civ. Brusse…

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Polluted soils – Polluter Pays Principle - Case C-378/08

Polluted soils – Pollution prior to the expected  date for the transposition  of the directive 2004/35/EC on the environmental respon…

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Self-production, lease and solar panel

On 22 March 2010, the Walloon energy regulator publishes new guidelines on self-production in relation with the lease of a solar panel…

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France - The “Green lease”: a new and expanding concept

The 1st Grenelle roundtable law of 3 August 2009 mentions various objectives to be conveyed in the 2nd Grenelle roundtable law to be enacted this ye…

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New legislation regarding the co-ownership regime

The new legislation will ensure more transparency in the working of co-ownership and will facilitate the resolution of problems that arise in the da…

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The termination of commercial lease by the purchaser of real rights dismembered

Under certain circumstances, Belgian law recognises to the purchaser of a property the right to early terminate existing commercial lease agreements. …

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Privacy commission authorizes digital access to the real estate cadastre

On 25 March 2010, the Privacy Commission granted brokers who are members of the BIV (professional institute for brokers) digital access to the land re…

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Energy performance of buildings in Wallonia

It will be recalled that the European Parliament had adopted December 16, 2002, Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings. Noting …

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A combined offer can still be an unfair commercial practice

When a bank offers a high interest rate for a deposit account if the consumer also acquires risky investment products, there is a joint offer which co…

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The case of Sabam v. Scarlet referred to the Court of Justice

The Brussels court of appeals recently referred the case of Sabam versus Scarlet to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary rul…

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No nullity of a trademark in opposition proceedings

In opposition proceedings before the Benelux Trademark Office or the competent Court of Appeal, the nullity of the opposing trademark cannot be demand…

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Private copying levy must be linked to copyright use

According to the General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices …

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EU-China trade defence disputes accumulate

The number of World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes and consultations concerning anti-dumping measures between the European Union and China is spira…

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