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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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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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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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E-commerce towards flexibility!

In Belgium, night work, i.e. work undertaken between 8pm and 6am, is prohibited. The legislator can, nevertheless, stipulate exceptions to this prohib…

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Belgium: proposal for legislation for outlawing “platform parity clauses” in the hotel sector

On 23 November 2017, the Belgian Government proposed draft legislation to outlaw so-called “platform parity clauses” in the hotel sector.

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De FOD Economie als mystery shopper in uw (web)shop

Sinds deze zomer kan de Economische Inspectie in het kader van haar onderzoeksbevoegdheid, aan mystery shopping doen in een fysieke winkel maar ook in…

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Total diet replacement products: EU Commission specifies compositional and labelling requirements

As of 27 October 2022, a new framework of rules will apply to total diet replacement products, both in terms of compositional and labelling requiremen…

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Het (bijna) absolute recht op vakantie

Het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie heeft vroeger al in verschillende arresten duidelijk gemaakt dat een werknemer die om redenen buiten zijn wi…

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Commission’s green light for the acquisition of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg by the Chinese Legend Holdi…

On 9 October 2017, Chinese company Legend Holdings Corporation notified the European Commission of its plan to acquire sole control of Banque Internat…

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New Belgian act on security interests on movable assets

The new Belgian act on security interests on movable assets has been adopted (“the Act”)1 . It introduces a fundamental modification of the Belgian pl…

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Directive IDD : Quel impact sur le secteur belge des assurances ?

Le 23 février 2018, la nouvelle directive européenne n°2016/97/EU du 20 janvier 2016 sur la distribution en matière d’assurances (Insurance Distributi…

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Tax shelter voor investeringen in startende micro-ondernemingen via crowdfundingplatform stijgt retroactief va…

Heeft u in 2016 een investering in een startende micro-onderneming gedaan via een financieringsvehikel en claimden u of uw boekhouder slechts een bela…

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Laagsteprijsclausules Booking.com in Oostenrijk onwettelijk. Ook België neemt initiatief.

Het Oostenrijks Grondwettelijk Hof heeft zich op 17.10.2017 uitgesproken over de handelswijze van Booking.com waarbij zij hoteleigenaars liet garander…

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Check your family planning now: The reformed inheritance law changes a lot!

Soon much in inheritance law will be changing. For example, the reserves have been adapted, the rules on the valuation of donations are changing, and …

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Year-End Tax Bulletin 2017

The Tax Bulletin for 2017, which you will find below (and which is available for download), gives an overview of the most significant tax developments…

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Wet houdende diverse bepalingen inzake werk op komst

Het ziet ernaar uit dat het einde van 2017 - en/of het begin van 2018 - goed gevuld zal zijn met nieuwe sociaalrechtelijke wetgeving. Naast een ontwe…

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Antitrust: A Commitment Decision is a Prima Facie Evidence of an Infringement, for the ECJ

On 23 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that commitment decisions contain indications of an infringement of antitrust rules. …

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GDPR Series: Part 16 - Processor Obligations

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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European Commission Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice specific to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

On 22 November 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) specific to Advance…

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The Benefits of Joint Cross Border Public Procurement

Since the European Commission’ feasibility study on Joint Cross-Border Public Procurement (“JCBPP”) was released in March 2017 there has been increasi…

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Enough about personal data, what about (restrictions to) the free flow of “non-personal data” ?

As part of its Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published on 13 September 2017 a proposal for a Regulation “on a framework…

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Nieuw Vlaams onteigeningsdecreet: definitief in werking op 1 januari 2018

Reeds in de eerdere Marlex nieuwsbrief kondigden wij aan dat het nieuwe Vlaamse Onteigeningsdecreet met rasse schreden naderde. De eerd…

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New “anti-squatting” Act aims at protecting owners more effectively in civil matters

On November 16, 2017 the new Belgian “anti-squatting” Act will come into force. This Act offers the holder of a right or title to an immovable pr…

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