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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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Brussels Court of Appeal Rejects Damages Claim of NMBS/SNCB Against Electrabel for Abuse of Dominance

On 14 January 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") handed down its final judgment in an appeal brought by Belgium's national rai…

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Judicial reorganization – Accounting review – Annexes to the petition

In order to secure the protection of judicial reorganization, the debtor needs to attach to the petition for judicial reorganization a certain number …

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Brussels Court of Appeal Commissions Expert Report to Determine Whether Belgacom Abused Dominant Position in M…

On 26 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal handed down an interlocutory judgment ordering experts to assist the Court in determining whether th…

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Towards a lifelong sentence of exercising a director’s mandate?

In a judgment of 27 June 2014, published in December 2014, the Supreme Court specified the extent to which the mandate of a director should be pursued…

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Brussels Court of First Instance Holds that Internet Service Providers Should Not Pay Copyright Fees

On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…

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De contractuele uitsluiting van de in solidum-gehoudenheid van aannemer en architect in het kader van de tienj…

Wij stellen vast dat er in de Belgische architecten- en aannemingspraktijk nog steeds vragen en onduidelijkheden zijn over de contractuele uitsluiting…

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New developments on precise information in insider trading

The Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rendered on 11 March 2015 a judgment on the definition of precise information in the context of ins…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on Legitimate Expectations, Unfair Commercial Practices and Evidential Value of…

On 27 February 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the "Court") delivered a judgment in which it applies the rules on legitimate expectations, on unfa…

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An Internet Service Provider does not execute a communication to the public

On 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…

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Brussels Court of Appeal confirms BCA’s conditional clearance of a merger in the road safety sector

On 11 March 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal confirmed the conditional clearance decision adopted by the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") in a …

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No late payment interest without a VAT debit in the hands of the VAT taxable person

In its decision of 31 October 2014 (Jetaircenter NV vs. the Belgian State), the Court of Cassation ruled that late payment interest cannot be claimed …

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CJEU, C More Entertainment, C-279/13: Live broadcasts of sporting fixtures on the internet can be protected

On 26 March 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered another interesting judgment in relation to hyperlinks, following its Svensson (C-466/12) an…

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Strengere regels voor consumentenkrediet vanaf 1 april 2015

Vanaf 1 april 2015 zijn een reeks strengere regels voor het verlenen van krediet aan consumenten in werking getreden. De nieuwe regels moeten zorgen v…

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Lidl's "Deluxe" mark held to lack distinctive character

On 17 December 2014, the General Court confirmed the decision of the Board of Appeal, finding that Lidl's Community trademark application for the "Del…

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Tax administration confirms continuous application of VAT exemption for services rendered to Belgian investmen…

In a decision dated 30 March 2015 (click here to view the text in French or in Dutch) , the Belgian tax administration has confirmed that all types of…

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End of “without cause” time credit allowances and increase in age for “end of career” time credit as from 1 Ja…

The time credit system as established by CBA no.103 and the Royal Decree of 12 December 2001 provides for the right for employees in the private secto…

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The internship contract

An internship is the opportunity for a student or a young graduate (the intern) to develop practical professional experience in a company.

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Non-Competition Clauses Subsist in Belgium

The Belgian Court of Cassation authorizes the judge to temper the effects of a non-competition clause that is contrary to the public order so that it …

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Post-resignation liability of directors

Imagine: a few years ago, you were a director of a company. Because of differences of opinion about the policy being implemented, you resigned. T…

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Belgian research report claims Facebook tracks the internet use of everyone

A report published by researchers at two Belgian universities claims that Facebook engages in massive tracking of not only its users but also people w…

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