Nieuws & Publicaties

22/12/23

Belgian budgetary tax measures approved: what to expect as of 2024?

22/12/23

The 5 major changes in Belgian pharma law of 2023

Both the Belgian legislator and government have played an active role in 2023 when it comes to pharma legislation, which has led to a number of change…

22/12/23

Belgium to tighten Cayman tax in 2024

A new law aimed at significantly tightening the Cayman tax was recently tabled in the Belgian parliament. The Cayman tax “version 2.1” reform, which i…

21/12/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – Maintaining confidentiality during legal proceedings

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we focused on the position of trade secrets in the employer-employee relationship. In this fifth epi…

20/12/23

Revision of the European rules applying to de minimis aid

The Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Eur…

20/12/23

European Parliament Adopts Final EU Data Act

On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament has adopted the final version of the Data Act, marking a significant milestone in the evolving landscape …

19/12/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – Criminal Law Protection & Tax Issues

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we discussed the measures aimed at maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets during legal pro…

18/12/23

Agreement between Belgium and the Netherlands on cross-border home office permanent establishments

Due to travel and office restrictions imposed by various governments during the COVID-19 period, working from home became temporarily mandatory. Emplo…

18/12/23

Nieuwe verplichting bij einde arbeidsovereenkomst: teruggave van gsm-nummer aan werknemer

Op 14 december 2023 keurde de Kamer het wetsvoorstel teneinde het gebruiksrecht van gsm-nummers van werknemers te garanderen na de beëindiging van de …

18/12/23

European Data Protection Supervisor Releases New Opinion on the EU’s Proposed AI Act

On October 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which is the supervisory authority for the EU institutions, bodies, offices and a…

15/12/23

New legal obligations require employers with 50 employees or more to appoint a person of trust

Several employment-related provisions have been introduced by the Act of 5 November 2023, one of which is to strengthen the presence of a person of tr…

15/12/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – Maintaining confidentiality during legal proceedings

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we focused on the position of trade secrets in the employer-employee relationship. In this fifth epi…

15/12/23

Hybrid cartels: Belgian Competition Authority concludes first proceedings

On 23 October 2023, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (the BCA) handed down a decision condemning and imposing a fine of EU…

14/12/23

Protect your Trade Secrets – Employer-employee relationship

In the first three episodes of our Trade Secrets Series we gave an introduction to the legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium and explaine…

13/12/23

Belgian Competition Authority closes investigation on alleged gentlemen’s agreement between banks and Federal …

In August 2023, the Belgian State decided to organise, via the Federal Debt Agency, a subscription to a State treasury bond in the face of low savings…

12/12/23

New (and final?) chapter in the Esko case: can share-related benefits granted by a foreign parent company now …

In the Esko case regarding Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted by a US parent company to certain employees of its Belgian subsidiary, the Belgian Su…

12/12/23

Federaal Begrotingsakkoord: wat betekent dit voor de vastgoedsector?

Op 9 oktober 2023 sloot de federale regering een begrotingsakkoord af (het Begrotingsakkoord), met een aantal maatregelen die een belangrijke impact o…

11/12/23

It’s Not Easy Being Green: The European Commission’s New Guidance On Sustainability Agreements

On July 1, 2023, the European Commission’s revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements entered into force (see our previous alert for a co…

08/12/23

Preventing environmental damage through sustainable cooperation

The European Commission (EC) recently published its updated Horizontal Guidelines, including a new section on competition and sustainability agreement…

08/12/23

Indexering voor huurwoningen in Vlaanderen opnieuw toegelaten sinds 1 oktober 2023

De beperking op de indexering van de huurprijzen voor residentiële huurovereenkomsten in Vlaanderen, die van toepassing is op woningen met een EPB D-,…