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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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04/08/25
04/08/25
Promotion at DALDEWOLF

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucie MARCHAL to the position of Counsel in the European Union Law team.

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04/07/25
04/07/25
Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

Goodwin has opened a new office in Brussels, the epicenter for EU policy, legislation and enforcement. Together with Goodwin’s existing US and UK-based Antitrust and Competition t…

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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29/09/25
Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman T…

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certaint…

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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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02/01/19
Company provided housing - benefit in kind - change in tax law

In the course of 2018 new upcoming tax rules were announced (see our news flash of 8 August 2018). According to the Royal Decree of 7 December 2018, t…

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24/12/18
CJ rules that UK may unilaterally withdraw from Brexit (Wightman and others)

On 10 December 2018, the CJ issued its judgment in case Andy Wightman and others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (C-621/18). …

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21/12/18
CJEU Denies SPC for Medical Devices Incorporating an Ancillary Active Ingredient

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently ruled that, unlike medicinal products, medical devices incorporating an ancillary drug subs…

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21/12/18
Wijzigingen op til in het Benelux merkenrecht, wat u moet weten

Het Benelux merkenrecht heeft het afgelopen jaar heel wat wijzigingen doorlopen, een tendens die zich zal doorzetten met de implementatie van de nieuw…

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20/12/18
Optimisation fiscale et droits d’auteur de dirigeants d’entreprise

Vous ne le saviez peut-être pas mais l’époque de la rémunération des droits d’auteur pour les seuls “auteurs classiques”, à savoir les artistes en gén…

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05/12/18
Het nieuwe UBO-register: wat is dat? Enkele praktische zaken op een rij

Het nieuwe UBO-register is een gevolg van de 4deEuropese anti-witwasrichtlijn (de 4deAML of “Anti-Money Laundering-richtlijn”) en denieuwe B…

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29/11/18
The Commission clears the acquisition of parts of Fox by Disney with commitments

On 14 September 2018, Disney noti ed its proposed acquisition of certain parts of Fox’ business. Disney and Fox are two of the main Hollywood lm studi…

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14/11/18
CJEU doesn't like the taste of copyright

Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") decided that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection.

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13/11/18
Ongrondwettelijk voordeel alle aard bedrijfswoning – ook voor het verleden? Verzoek tot ambtshalve ontheffing …

Zoals inmiddels genoegzaam bekend, is de wettelijke regeling inzake de forfaitaire waardering van het voordeel van alle aard voor de kostelo…

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12/11/18
CJEU: VAT on share disposal costs recoverable in certain cases

VAT on costs incurred in connection with an envisaged share disposal is in principle not recoverable. However, if the reason for the disposal lies in …

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09/11/18
CJEU gives guidance on self-cleaning in relation to competition law infringements

In a recent judgement of 24 October 2018 (n° C-124/17, Vossloh Laeis GmbH v. Stadtwerke München GmbH), the European Court of Justice (CJEU) answers tw…

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05/11/18
European Commission charges Slovak rail company with dawn raid obstruction

On 25 September 2018, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to ZSSK, a Slovak rail company, alleging that it had obstructed a dawn ra…

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30/10/18
New developments in cross border working between Luxembourg and Belgium

Will there be soon an update of the mutual agreement (accord amiable) of 16 March 2015 to the Belgium - Luxembourg Tax Treaty? 

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30/10/18
Multilateral transfer pricing audits: EU JTPF publishes recommendations

The EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum (“EU JTPF” or “the Forum”) recently published its report “A coordinated approach to transfer pricing con…

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26/10/18
Wanneer de fiscus onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs aanwendt - het Hof van Justitie weer aan zet!

Het gebeurt meer dan eens dat de fiscale administratie zogenaamde bewijzen onrechtmatig verkrijgt. Bij voorbeeld door de schending van een grondrecht …

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24/10/18
Nouveau projet de loi introduisant un système optionnel de soumission à la TVA en matière de location immobili…

Le 30 mars dernier, le conseil des ministres était parvenu à un accord relatif à l’introduction d’un système d’option, en matière de TVA, applicable à…

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22/10/18
No illegal State aid in favour of Mc Donald's in Luxembourg

On 19 September 2018, the European Commission concluded its investigation into two tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to McDonald’s in 2009: the ruling…

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18/10/18
VAT deduction on deal fees for an aborted transaction

In the Ryanair case (see case C-249/17 Rynair Ltd), the CJEU now rules that the fact that the planned takeover did not take place and was aborted may …

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18/10/18
ECJ: VAT on abort costs fully deductible

VAT on abort costs in case of an unsuccessful takeover bid is deductible, provided the buyer intended to supply management services for consideration …

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12/10/18
Dutch judiciary comprehensively rejects government’s climate change appeal

On 9th October 2018, The Hague Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in a long running appeal brought by the Dutch government against a judgme…

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