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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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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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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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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive jud…

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EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

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

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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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Court of Justice dismissed Toshiba's appeal in the power transformers cartel case

On 20 January 2016, the Court of Justice dismissed all appeal grounds brought by Toshiba and upheld the fine for its participation in the power transf…

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Opinie - Zij zijn groot en ik ben klein

Een zero-sum game is een situatie met twee of meer spelers, waarbij er winnaars en verliezers zijn. Het totaal aantal punten die de winnaar krijgt, is…

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Algemene verhoging van het tarief van de roerende voorheffing tot 27% - Kunnen winsten nog voordelig worden ui…

Op 28 december 2015 werd de wetgeving in het kader van de tax shift gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. In dit artikel wordt verder ing…

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Opgelet “E-Commerce” Handelaars: Verplichte Opname Hyperlink Europees Online Geschillenbeslechting Platform (“…

Het belang van zowel “e-commerce”, als “buitengerechtelijke geschillenbeslechting” is de laatste maanden in België in aanzienlijke mate aan het toenem…

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Algemene verhoging van het tarief van de roerende voorheffing tot 27% - Kunnen winsten nog voordelig worden ui…

Op 28 december 2015 werd de wetgeving in het kader van de tax shift gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. In dit artikel wordt verder ing…

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Elargissement de la taxe caïman: les SICAV dédiées luxembourgeoises dans la ligne de mire

La fameuse taxe Caïman (également dénommée taxe par transparence) prévoit en substance que les personnes physiques belges, fondateurs ou bénéficiaires…

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Court of Justice clarified the concept of a concerted practice for unilateral announcements

On 21 January 2016, the Court of Justice interpreted in its preliminary ruling in Eturas what constitutes a concerted practice in the contex…

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Hervorming van het EU merkenrecht

De Verordening n°2015/2424[1] tot wijziging van de Verordening inzake het Gemeenschapsmerk werd op 24 december 2015 gepubliceerd en zal in werking tre…

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Court of Justice reduced fine imposed on Galp Energía España and acknowledged excessive duration of General Co…

On 21 January 2016, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment on appeal brought by three legal entities of the Galp Energía group ("Galp…

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Anti Tax Avoidance Directive: Impact of the new interest limitation rules for Belgian companies

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Court of Justice confirmed independence of EU and national leniency programmes

On 20 January 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on the relationship between leniency applications submitted to the Commission and to national comp…

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The notional interest deduction is alive and kicking! The Fortum case

The Belgian tax authorities do not hesitate to deny, in certain situations, the notional interest deduction to Belgian companies belonging to multinat…

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Entry into force of EU trade mark reform package

EU trade mark reform is finally happening, as on 15 December 2015 the EU trade mark reform package was adopted by the European Parliament.

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L'Europe se dote d'un nouvel outil pour assurer la cyber-sécurité

Fin décembre 2015, le Conseil et le Parlement européen sont parvenus à un accord sur le projet de directive dite "cyber-sécurité".  Le texte fina…

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Warm-Up to the GDPR

Now that the holidays are behind us, with the exception of a belated New Year's drink here and there, it's business as usual and thus time to dig a li…

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Wijziging definitie kleine en microvennootschappen: invloed op de vrijstelling van doorstorting voor startende…

Bepaalde fiscale voordelen zijn enkel van toepassing op kleine en/of microvennootschappen. Een nieuwe wet heeft beide begrippen nu een nieuwe definiti…

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The General Court of the EU has annulled the European Commission’s decision declaring that part of the Spanish…

The General Court of the EU has annulled the European Commission’s decision declaring that part of the Spanish Tax Lease System constituted a state ai…

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The General Court annuls fines totaling €790 million to airlines participating in a cartel

In February 2006, following an earlier application for immunity under the 2002 Leniency Notice, the European Commission carried out unannounced inspec…

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La fiscalité des droits intellectuels au Luxembourg: évolutions récentes et perspectives d’avenir

Les sociétés luxembourgeoises sont en principe soumises à l’impôt sur le revenu des collectivités (ci-après « IRC ») de 21 % majoré par une contributi…

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State aid European Commission opens formal investigation into tax treatment of McDonald’s in Luxembourg

In the Commission’s preliminary view two tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to the US company McDonald’s in 2009 may have granted an advantageous treat…

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