Category: LEGAL NEWS

The reform of Book 9, Title 1 of the Civil Code modernizes the previously fragmented framework governing personal securities and introduces greater structure. For M&A-transactions, this results in increased legal certainty during due diligence and in the drafting of transaction documents: the validity, duration and scope of such securities may now be assessed differently, which…

With the introduction of this new Code, the legislator takes a major step toward modernizing property law. Although the remaining titles – including those on pledge, mortgage, retention of title, right of retention, and privileges – will follow later, this first title already forms the core of a more coherent regulatory framework. Personal securities, in…

Judgment of the Council for Permit Disputes (RvVb) of October 2, 2025, no. RvVb-A-2526-0072 What is the permit register? Every Flemish municipality is required to maintain a permit register. This is a digital database in which information about spatial planning is collected for each plot of land. For example, you can find out which permits…

Decision RvVb 9 October 2025, No. RvVb-A-2526-0090 What is a financial charge imposed in connection with an environmental permit decision? A financial charge is an additional obligation imposed in the context of an environmental permit, under which the applicant pays an amount to compensate for the impact of the permitted project. This amount may then…

From ‘judge and jury’ to a more independent assessment In our previous contribution, we pointed out the fundamental tension that arose when local authorities had to assess their own projects entirely on their own. The Court of Justice (May 8, 2025) and the Constitutional Court (September 18, 2025) have since confirmed that this is contrary…

The European threshold amounts indicate whether or not a public procurement is subject to the European regime, and in particular to the European rules on publication, references in the tender documents, remedies, etc. Public procurements with an estimated value equal to or higher than the European thresholds will be subject to European publication. This means…

Under current Belgian tax legislation, capital gains realised by individuals on cryptocurrencies may either be exempt as part of the normal management of private wealth, taxed as miscellaneous income at a separate rate of 33%, or – in cases of a regular and organised activity – taxed as professional income at progressive rates. Recent practice…

Judgment of the Council for Permit Disputes of September 18, 2025, no. RvVb-A-2526-0037. What was the issue? The owner of a house lost his home after a fire in 2016. This house was not zoned for residential use, as it was located in an agricultural area, a zone where residential construction is generally not permitted.…

What does this duty to inform entail exactly? Before signing an agreement, you must provide your contracting partner with two documents: 1. The draft collaboration agreement2. The pre-contractual information document (PID) The PID is the central document and consists of two parts, which must include at least the following information: This also applies to extensions…