202 results Navigate the Belgian legal real estate landscape with confidence: your 2023 real estate guide is out The 2023 Belgian legal real estate guide covers most legal topics you will encounter as an investor in or developer of Belgian real estate, taking into account the latest legal reforms. Order your complementary copy now. Derde update FAQ Didam-arrest Inmiddels dateert het Didam-arrest van één jaar geleden. In deze blog bespreken wij een aantal recente uitspraken. Wij wijzen erop dat het steeds gaat om het oordeel van lagere rechters en dat in toekomstige rechtspraak anders kan worden geoordeeld. Het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht: aandachtspunten voor de vastgoed- en bouwpraktijk Op 1 januari 2023 treden boek 1 “algemene bepalingen” en boek 5 “verbintenissen” van het Burgerlijk Wetboek in werking. Dit artikel focust op een selectie van vernieuwingen die bijzondere relevantie hebben voor de vastgoed- en de bouwpraktijk. Brussels-Capital Region limits the indexation of retail leases as of 22 December 2022 On 21 December 2022, an ordinance regulating the limitation of the indexation of retail leases in the Brussels-Capital Region was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. Wat wél kan. Vuistregels voor een stikstof-proof bestemmingsplan of project Anna Collignon en Liesbeth Berkouwer zetten uiteen hoe het kan dat het bestemmingsplan "Kustzone Petten 2020" ondanks een permanente toename in stikstofdepositie toch door kan gaan en welke vuistregels gelden voor andere plannen en projecten. Reform of the Belgian Building Material Index In December 2022, the existing Belgian Building Material Index will be published for the last time. This article discusses the impact on ongoing construction contracts. Dutch Supreme Court rules that refurbishment of former woolen fabrics factory into retail center resulted in 'essentially new constructed real estate' for VAT purposes On Friday 11 November 2022 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the refurbishment of a former woolen fabrics factory into a retail centre resulted in ‘essentially new constructed real estate’ (in wezen nieuwbouw) for Dutch VAT purposes. Mandatory asbestos certificate As from 23 November 2022, an asbestos certificate will be required for most buildings built prior to 2001 in the Flanders Region, which are sold or otherwise transferred. Exit bouwvrijstelling – stikstofdepositie moet (voorlopig) weer per project worden beoordeeld De bouwvrijstelling mag van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State niet meer gebruikt worden om bouwactiviteiten toe te staan zonder stikstofbeoordeling. EU General Court denies WhatsApp’s action to annul EDPB decision The General Court has declared WhatsApp’s request to annul an EDPB binding decision inadmissible. EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Generative AI – an update In this blogpost, our TMT expert Thibau Duquin elaborates on the AI Act, the rules on generative AI such as ChatGPT, and the next steps. Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2023 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Benjamin Marthoz, Tom Storck, Johan Léonard and Anaïs Bracqbien have contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2023. Announcement of amendments to draft bill to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government announced that the draft legislative proposal to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption on the acquisition of a qualifying share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate will be amended. Vierde update Didam-arrest Het baanbrekende Didam-arrest, dat anderhalf jaar geleden werd gewezen, blijft nog altijd vragen oproepen. Zo worden er regelmatig nieuwe uitspraken gewezen die de betekenis van het Didam-arrest voor de praktijk verder verduidelijken. Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. EU Advocate General balances data protection rights against trade secrets in algorithmic credit scoring case On 16 march 2023, Advocate General Pikamäe issued his opinion on the scope of data subject rights in the context of algorithmic credit scoring. The Pandemic's Impact on Legal Work: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks, Practical Impacts and Innovation Erik Valgaeren, Jan Joos and Thibau Duquin contributed to the article 'The Pandemic's Impact on Legal Work: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks, Practical Impacts and Innovation' published by the IBA Business Law International Journal. Draft bill published to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government launched an online consultation on a draft bill to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption as per 1 January 2024 in case of the acquisition of a share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Navigate the Belgian legal real estate landscape with confidence: your 2023 real estate guide is out The 2023 Belgian legal real estate guide covers most legal topics you will encounter as an investor in or developer of Belgian real estate, taking into account the latest legal reforms. Order your complementary copy now.
Derde update FAQ Didam-arrest Inmiddels dateert het Didam-arrest van één jaar geleden. In deze blog bespreken wij een aantal recente uitspraken. Wij wijzen erop dat het steeds gaat om het oordeel van lagere rechters en dat in toekomstige rechtspraak anders kan worden geoordeeld.
Het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht: aandachtspunten voor de vastgoed- en bouwpraktijk Op 1 januari 2023 treden boek 1 “algemene bepalingen” en boek 5 “verbintenissen” van het Burgerlijk Wetboek in werking. Dit artikel focust op een selectie van vernieuwingen die bijzondere relevantie hebben voor de vastgoed- en de bouwpraktijk.
Brussels-Capital Region limits the indexation of retail leases as of 22 December 2022 On 21 December 2022, an ordinance regulating the limitation of the indexation of retail leases in the Brussels-Capital Region was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
Wat wél kan. Vuistregels voor een stikstof-proof bestemmingsplan of project Anna Collignon en Liesbeth Berkouwer zetten uiteen hoe het kan dat het bestemmingsplan "Kustzone Petten 2020" ondanks een permanente toename in stikstofdepositie toch door kan gaan en welke vuistregels gelden voor andere plannen en projecten.
Reform of the Belgian Building Material Index In December 2022, the existing Belgian Building Material Index will be published for the last time. This article discusses the impact on ongoing construction contracts.
Dutch Supreme Court rules that refurbishment of former woolen fabrics factory into retail center resulted in 'essentially new constructed real estate' for VAT purposes On Friday 11 November 2022 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the refurbishment of a former woolen fabrics factory into a retail centre resulted in ‘essentially new constructed real estate’ (in wezen nieuwbouw) for Dutch VAT purposes.
Mandatory asbestos certificate As from 23 November 2022, an asbestos certificate will be required for most buildings built prior to 2001 in the Flanders Region, which are sold or otherwise transferred.
Exit bouwvrijstelling – stikstofdepositie moet (voorlopig) weer per project worden beoordeeld De bouwvrijstelling mag van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State niet meer gebruikt worden om bouwactiviteiten toe te staan zonder stikstofbeoordeling.
EU General Court denies WhatsApp’s action to annul EDPB decision The General Court has declared WhatsApp’s request to annul an EDPB binding decision inadmissible.
EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Generative AI – an update In this blogpost, our TMT expert Thibau Duquin elaborates on the AI Act, the rules on generative AI such as ChatGPT, and the next steps.
Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2023 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Benjamin Marthoz, Tom Storck, Johan Léonard and Anaïs Bracqbien have contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2023.
Announcement of amendments to draft bill to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government announced that the draft legislative proposal to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption on the acquisition of a qualifying share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate will be amended.
Vierde update Didam-arrest Het baanbrekende Didam-arrest, dat anderhalf jaar geleden werd gewezen, blijft nog altijd vragen oproepen. Zo worden er regelmatig nieuwe uitspraken gewezen die de betekenis van het Didam-arrest voor de praktijk verder verduidelijken.
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
EU Advocate General balances data protection rights against trade secrets in algorithmic credit scoring case On 16 march 2023, Advocate General Pikamäe issued his opinion on the scope of data subject rights in the context of algorithmic credit scoring.
The Pandemic's Impact on Legal Work: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks, Practical Impacts and Innovation Erik Valgaeren, Jan Joos and Thibau Duquin contributed to the article 'The Pandemic's Impact on Legal Work: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks, Practical Impacts and Innovation' published by the IBA Business Law International Journal.
Draft bill published to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government launched an online consultation on a draft bill to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption as per 1 January 2024 in case of the acquisition of a share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate.