21 November 2024 GDPR and insurance: the Belgian data protection authority acknowledges the legal impasse and throws a lifeline to the insurance sector The classic problem in the insurance sec... Read More
18 October 2024 Future of structural teleworking at risk? Recently, Amazon's CEO announced that, a... Read More
1 July 2024 Employment law department: Second series of webinars Following the success of our Webinars in... Read More
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29 January 2024 AI : The case of the animation film industry Every industry faces opportunities and c... Read More
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9 March 2023 Franchising of supermarkets – what about employees ? On Tuesday 07 March, it was reported tha... Read More
7 February 2023 New copyright law provisions challenged before Constitutional Court Just in time! Several requests (5 in tot... Read More
23 January 2023 MVVP at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) 2023 On 20 January 2023, the International As... Read More
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18 January 2023 Third Party Appeals against Data Protection Authority decisions made possible DPA’s decisions will often have legal ef... Read More
16 January 2023 Anna Gibello and Michel Segers strengthen MVVP MVVP is pleased to announce the arrival ... Read More
5 January 2023 Influencers, beware! Media Regulator intervenes for the first time for non-compliance with rules on commercial communication As advertising is increasingly dissemina... Read More
29 November 2022 Tax administration clarifies position on decarbonizing your company car fleet. The Minister of Finance has set high sta... Read More
28 November 2022 NFT Licences: first impressions about the new “Can’t Be Evil” Licences NFT Licences: first impressions about th... Read More
18 November 2022 Medical certificate for one-day absence abolished Today, the law of October 30 2022 contai... Read More
4 November 2022 Pitching for secure and predictable terms offers additional protection against dismissal The increasingly competitive landscape f... Read More
7 October 2022 Copyright remuneration: are lump sums allowed? The new rule Belgian copyright... Read More
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12 April 2022 Grants for innovative work organisation projects Ridding yourself of a too rigid work org... Read More
23 February 2022 E-commerce en de arbeidsdeal is ook een verhaal van vrijstelling van doorstorting van bedrijfsvoorheffing voor nachtarbeid Met de arbeidsdeal is al veel gezegd ove... Read More
18 February 2022 The benefit in kind for company cars increases as per January 2022 Benefit in kind company car increases ... Read More
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3 December 2021 MVVP partner of the PrixFintroPrijs, Supporting Young Artists The first award ceremony of the PrixFint... Read More
1 December 2021 HR Tax Practice at MVVP boosted by new partner Gunther Valkenborg MVVP is pleased to announce that Gunther... Read More
26 November 2021 Digital incorporation of a company There is good news for all entrepreneurs... Read More
19 November 2021 Telework and Covid-19 flaring back up: Allowances for the employee Covid-19 numbers flaring back up in what... Read More
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1 September 2021 Cross border restructuring and insolvency MVVP has contributed to a project of the... Read More
14 July 2021 Flexible insolvency rules extended to 16 July 2022 By Royal Decree dated 24 June 2021 the f... Read More
19 May 2021 Copyright Clearing: the Ultimate Cookbook for Cultural Managers A hands-on guide that will help you get ... Read More
7 May 2021 MVVP’s mediation practice is growing Lutgarde Eraly has been accredited by th... Read More
2 April 2021 Belgian Covid-19-measures declared illegal by the judge What will happen now? Since the start o... Read More
2 April 2021 Stepping up enforcement of mandatory telecommuting through monthly telework declarations Telework was throughout this pandemic co... Read More
29 March 2021 Update legislation judicial reorganization On 11 March 2021 the Belgian legislator ... Read More
17 March 2021 (INTERNATIONAL) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR YEARLY OBLIGATIONS Not fulfilling its annual obligations mi... Read More
26 February 2021 The « Morbier » cheese Protected Denomination of Origin : a thin black line that makes the difference. In a decision of 17 December 2020 (C-490... Read More
15 February 2021 The use of music on television: no equitable remuneration due The equitable remuneration is a financia... Read More
8 February 2021 Covid telework: the new Collective Labour Agreement No. 149 of the National Labour Council Since the outbreak of the Corona crisis,... Read More
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25 January 2021 Let’s quickly sign this document electronically The evolution was already prudently ongo... Read More
13 January 2021 Wine, confusion and trademarks: the Valpolicella Ripasso case In the wine and gastronomic products sec... Read More
5 January 2021 MVVP launches mediation practice MVVP’s partner Peter Marx has been accre... Read More
5 November 2020 Final call: posting of definitive lists of candidates for social elections in Belgium We are in Belgium now in the final run-u... Read More
3 November 2020 COVID19: scene 2, act 3 – Telecommuting is mandatory again. The Ministerial Decree of November 1st, ... Read More
23 October 2020 Consumer’s right to renounce: If it’s customized, sold means sold, even if not yet in production In a judgment of 21 October 2020 (C—529/... Read More
24 August 2020 LegIA: masterclasses on AI and Law MVVP lawyers and the Anthemis publishing... Read More
30 June 2020 CEPANI arbitration in times of COVID-19 In this contribution, we will look at wh... Read More
20 May 2020 International arbitration proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic affects proceeding... Read More
15 May 2020 Do epidemics constitute force majeure? Contractual clauses as vaccine. Due to the corona crisis, many companies... Read More
23 April 2020 COVID-19: no more pleadings before the court? The new Royal Decree n° 2 on the automat... Read More
22 April 2020 The corona safety measures and the co-ownership of apartments Due to the measures taken because of the... Read More
15 April 2020 Free Webinar: Hedging Belgian employment law during this Pandemic (Tewerkstelling in de pandemie / Occupat... Read More
14 April 2020 Board, shareholders’ and members’ meetings in corona times: new rules since april 9, 2020 The COVID-19 mandatory safety measures c... Read More
8 April 2020 Social distancing on a construction site: how to deal with the responsibilities on well-being at work? The legislation on the well-being of wor... Read More
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2 April 2020 COVID19: The right moment to proceed? It is a fact: the corona crisis slows do... Read More
1 April 2020 Corona Deadlines for Belgian Tax Shelter Expenditures The entertainment sector, like many othe... Read More
31 March 2020 Board and shareholders’ meetings in corona times Since the outbreak of Corona many countr... Read More
27 March 2020 Does the coronavirus crisis allow employers to process health data to a larger extent? “Public health is paramount: prevention ... Read More
23 November 2019 Who owns Artificial Intelligence? Which intellectual property rights could... Read More
16 October 2019 MVVP at the Amsterdam Dance Event 2019 Amsterdam Dance Event is the leading con... Read More
13 September 2019 Music: Sampling, infringing or not ? Sampling is nowadays a most common techn... Read More
15 April 2019 Tax and Social Security exempt Work Under Belgian law jobbers are under spec... Read More
25 March 2019 MVVP at the Capacity Triangle “We Are Music” The Capacity triangle, “We are Music” ed... Read More
28 February 2019 Applicable Employement Law in case of a NO-DEAL BREXIT The free movement of workers is one of t... Read More
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1 February 2019 Salary increases anno 2019 – 2020 : but what about the wage margin? The central economic council has publish... Read More
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1 January 2019 New rules on apartment co-ownership since 1 January 2019 On 1 January 2019 the law of 2 June 2018... Read More
31 December 2018 Social Security in Belgium after a Hard Brexit The European Commission presented on Dec... Read More
14 December 2018 Optional VAT on rent of professional real estate as from 1 January 2019 As from 1 January 2019, a lessor and a l... Read More
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14 November 2018 Obligation to identify UBO’s: the UBO Register The Royal Decree implementing the new UB... Read More
13 November 2018 A taste is not protectable by copyright! A taste is not a "work" and is therefore... Read More
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1 October 2018 Influencer Guidelines published by the Belgian Advertising Council Purpose of the Guidelines is to help onl... Read More
20 September 2018 MVVP at the Reeperbahn Music Festival On September 20, the International Assoc... Read More
10 September 2018 MVVP labellisé comme prestataire “chèques-entreprises” pour les PME Vous avez besoin de support juridique da... Read More
6 September 2018 The new Belgian Privacy Act is now official and already in force! The long awaited new Belgian Privacy Act... Read More
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10 October 2017 Internet piracy remains a hot topic Herman Croux chaired an International Ba... Read More
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30 September 2016 Entertainment Law at the Reeperbahn Music Festival (Hamburg) Peter Marx (MVVP) was a speaker at the R... Read More
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