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CEW & Partners is a Brussels based law firm of currently 25 experienced Belgian lawyers advising on Belgian and European matters for both Belgian and international clients. We are a full service Belgian business law firm with particular strengths in corporate, tax, insurance, litigation, employment and new technologies. We also have an extensive Belgian public sector practice.

Belgium to introduce class actions

August 15, 2013

Contrary to most common law and an increasing number of civil law countries, Belgian law does not currently provide for any possibility of introducing class actions. Read More »

New law on procedural rules for arbitration

August 12, 2013

The Belgian Parliament has recently adopted a new Law which reforms the procedural rules applicable to arbitration proceedings in Belgium, as set out in Section VI of the Belgian Judicial Code. Read More »

Belgium – worker termination rules

August 9, 2013

The Belgian government has recently announced agreement on the reform of the rules applicable to the termination of employment contracts . Under the current rules a distinction is made between Read More »

New Cepani arbitration rules

July 31, 2013

CEPANI/CEPINA, Belgium’s main arbitration centre for business disputes, has adopted new Rules of Arbitration that will apply to all arbitration proceedings filed with CEPANI after 1 January 2013. Read More »

Belgian court rules on legal privilege for in-house counsel in national competition case

May 31, 2013

In a judgment dated 4 March 2013 the Brussels Court of Appeal has held that, in the context of an investigation by the Belgian National Competition Authority on the basis of the Belgian Competition Read More »

First Chinese investment arbitration case against Belgium

April 23, 2013

Ping An, one of China’s biggest insurance companies has begun arbitration proceedings against the Belgian state on the basis of the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) signed between Belgium Read More »

Update on Belgian tax ‘amnesty’

April 17, 2013

In 2004 Belgium introduced a specific system of tax ‘amnesty’ whereby Belgian residents could “regularize” taxes on income from capital that they had deposited in banks outside Belgium and that Read More »

New Belgian tax measures announced

December 19, 2012

As part of its recently approved budget for 2013 the Belgian government has announced the following tax changes. Read More »

Update on belgian rules on termination of employment contracts

December 13, 2012

New termination rules for contracts which start after 1 January 2012 For employment contracts which have entered into force after 1 January 2012 there are new statutory rules Read More »

Belgian government announces wage freeze

December 7, 2012

As part of its recently announced budget for 2013 designed to economize 3.700 million €, the Belgian government has declared that wages in both the public and private sector will be Read More »

Belgian government announces re-structuring of belgian competition authority as well as price control powers

August 17, 2012

On 20 July 2012, in its last session before the August recess, the Belgian Council of Ministers announced that it had adopted the first draft Read More »

New social security reductions in Belgium for sme’s

August 7, 2012

At 38% for the employer’s contribution, social security rates on employee wages in Belgium are amongst the highest in the world. This is known to be a major disincentive Read More »

Belgiun adopts new tax anti-avoidance rules

May 29, 2012

The new Law of 29 March 2012 has modified the general anti-avoidance test applicable for tax matters in Belgium. The new rules cover personal and company income Read More »

Belgium reforms its energy laws

April 26, 2012

By the new Law of 8 January 2012 Belgium has made significant changes to its energy laws covering the production, transport and sale of electricity and gaz Read More »

Relaxation of Belgian rules on mergers and demergers

April 16, 2012

In implementation of Directive 2009/109/EC the Belgian Law of 18 January 2012 has modified the Belgian Companies Code. Read More »

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