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After an absolute record year in 2021, the international M&A market had a varied 2022 with a strong first half of the year but significantly lower deal volumes in the second half of the year, especially in the higher end of the market.

Ondanks hevig verzet vanuit de betrokken sectoren - in het bijzonder de IT-sector - en het politiek gepingpong in de media, werd de Programmawet (waarin o.m. de hervorming van het fiscaal regime voor auteursrechten beschreven staat) op 30 december 2022 gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad.

In 2023 antitrust enforcement globally will continue to respond to calls for it to do more to address a range of crises and social concerns. Authorities are being given enhanced powers and new tools, and are tackling cases that they might not have pursued a few years ago.

It is difficult to attract talent. Candidates are not inclined to change jobs easily. A competitive salary is not the sole driver anymore.

Days before the recent UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the terms of a new Regulation on deforestation-free products.

De harde realiteit is dat kleinere organisaties de juridische afdeling vaak zien als 'kostenplaats' en een obstakel dat 'deals alleen maar in de weg zit'.

Small Modular Reactors (hereinafter “SMRs”) are a promising new technology in the field of nuclear energy, offering a number of potential benefits over traditional large nuclear reactors. They are smaller in size and can be mass-produced, making them more affordable and easier to deploy. In addition, their modular design allows for a greater degree of flexibility in terms of deployment and operation. However, as no technology is flawless, there are also disadvantages to SMRs that are worth addressing.

A 2023 comes with a package of new labor and employment law measures that affect HR.

The turn of the year also brings a couple of changes to the legislative framework regarding employment of third-country nationals.  We give you a summary of some noteworthy changes.

Iedereen kan het erover eens zijn dat plannings– en vergunningsprocedures steeds complexer worden. Dit leidt vaak tot lange procedures en (veelal) juridische geschillen voor de administratieve rechtbanken, die innovatieve initiatieven en dus ook de burger niet ten goede komen. Het omgevingsrecht snakt naar eenvoudige, flexibele instrumenten die een project op een juridisch robuuste wijze en binnen een redelijke termijn kunnen vergunnen.

Businesses are increasingly engaged in the digital transformation of their processes and in constant need of a wide array of IT services going from software (especially so-called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software) to hosting services. This leads to a multiplication of IT arrangements and contracts.

On 10 November 2022, the Various Labour Provisions Act was published in the Belgian State Gazette. Here we briefly address the most important topics of the Belgian labour deal.

One of the measures of the labour deal (Act of 3 October 2022 on various labour provisions) on working time is the introduction of a right to disconnect.

Does a day, week or month go by without hearing how AI can be a productivity booster for your way-of-working or how AI makes it possible to do more with less effort? In today’s hype-filled world of technology, based on artificial intelligence, the value of AI for contract management does not only extend to sales, procurement, and finance departments, but also the legal department is facing this innovative technology to improve their way-of-working. 

On 10 November 2022, the Act of 3 October 2022 on various labour provisions was published in the Official State Gazette. On our website we will address the most important measures of the Labour Deal. This article concerns the new 7-day notification term for variable work schedules.