Chambers Europe 2021
1 April 2021Schoups is pleased to announce that it is again mentioned in the Chambers & Partners client guide edition Europe 2021. Schoups is recommended within the Real Estate domain. The editors of the guide po...
Archive — News
Back to NewsChoose a domain
Corona update: stricter controls and registration requirement for teleworking
30 March 2021On 24 March, the Consultative Committee announced a so-called "broad cooling package" aimed at stopping and reversing the rising hospitalisation and infection trend. These announced tightening measure...
Europees Hof van Justitie legt bom(metje) onder de Belgische havenwet
30 March 2021Al jaren vormt de Wet op de havenarbeid, ook bekend als de Wet-Major, een doorn in het oog van velen werkzaam in de havensector. De wet werd in 1972 ingevoerd en voorziet dat havenarbeid enkel mag wor...
It's always better when it's new: end of the allowance for obsolescence (Cass. 17 September 2020)?
30 March 2021If a debtor causes damage to the creditor's property and performance or reparation in kind does not satisfy the creditor, the debtor will be obliged to compensate the creditor in cash (performance in ...
The Constitutional Court nips in the bud fraud in connection with arbitration proceedings
28 March 2021The term for opposing decisions obtained through fraud in arbitration proceedings is stricter than that in legal proceedings. That difference was declared unconstitutional by the ruling of the Constit...
“Absolute nullity of (all?) agreements concluded by the contracting authority with infringement of the equality and transparency principle”
23 March 2021Judgment of 22 January 2021(C.19.0303.N) This article is available in Dutch and French. For more information you can contact our team....
Amendments to Book XX of the CDE: the legislator puts (even more) emphasis on continuity
21 March 2021The moratorium on bankruptcies ended on 1 February 2021. The federal government has decided that it is not appropriate to extend this crisis measure. The Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne,...
Reimbursement of expenses to teleworkers: the tax authorities clarify the situation and the NSSO follows
16 March 2021Employers may grant a flat-rate, tax-exempt allowance to their teleworkers as compensation for the costs of teleworking. This article is only available in Dutch or French....
Corona and vaccination: it takes two to know one
7 March 2021The corona vaccination campaign is starting to get underway. But how should you as an employer deal with these vaccines? In this newsflash, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions and po...
M&A - DEALS NEWS - Schoups has advised Heilbron Groep with the acquisition of a majority stake in Hillewaere Group
4 March 2021Schoups has advised Heilbron Groep on its entry into the Belgian market, with the acquisition of a majority stake in Hillewaere Group, a real estate and high-end insurance broker originating from Turn...
Validation of VLAREM II standards for wind turbines reviewed by Constitutional Court
28 February 2021By judgment of 25 February 2021,[1] the Constitutional Court rejected the actions for suspension of the Flemish decree "for the validation of the Flemish sectoral conditions for wind turbines".[2] Aga...
Index I 2021
25 February 2021Under the current regulatory framework, a price revision possibility - allowing for an adjustment of tender prices during the execution of the contract in the light of specific economic and social cir...