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Our News Page includes the latest articles from Girlings Europe ranging from Business Law to Wills and Inheritance Planning.

28th April 2020 RESIDENCY CARDS (TITRE DE SEJOUR « accord de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’UE) ADVICE FOR BRITISH PEOPLE LIVING IN FRANCE

Julie Ritaine - Avocat Associé –Médiateur, BBDR explains the situation following Brexit:

Residency cards were not compulsory for British people living in France when they were EU citizens. However, due to Brexit, British people  living in France will now have to obtain residency cards to continue to stay in France post Brexit, deal or no deal.

2nd August 2018 What is posting fraud, and how does the A1 Certificate impact on this?

The essence of posting fraud is to seek to avoid liabilities for tax and social security payments which would otherwise arise in respect of employees sent to work temporarily in other EU jurisdictions.

2nd August 2018 Brexit and the rights of EU Citizens

Girlings Europe is a member of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (BLCC) and would like to share with you an interesting article written by BLCC Chairman, Michel Vanhoonacker.

One Brexit topic on which progress has been made recently, is securing the rights of EU citizens. This matters as many members either employ or are an expat themselves.

4th June 2018 Girlings Europe Meet in Bruges

Girlings Europe – Belgium, Crivits & Persyn, were hosts to Girlings Europe’s other associate law firms, Barron-Brun-Duwat-Ritaine (BBDR) and Girlings Solicitors on Friday,  1 June at their offices in the heart of the beautiful medieval city of Bruges.

31st May 2018 GDPR - Rogue Employees and Data Breaches

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into force on 25 May 2018, requires businesses subject to major personal data breaches to notify such breaches to the authorities. As well as the legal liability, there is the prospect of substantial reputational damage for businesses which do not properly secure their customers’ or employees’ data.

A rogue employee at UK supermarket chain Morrisons committed a criminal offence by putting the personal information of almost 100,000 employees on the internet. The High Court held that Morrisons was responsible.