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New hire for Taylor Wessing's Benelux Disputes & Investigations team

Siedse Willems has joined Taylor Wessing as a Senior Associate in the Benelux Disputes & Investigations team. Siedse, who has been a lawyer since 2017, brings a wealth of exper…

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AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium

AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium with partner Koen Platteau. Koen is an all-round competition lawyer with over 30 years of experience.

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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10/10/24
New Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Cooperation Agree…

New pre-contractual disclosure requirements apply before entering into fran…

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29/09/24
The Belgian Competition Authority intensifies its fight agai…

On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competitio…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Géoblocage : aperçu des nouveautés du Règlement européen

Le 28 février 2018, le Parlement européen a adopté un nouveau Règlement visant à contrer le blocage géographique injustifié et d'autres formes de…

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Condamnation pénale pour cause de pratique commerciale déloyale (stock insuffisant)

Le 20 décembre 2017, le tribunal correctionnel de Bruges s’est prononcé sur une action pénale introduite pour des faits contraires aux pratiques loyal…

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Recevabilité de la « class action » (l’action en réparation collective) concernant des logiciels trafiqués et …

Par jugement du 18 décembre 2017, le tribunal de première instance néerlandophone de Bruxelles a déclaré recevable l’action en réparation collective s…

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Legislation on payments in cash refreshed

On 16 October 2017, new, more flexible rules on cash payments came into force, introduced by the Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money l…

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Advertising in Relation to Plastic Surgery: ECJ Clears Prohibition

By order of 26 October 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) ruled that the Belgian prohibition on advertising for procedures r…

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Dawn raids on cosmetic goods distributors by Belgian and French Competition Authorities

On 1 March 2018, the Belgian and French Competition Authorities confirmed dawn raids on distributors of cosmetic goods in Belgium and France. Both ins…

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Ambush marketing : too smart to be good ?

«If you are travelling to Lillehammer, you'll need a passport, but you don't need a visa». This ad by American Express at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic…

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Sorbet au champagne : la Cour de Justice précise le champ de protection des appellations d’origine

L’appellation d’origine protégée (AOP) est une indication faisant référence à l’origine géographique d’un produit. La protection des AOP constitue un …

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Publicité : un outil commercial à manier avec prudence !

En Belgique, la publicité est notamment réglementée par les dispositions du Code de droit économique consacrée aux pratiques commerciales déloyal…

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Conditions générales de vente et juge compétent en cas de litige transnational : de l’importance d’adapter et …

La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne vient de prononcer un arrêt ce jeudi 8 mars 2018 sur question préjudicielle dans une affaire Saey Home & …

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Brussels Court of Appeal Clarifies Obligation to Provide Statement of Reasons regarding Documents Seized durin…

On 13 December 2017, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) held that documents seized by the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededinging…

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Borderline products: new guidance on the classification of food for special medical purposes

Following the increasing difficulties with the enforcement of the legislative framework applicable to Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) reporte…

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Bill on Reform of Belgian Business Law

On 7 December 2017, a Bill on the reform of business law (Wetsontwerp houdende hervorming van het ondernemingsrecht/Projet de loi portant réforme du d…

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Can an agreement that was void at any moment due to a violation of competition law be revived?

When a court invalidates an agreement because the rules of contract law were violated (for example because the agreement was concluded as a result of …

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Les dentistes peuvent faire de la publicité contrairement aux chirurgiens esthétiques ?

Par la voie d’une question préjudicielle, un juge belge a demandé à la Cour de justice si la loi belge du 23 mai 2013, laquelle prévoit une interdicti…

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Lucky 4 all, le système pyramidal interdit

L’arrêt rendu par la Cour d’appel d’Anvers le 28 septembre 2017 a définitivement mis fin à la saga entourant le jeu Lucky4All. L’affaire portait sur l…

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L’imitation n’est contraire aux pratiques honnêtes du marché qu’à titre exceptionnel

Le 5 septembre 2017, la Cour d’appel de Bruxelles a à nouveau considéré qu’en l’absence de violation d’un droit de propriété intellectuelle, un argume…

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Watch out … price breakers, dead ahead!

You have just developed a new product that you are eager to launch as a ‘premium’ quality product. To do so, you join forces with an established netwo…

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E-commerce et geoblocking : accord en vue au niveau européen

Le blocage géographique fait désormais l’objet d’un accord provisoire entre le Parlement européen, le Conseil et la Commission. Cet article fait le po…

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Belgium adopts guidelines on the use of the term ‘artisanal’

Belgian authorities have recently adopted guidelines on the use of the term ‘artisanal’ and its derivatives in the names of products.

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