New pre-contractual disclosure requirements apply before entering into fran…
On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competitio…
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!
The Belgian Federal Government has recently approved a draft legislation which aims to modernize our business law. The idea raised by the Minister of …
Read More
On 21 November 2017, the European Commission has published the Commission Notice on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients …
Read More
You head the sales department of a young and dynamic company that is active in a flourishing sector. Competition in this sector is tough, and you have…
Read More
When your brand new car breaks down, you can contact an official garage, or opt for an often less expensive independent repair service. If your expens…
Read More
On 23 November 2017, the Belgian Government proposed draft legislation to outlaw so-called “platform parity clauses” in the hotel sector.
Read More
Sinds deze zomer kan de Economische Inspectie in het kader van haar onderzoeksbevoegdheid, aan mystery shopping doen in een fysieke winkel maar ook in…
Read More
Het Oostenrijks Grondwettelijk Hof heeft zich op 17.10.2017 uitgesproken over de handelswijze van Booking.com waarbij zij hoteleigenaars liet garander…
Read MoreMet de wet van 19 oktober 2015 houdende wijziging van het burgerlijk procesrecht en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake justitie werd, in de artikelen …
Read More
Les pop-up stores sont devenus une réalité particulièrement appréciée de tous les acteurs dans nos grandes villes. De manière régulière désormais, nou…
Read More
In 2017, time.lex and CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) performed an interesting study for the European Parliament (EP) Research Service regar…
Read More
On 23 August 2017, it was made public that the European Commission will request the Belgian Supreme Court to make a request for a preliminary rul…
Read More
In een arrest van 16 mei 2017 oordeelt de Raad van State dat het feit dat een inschrijvingsprijs aanzienlijk lager ligt dan de geraamde totaalprijs op…
Read More
On 18 May 2017, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bil…
Read More
On 2 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) found that ABB, AEG, Si…
Read MoreOn 16 May 2017, the Secretariat of the OECD made available a background note about “Algorithms and Collusion” that was at the centre of the debate by …
Read More
On 31 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) announced its decision…
Read More
De stakingsvordering is een bijzonder interessant juridisch actiemiddel, dat nog te weinig bekend is bij ondernemingen. Elke onderneming beschikt noch…
Read More
The Belgian law of 6 June 20171entered into force on 22 June 2017 (hereafter, the “Law”) transposes the ‘Damages Directive’ (Directive 2014/…
Read MoreFollowing the triennial review of the merger control thresholds that are subject to the provisions of Belgian law, the Belgian Competition Authority (…
Read MoreOn 3 May 2017, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a total fine of 1.8 million euros for a cartel b…
Read More
