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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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Belgian Competition Authority imposes EUR 5.5 million fine for resale price maintenance

On 22 March 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) imposed a fine of EUR 5.489.000,00 on Algist Bruggeman NV and its parent companies (“Algis…

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Belgian Competition Authority Publishes Guide on Bid Rigging

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") published a practical guide for buyers of public authorities on cartel behavior of bidde…

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Amazon offers voluntary commitments in European Commission e-books investigation

On 24 January 2017, the European Commission announced it was inviting comments on voluntary commitments offered by Amazon relating to parity clauses i…

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New Crowdfunding Rules

The Law of 18 December 2016 on crowdfunding (Wet tot regeling van de erkenning en de afbakening van crowdfunding en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake…

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EU must pay damages for excessively long court proceedings for first time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court (“GC”) issued a judgment in which it ordered the European Union to pay Gascogne and Gascogne Sack Deutschland (“…

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Arco Guarantee Found Incompatible with EU Law

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…

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Prohibition of Sales at a Loss: Supreme Court Ruling

On 16 September 2016, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of sales at a loss as laid down in Article 101, §1 of the now repealed and replaced …

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General Court awards damages for failure to adjudicate within a reasonable time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the non-contractual liability of EU institutions in an action for damages brought by Gascog…

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Court of Justice confirms the fine imposed on Toshiba and Panasonic in the cathode ray tubes cartel

On 18 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment on Toshiba's appeal against the General Court's ("GC") judgment of 9 September 20…

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Court of Justice opens up international jurisdiction for online sales

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on 21 December 2016 (Case C-618/15) concerning jurisdiction to block sales on fore…

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Ready, set, stop… Go!

Imagine… For some time now, you've had your eye on a company that you want to acquire. After long negotiations, all of the wrinkles have finally …

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Court of Justice clarifies rules on evidence in bathroom fittings cartel judgments

On 26 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered fourteen judgments on the appeals against the General Court's ("GC") judgments in the bathroom…

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Competition Fine Against bpost Annulled On “Double Jeopardy” Grounds

On 10 November 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) annulled a fine imposed on bpost by the Competition College (Mededingingscollege / Col…

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Belgian Competition Authority’s guide on collusion between undertakings in public procurement

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority published a guide for contracting authorities on collusion between undertakings in public procur…

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Curing rules on parallel import of pharmaceuticals? CJEU and Belgian Supreme Court on the interaction between …

On November 7, 2016 the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation – Hof van cassatie) gave judgment in two cases regarding the repackaging of pharmaceu…

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Piramidesysteem als oneerlijke handelspraktijk

Naar aanleiding van een prejudiciële vraag van het hof van beroep te Brussel besprak het Hof van Justitie (nogmaals) de voorwaarden van een verboden p…

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Belgian Competition Authority issues a practical guide to fight bid rigging

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) issued a guide on bid rigging. This guide is explicitly directed to tendering authori…

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Professional Intermediaries and the Rules on consumer sales

In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union examines whether a company acting as an intermediary for a private individual in the …

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Court of Justice confirms Commission's approach in its first hybrid settlement case

On 12 January 2017, the Court of Justice fully dismissed the appeal of Timab and its parent company Roullier (the "Roullier group") against an ea…

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ECJ Expands Concept of “Seller” under Consumer Sales Directive

On 9 November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down a judgment in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from t…

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