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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

In een arrest van 3 oktober 2024 heeft het Hof van Cassatie de krijtlijnen voor een fiscale visitatie verder afgebakend en daarbij nogmaals het belang van een geldige toestemming b…

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Laura Jakobs Joins DALDEWOLF: A New Asset for the EU Law Practice

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Jakobs in its European Union law team. Laura brings significant expertise in European litigation.

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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18/11/24
Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - …

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…

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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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Regularisatie van ontdoken Vlaamse belastingen in de maak

Sinds 1 augustus 2016 kan men ontdoken federale belastingen regulariseren. De federale wet voorziet ook in de mogelijkheid om gewestelijke belastingen…

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No licence needed for the ‘public lending’ of digital copies of books

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the VOB v. Stichting Leenrecht case (C-174/15) has recently provided some clarificati…

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Advocate General Wahl concludes that the Court of Justice of the EU should uphold Intel’s appeal against the E…

Advocate General Wahl concludes that the Court of Justice of the EU should uphold Intel’s appeal against the EUR 1.06 billion fine for abuse of domina…

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EU charge sheet suggests that Google is illegally tying Android to Internet search n contracts with smartphone…

According to the new charge sheet sent to Google by the European Commission, the search engine would be tying its Android to Internet search in contra…

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Commission is likely to open more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers

It has been reported that high officials within the European Commission have stated that more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers are likely …

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Openbare raadpleging inzake EU-concentratiecontrole

De Europese Commissie organiseert een openbare raadpleging inzake de evaluatie van procedurele en bevoegdheidsaspecten van de EU-concentratiecontroleG…

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Commission launches public consultation on the functioning of certain procedural and jurisdictional aspects of…

On 7th October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation in order to seek feedback from citizens, businesses, associations, public …

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Jurisdiction clause in the general conditions of tender contract under Brussels I Regulation

Agreements or clauses that confer jurisdiction to a state court are of great importance in international litigation. The reason for parties to agree o…

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EU Code of Conduct for mobile health apps almost finalized

A code of conduct for mobile health (mHealth) apps has been drafted by the European Commission (the “Code of Conduct”) to guide mHealth-app developers…

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E-mails stored outside the US cannot be claimed by the US Government

On 14 July 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Court of Appeals) rendered a judgment in the “Warrant case” (or the “Mi…

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Likelihood of confusion in just one part of the EU, EU trade mark infringement and prohibition order in that p…

On 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered an interesting judgment in case C‑223/15 regarding the question whe…

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European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…

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Commission gives guidance on local public support measures that do not constitute State aid

On 21 September 2016, the European Commission adopted five decisions on the financing of purely local activities that fall outside the scope of State …

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Y a-t-il un remède infaillible à la taxe sur les plus-values?

Alors que le gouvernement se déchire sur l’instauration d’une taxation des plus-values sur actions à l’impôt des personnes physiques (IPP), les contri…

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GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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European Commission publishes proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals

‘25 October 2016; the European Commission published proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals under which the Member States’ auton…

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Commission publishes Preliminary Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry

Following the launch of the e-commerce sector inquiry in May 2015, the European Commission has now published a Preliminary Report. The report pre…

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Budget 2017 – new tax measures announced

On 15 October 2016, the Belgian government presented its budgetary agreement for 2017. In this context, several tax measures were announced:

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The new EU Network and Information Systems Directive has entered in force

The NIS (network and information systems) Directive was adopted on 6 July 2016 and entered into force on 8 August 2016. This is the first European-wid…

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European Commission publishes initial findings of e-commerce sector inquiry report: important preliminary guid…

On 15 September 2016, the European Commission published a preliminary report on its initial findings in the e-commerce sector inquiry, aimed at identi…

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