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Liselot Claeys joins law firm Liedekerke as Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the addition of Liselot Claeys as Counsel to its Corporate & Finance practice.

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Monard strengthens its Insolvency and Restructuring team

Monard law welcomes a new member to its Insolvency and Restructuring team. Jente Dengler has joined the firm as of October 1, 2024.

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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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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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21/11/24
Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Succ…

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the sta…

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​Opfrissing hervorming vennootschapsbelasting: maatregelen van toepassing vanaf 2020

In wat volgt bezorgen wij u bij wijze van opfrissing een kort overzicht van de voornaamste maatregelen die door de hervorming van de vennootschapsbela…

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500.000 euro fine for GDPR breaches in call centers

“Hello sir, are you responsible for the energy supply in your company?” About GDPR and privacy in call centers … Futura Internationale is anythin…

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Cybersécurité : un hôpital admis aux urgences …

Pas un jour ne passe sans que les données d’une entreprise ne soient la cible d’attaques informatiques. Ces victimes vont des petites entreprises aux …

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ECJ rules that the Belgian dividend exemption was in breach of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive

In a 19 December 2019 judgment, the EU Court of Justice ruled that the method of exempting dividends applied in Belgium is an infringement on the EU's…

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The new law of evidence: what does it mean for your company?

The new evidence legislation will come into effect on 1 November 2020. This may seem like a long way off, but it's interesting to be aware of the best…

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Do Businesses Still Have Freedom of Contract?

On 21 March 2019, the House of Representatives adopted legislation modifying the Code of Economic Law with regard to the abuse of economic dependency,…

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Commission opens preliminary investigation against Google and Facebook in relation to data-gathering practices…

The Commission has opened a preliminary investigation into potential anticompetitive datagathering practices, addressing requests for information to G…

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And if we installed surveillance cameras at work?

Can an employer that wishes to verify the productivity of its employees, that notes damage to its property and would like to find out the cause or tha…

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CJ rules on restriction of eligibiltiy of energy tax rebate scheme

On 14 November 2019 the CJ issued a preliminary ruling in the (second) Dilly’s Wellnesshotel case (C-585/17). Austria decided to limit an existing ene…

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The use of (electronic) identity cards

(Electronic) identity cards are an easy means to identify people. However, their use is not without risk.

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Are Your Trade Marks Adequately Protected?

Every business uses signs to distinguish its goods or services on the market. These signs may take the form of words, names, designs, letters, numbers…

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Are Saint Nick and Santa Infringers?

With Christmas fast approaching, many of us have begun searching for the perfect presents. Recent figures from the Belgian e-commerce association, BeC…

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Plus aucun doute ne plane : une marque se référant à la marijuana ne peut être enregistrée au niveau européen.…

Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne (‘Tribunal’) vient de confirmer, dans son arrêt du 12 décembre 2019, que des feuilles de marijuana accompagnées des …

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The end of the year is near… don’t forget to post the replacement holidays 2020 before December 15!

The end of the year is getting closer… to make sure you can all enjoy your Christmas dinner and/or New Year’s eve party to the fullest, we decided to …

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Loert een stikstofbouwstop ook in vlaanderen om de hoek? Asphyxiatie by proxy van het vlaamse vergunningenbele…

Het Nederlandse –in mindere mate het Vlaamse- stikstofbeleid heeft het voorbije jaar regelmatig stof doen opwaaien. Middels recente rechtspraak van he…

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Un choc psychologique peut-il être considéré comme un accident du travail ?

Dans son arrêt du 22 octobre 2019, la Cour du travail de Liège, Division Namur, a considéré qu’un choc psychologique, décrit avec suffisamment de préc…

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Consumer protection also applies to sophisticated investors

In the context of determining the competent jurisdiction in respect of a consumer contract, Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (the “Brussels …

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CJ rules that non-EU pension funds can obtain the refund of dividend withholding tax

CJ rules that non-EU pension funds can obtain the refund of dividend withholding tax if they are comparable to domestic pension funds (College Pension…

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Kan ik mijn slogan beschermen?

Je hebt een geniale slogan bedacht die jouw onderneming typeert en je wil vermijden dat iemand anders dezelfde slogan gebruikt voor gelijkaardige prod…

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RGPD et finalité du traitement : l’APD serre la vis !

Consacré dès 1981 (Convention 108), le principe de finalité est un principe angulaire de la protection des données.

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