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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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Taylor Wessing versterkt het Disputes & Investigations team Brussel

Siedse Willems heeft het Benelux Disputes & Investigations team van Taylor Wessing vervoegt als Senior Associate.

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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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12/11/24
Mag de mededingingsautoriteit zien wat je schrijft naar je m…

Mededingingsautoriteiten hebben het recht om tijdens een inspectie document…

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18/10/24
Touristic Accommodations in Belgium | What Professional shou…

Navigating Belgium’s short-term rental landscape can be tricky. As regulati…

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Het is de perfecte manier voor advocaten, bedrijfsjuristen, paralegals, fiscalisten, notarissen, gerechtsdeurwaarders, en elke andere juridische professional, om op de hoogte te blijven van wetgevende initiatieven, nieuwe rechtspraak en rechtsleer.

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Court of Justice confirmed independence of EU and national leniency programmes

On 20 January 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on the relationship between leniency applications submitted to the Commission and to national comp…

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Belgian Competition Authority imposes fine for gun-jumping in merger control procedure

The Belgian Competition Authority recently published its decision on the acquisition by Cordeel Group (a general contractor company) of the Belgian ac…

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Prijskortingen en enkele andere regels inzake marktpraktijken verder geliberaliseerd of aangepast

De wet van 26 oktober 20151 heeft naast andere aanpassingen aan het Wetboek van economisch recht (hierna "WER") ook belangrijke inhoudelijke…

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Sperperioderegeling oude wet marktpraktijken onwettig. Wat onder de nieuwe wet?

Het Hof van Cassatie heeft op 29 oktober 2015 een belangrijke knoop doorgehakt: de regeling inzake de sperperiode (verbod op prijsverminderingen tijde…

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Draft Bill proposes the introduction of “abuse of significant dominant position” into Belgian competition law

On 13 November 2015, a draft bill introducing into Belgian competition law a new infringement called “abuse of significant dominant position” (the “Dr…

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Exclusivity obligations in sports organization rules violate EU competition law

On 27 July 2015, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") imposed provisional measures on the Fédération Equestre internationale ("FEI"), the in…

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Belgian Competition Authority launches public consultation on new leniency guidelines

On 10 November 2015, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) launched a public consultation on new draft leniency guidelines (the “Draft Guidelines”…

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Doing business in Europe? Mandatory data protection compliance in every single country

A lot has been written about two recent court cases related to Facebook. The first one is the decision of 6 October in the case of the Austrian studen…

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Belgian Competition Authority fined an undertaking in a merger control investigation for failure to provide in…

On 30 September 2015, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority ("the College") imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the press group San…

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The European Commission qualified Member States' tax rulings as state aid

On 21 October 2015, the European Commission decided that a tax ruling between Starbucks and the Netherlands should be considered illegal state aid. As…

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Stringent Rules on Announcing Price Reductions Repealed

On 26 October 2015, the Belgian federal legislature repealed the rules governing announcements of price reductions, in order to align Belgian law to E…

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General Court dismissed action by Uralita in the Sodium Chlorate cartel

On 6 October 2015, the General Court ("GC") dismissed an application brought by Corporación Empresarial de Materiales de Construcción (formerly known …

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European Court of Justice to rule on the type of service Uber provides

Following taxi associations’ protests and legal action, Uber services have been restricted in, among other countries, Belgium, France, Germany and Ita…

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Een persoonlijke kijk op clementie

Stel je voor: het hoofd van het juridisch departement klopt aan je deur. Hij vraagt of hij even mag binnenkomen. Zonder je antwoord af te wachten…

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Court of Justice confirmed that cartel facilitators can be liable under Article 101 TFEU in AC-Treuhand

On 22 October 2015, the Court of Justice rendered a judgment on appeal against the Commission decision in the Heat Stabilisers cartels (Commission v A…

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The European Commission imposed a 49 million fine on cargo train operators for a price and split of the market…

On 15 July 2015, the European Commission imposed fines of up to €49 million on cargo train operators Express Interfracht (Austrian railway incumbent Ö…

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Court of Justice confirmed strict approach to rebate schemes in Post Danmark II

On 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice ruled under which circumstances Post Danmark's rebate scheme for bulk advertising qualified as an abuse of a d…

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All agents are equal, but bank and insurance agents are less equal than others

The Belgian law on pre-contractual information does not grant bank and insurance agents a right to pre-contractual information. The Belgian Constituti…

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A ‘happy hour’ for Belgian retailers: Legislature abandons strict rules on how to announce price reductions

On 16 October 2015, the Belgian Parliament voted a law modifying the Belgian Code of Economic Law. The modifications should enter into force on 1 Nove…

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Non-competition clauses: should using sledgehammers to crack nuts be allowed?

The Belgian High Court seems to be allowing for the severability of non-competition clauses. Instead of completely setting aside an invalid non-compet…

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