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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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05/05/25
05/05/25
Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

Clifford Chance announces the promotion of 31 partners to the global partnership, and four new Senior Counsel and forty new Counsel appointments across our European offices, 8 of w…

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19/11/24
19/11/24
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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01/10/25
Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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19/09/25
Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

Imagine ... One of your business partners claims that your company is abus…

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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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16/04/20
Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2020

On 26 March 2020, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current year.

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10/04/20
Coronacrisis en de organisatie van evenementen

De coronacrisis heeft tot op vandaag op alle vlakken grote gevolgen, niet in het minst ten aanzien van de evenementen die hierdoor moeten worden afgel…

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08/04/20
COVID-19 : la nouvelle interdiction des réductions de prix

La crise actuelle contraint tous les acteurs économiques à devoir s’adapter, sous l’effet notamment des nouvelles réglementations. L’une de celle-ci a…

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06/04/20
Hoe (nieuwe) contractuele relaties aangaan en onderhouden ten tijde van het coronavirus?

In onze vorige e-zine lag de focus voornamelijk op de impact van het coronavirus op bestaande contractuele relaties. In deze e-zine werpen w…

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30/03/20
Antitrust law during the Coronavirus crisis

In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, antitrust law must not be ignored. Companies, such as those in the supermarket or pharmaceutical sectors, th…

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25/03/20
Wettelijke betaaltermijnen ten opzichte van kmo’s

Op 29 april 2020 treden de bepalingen van de wet van 28 mei 2019 in werking. Deze bepalingen voorzien in een wijzing van de wet van 2 augustus 2002 be…

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19/03/20
Marre du démarchage téléphonique ? La CNIL aussi

Avec la décision du 30 janvier 2020 de clôture des injonctions à l’encontre de Futura internationale, la CNIL met un terme au dossier tout e…

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05/03/20
De Europese Commissie vraagt webshops zich in regel te stellen met het EU-recht

Uit een onderzoek door de toezichthouders (in opdracht van de Europese Commissie) dat op 31 januari gepubliceerd werd, blijkt dat een ruime meerderhei…

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02/03/20
Will Thomas Cook bankruptcy help Brussels Airlines to avoid a fine by the Belgian Competition Authority?

Thomas Cook Belgium and Brussels Airlines may escape fines from the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) notwithstanding the conclusion of an agreement…

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25/02/20
Patent dispute settlements under scrutiny by the CJEU: the crossroads between IP & competition law

It is safe to say that on 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereafter the “CJEU”) handed down a landmark decision in EU IP …

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03/02/20
The Belgian Competition Authority extends the simplified procedure on concentrations

The Belgian competition authority (BCA) has extended the application of the simplified procedure on concentrations. In October 2019, the BCA…

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28/01/20
La nouvelle loi B2B et le contrat de franchise

La loi du 4 avril 2019 modifiant le Code de droit économique a introduit dans ce dernier un certain nombre de nouvelles règles visant d’une part à san…

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16/01/20
New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era

As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 Novembe…

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27/12/19
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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19/12/19
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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09/12/19
Buying alliances in Europe are under threat

On Monday 18 November 2019 the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") announced that the regulator had dawn raided several large traders in…

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03/12/19
La fin du courrier sous film plastique ? Pas si vite…

Il y a quelques mois, nous vous annoncions que le Gouvernement wallon avait adopté, le 28 février 2019, un arrêté visant à diminuer certains déchets e…

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02/12/19
Belgian Competition Authority issues guidelines for professional associations on exchanging information

The guide, published on 6 October 2019 and available in French and Dutch, aims to provide professional associations with guidance on th…

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27/11/19
Criticizing your competitor on its blog could cost you EUR 1,500!

Recently, the Antwerp Enterprise Court had to decide whether a Dutch undertaking was liable for criticizing a Belgian competitor on that competitor’s …

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06/11/19
Contrats de vente aux consommateurs : nouvelles clauses obligatoires

Il devient de plus en plus difficile pour les consommateurs d’acheter un quelconque produit n’étant pas, d’une manière ou d’une autre, « connecté ». L…

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