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03/03/15

And on the seventh day He shopped?

In Belgium, shopkeepers are limited in their right to trade on Sundays or after 8pm. The Belgian liberal party has introduced a proposal to amend the …

28/02/15

Handelsagentuur - uitbreiding bijkomende vergoeding handelsagent

Een recent arrest van het Hof van Beroep te Brussel verduidelijkt de mogelijkheid voor een bijkomende schadevergoeding voor de handelsagent boven…

27/02/15

Brussels Court of Appeal declares travel sector dawn raids from 2006 illegal

On February 18, 2015 the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a groundbreaking judgment regarding the legality of dawn raids organized under the Belgian …

23/02/15

Precontractual information

Picture this: you started working with a new distributor a year ago. However, the sales have not really lived up to expectations. The distributor has …

20/02/15

ECJ Further Strengthens Protection of Consumers When Booking Flights Online

On 15 January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") further strengthened the protection of consumers when booking flights onlin…

20/02/15

Reduction of Guardian’s flat-glass cartel fine by the Court of Justice

In its judgment of 12 November 2014, the Court of Justice reduced by EUR 44 million the antitrust fine imposed on Guardian for its role in the flat-gl…

16/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Issues Notice about Informal Opinions on Anticompetitive Practices

On 27 January 2015, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) ("BCA") published a noti…

16/02/15

A new European Directive aims at facilitating damages claims for infringements of competition law

The Directive of the European Parliament and Council of 26 November 2014, published on 5 December 2014 aims at ensuring an effective enforcement of co…

13/02/15

Belgian competition and on-site inspections

With its judgment of 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court upholds the legality of Article 79 of Book IV of the Code of Economic Law.

12/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Finds No Anticompetitive Agreement between Electricity Suppliers on Cost of Gree…

On 12 December 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) ("BCA") found that electr…

11/02/15

EU in depth-investigation on alleged steel abrasives cartel

On 4 December 2014, the European Commission sent a statement of objections to Pometon for alleged participation in a steel abrasives cartel. &n…

10/02/15

Formaliteiten bij overname van een handelszaak

Overname van een handelsfonds: you get what you pay for? Niet noodzakelijk! Voorkom dat u als overnemer moet opdraaien voor de (para)fiscale schulden…

09/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Advises Antwerp Court of Appeal as Amicus Curiae in “Verticals” Case

On 17 November 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") filed a brief as amicus curiae before the Court of Appeal of Antwerp in a case concerni…

05/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Dismisses Complaint against Major American Film Studios on Virtual Print Fee

On 2 December 2014, the College of Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autor…

30/01/15

Supreme Court Clarifies Transitional Regime Between Former Competition Law and Current Code of Economic Law

On 20 November 2014, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling on the transitional regime between the former competition law of 2006 and the new C…

27/01/15

Constitutional Court Confirms Legality of Appeal Procedure against Use of Documents and Data Seized by Competi…

On 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court dismissed the actions challenging the legality of the appeal available to companies against the use of d…

26/01/15

Uw website is een bron van inkomsten... voor anderen. Wat nu?

Zonder het te beseffen stellen zowat alle ondernemingen gratis informatie ter beschikking, die nochtans waardevol is voor derden of zelfs hun concurre…

26/01/15

The General Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the Pilkington group in the car glass cartel

On 17 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed in its entirety an action for annulment brought by Pilkington Group Limited, and various subsi…

21/01/15

Goedkoop en makkelijk consumentengeschillen oplossen sinds 1 januari?

Op 1 januari 2015 trad "Boek XVI van het Wetboek Economisch Recht betreffende de buitengerechtelijke regeling van consumenten geschillen" in werking.

19/01/15

Competition compliance programmes: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of fines

Imagine . . . that one morning you are asked to provide access to your mailbox, immediately. You have never been confronted with such a request …

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

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Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

06/10/25

EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

01/10/25

Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

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03/03/15

And on the seventh day He shopped?

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Handelsagentuur - uitbreiding bijkomende vergoeding handelsagent

27/02/15

Brussels Court of Appeal declares travel sector dawn raids from 2006 illegal

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Precontractual information

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ECJ Further Strengthens Protection of Consumers When Booking Flights Online

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Reduction of Guardian’s flat-glass cartel fine by the Court of Justice

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Belgian Competition Authority Issues Notice about Informal Opinions on Anticompetitive Practices

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Belgian competition and on-site inspections

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Belgian Competition Authority Finds No Anticompetitive Agreement between Electricity Suppliers on Cost of Gree…

11/02/15

EU in depth-investigation on alleged steel abrasives cartel

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Formaliteiten bij overname van een handelszaak

09/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Advises Antwerp Court of Appeal as Amicus Curiae in “Verticals” Case

05/02/15

Belgian Competition Authority Dismisses Complaint against Major American Film Studios on Virtual Print Fee

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Supreme Court Clarifies Transitional Regime Between Former Competition Law and Current Code of Economic Law

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Constitutional Court Confirms Legality of Appeal Procedure against Use of Documents and Data Seized by Competi…

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Uw website is een bron van inkomsten... voor anderen. Wat nu?

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The General Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the Pilkington group in the car glass cartel

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Goedkoop en makkelijk consumentengeschillen oplossen sinds 1 januari?

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Competition compliance programmes: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of fines