In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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Should the activity of a real estate broker remain reserved only for real estate agents or can this activity also be carried out by a notary? This is …
Read MoreThe law of 30 December 2009 introduces a number of practical amendments to the implementation and organization of judicial expertise procedures. The n…
Read MoreWhen there is a deep crisis in a company , it is possible to apply to the court in urgency to obtain the appointment of a provisional director.
Read MoreMany reasons could be found in order to exclude a shareholder of a co-operative company with limited liability. But are these reasons unlimited? Doctr…
Read MoreObligation to notify a participation in unlisted companies when the rights to vote exceed upwards or downwards the threshold of 25% of the total votes…
Read MoreIntuitu Personae Agreements with continuing performance of rights and duties: Assignment- but no Change of Control- clause?
Read MoreThe transactional real estate sector awakes slowly after the banking crisis. It is true, the banks lend again, but still timorously. They require from…
Read MoreA pledge over shares benefits from favourable enforcement rules pursuant to the law of 15 December 2004 on financial securities. Practical issues can,…
Read MoreRecent case law of the Court of Appeal of Mons emphasizes the active supervisory role that the banker, as credit provider, has to play in its dealings…
Read MoreAfter more than a year of intense negotiation and political manoeuvring, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”) was finally …
Read MoreBelgian banks do not give their clients a break in the matter of obtaining the required information in their battle against money laundering. Clients …
Read MoreAfter legal proceedings that lasted several years, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that a Chinese domain name grabber must release 10,200 .eu domai…
Read MorePursuant to the guidelines issued in its previous decisions , the European Court of Justice states that comparative advertising on foodstuff is also a…
Read MoreThe European Commission decided on 30 November 2010 to start formal proceedings against Google, accused of abusing its a dominant position in online s…
Read MoreThe European Union has failed to end the linguistic battle that has delayed the launch of a single European patent.
Read MoreThe President of the First Instance Court of Brussels qualifies Sabam as a merchant in the framework of cease and desist proceedings based on an infri…
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Requesting potential employees to provide a certificate of good conduct has been a long-standing practice for many Belgian employers.
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On 10 September 2010, new rules on the notification of the foreign companies register in the case of a cross-border merger were adopted by means of a …
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Shareholder participation in corporate life is a prerequisite for good corporate governance. It is thus essential to strengthen shareholder protection…
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In order to discourage Belgian companies from hiring part-time employees but letting them work on a full-time basis and only paying social security co…
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