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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Wilko van Weert as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Wilko specialises in EU competition and regulatory matters, with a pr…

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Eversheds welcomes new partner in Brussels

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the strategic international hire of Marjolein De Backer as a Partner in its Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment practice in Brussels.

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02/07/24
B2C : obligation d’accepter le paiement en espèces

Depuis le 31 mars 2024, toutes les entreprises sont tenues d’accepter les p…

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24/06/24
Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2024

On 7 June 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) published its…

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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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Belgian Competition Authority Fines Belgian National Lottery for Abuse of its Dominant Position

On 23 September 2015, the College of Competition Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsauto…

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Be careful when it comes to your Belgian distributor

Imagine that an internal study has demonstrated that your current distribution set-up in Europe is seriously out of date. High-end products have …

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Constitutional Court: absence of real estate buyers’ right to withdraw is legal when sale is outside the selle…

One of the protection measures in consumer law is to grant consumers the right to withdraw when signing an agreement outside the (professional) seller…

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Grondwettelijk Hof: Bank- en verzekeringsagenten behoeven niet de bescherming van de wet op de precontractuele…

Titel 2 van Boek X van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht legt verregaande precontractuele verplichtingen op (met inbegrip van een wachttermijn van één …

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Bill Amending Code of Economic Law

On 27 August 2015, the Belgian government submitted a bill to the Chamber of Representatives that amends in various respects the Code of Economic Law …

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The Commission approves the acquisition of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Consolidated Airlines Gro…

On 14 July 2015, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Consolidated Airlines Group ("IAG"), su…

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Grondwettelijk Hof Bevestigde op 15.10.2015 : “Geen precontractueel informatiedocument voor Bank-en Verzekerin…

De uitsluiting van de bank- en verzekeringsagenten uit het toepassingsgebied van titel II van boek X van het Wetboek van Economisch recht betreffende …

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Beoordeling van een (geldig) niet-concurrentiebeding - Cassatie slaat een nieuwe weg in

Met haar arrest van 23 januari 2015 slaat het Hof van Cassatie een nieuwe weg in voor de beoordeling van een (geldig) niet-concurrentie…

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Betere consumentenbescherming in EU vanaf 1 januari via Online Dispute Resolution platform

E-commerce groeit nog steeds erg snel in de EU, vooral ook in een aantal landen die in tegenstelling tot Nederland en Duitsland in eerste instantie de…

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Moderating an invalid non-competition clause: the Supreme Court’s recent case law

On 23 January 2015, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment concerning the moderation of an invalid non-competition clause in a business transfer agree…

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Tips voor Webshophouders: Mag ik retour weigeren van afgeprijsde producten?

Hoe zit het met het retourrecht voor consumenten bij online verkoop? Mag een webshop een item niet terugnemen omdat het in uitverkoop was? Zelfs …

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Legal and Commercial Guarantees for Online Sales

On 1 June 2015, the economic inspectorate of the FPS Finance participated in a European investigation intended to detect violations of the guarantee l…

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De aanbreng van cliënteel en het concurrentiebeding bij handelsvertegenwoordigers

In heel wat arbeidsovereenkomsten voor handelsvertegenwoordigers wordt quasi automatisch een concurrentiebeding voorzien. Waarom zou men dit als werkg…

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Belgian and German settlement decisions highlight "hub-and-spoke" and retail price maintenance practices

The Belgian and German competition authorities handed down settlement decisions for hub-and-spoke and retail price maintenance practices. These settle…

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Acquisition through a joint venture: have you thought of the competition law aspects ?

Real estate investments are increasingly being channelled through joint ventures. Although this can be a helpful investment structure, joint venture a…

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Belgian Competition Authority Closes Investigation into Electrabel’s Pricing Policy

On 11 May 2015, the College of Competition Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit…

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The European Commission opens a formal anti-trust investigation into Amazon’s e-book distribution arrangements…

On 11 June 2015, the European Commission opened a formal anti-trust investigation into Amazon’s e-book distribution arrangements. The investigation fo…

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General Court reduced Pacific Fruit's fine for "single, repeated infringement"

On 16 June 2015, the General Court ("GC") reduced a fine on Pacific Fruit in a case concerning alleged collusion with Chiquita on banana pri…

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Brussels Commercial Court rejects Belgium’s damages claim against the lifts and escalators cartel members

On 24 April 2015, the Dutch-speaking Commercial Court of Brussels dismissed a claim for damages filed by the Belgian State, the Buildings Public Autho…

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Algemene voorwaarden op uw website: volstaat dit voor de toepassing ervan?

De vereisten van snelheid en efficiëntie van het handelsverkeer hebben talrijke ondernemingen ertoe aangespoord om de voorwaarden op basis waarvan zij…

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