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On 27 January 2015, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) ("BCA") published a noti…
Read MoreThe Directive of the European Parliament and Council of 26 November 2014, published on 5 December 2014 aims at ensuring an effective enforcement of co…
Read MoreWith its judgment of 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court upholds the legality of Article 79 of Book IV of the Code of Economic Law.
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On 12 December 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) ("BCA") found that electr…
Read MoreOn 4 December 2014, the European Commission sent a statement of objections to Pometon for alleged participation in a steel abrasives cartel. &n…
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Overname van een handelsfonds: you get what you pay for? Niet noodzakelijk! Voorkom dat u als overnemer moet opdraaien voor de (para)fiscale schulden…
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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…
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On 2 December 2014, the College of Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autor…
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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…
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On 10 December 2014, the Constitutional Court dismissed the actions challenging the legality of the appeal available to companies against the use of d…
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Zonder het te beseffen stellen zowat alle ondernemingen gratis informatie ter beschikking, die nochtans waardevol is voor derden of zelfs hun concurre…
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On 17 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed in its entirety an action for annulment brought by Pilkington Group Limited, and various subsi…
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Op 1 januari 2015 trad "Boek XVI van het Wetboek Economisch Recht betreffende de buitengerechtelijke regeling van consumenten geschillen" in werking.
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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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In an Order of 4 December 2014, the Court of Justice provided guidance on the compliance of long-term exclusive purchasing or "single branding" clause…
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De financiële regelgeving bevat heel wat regels ter bescherming van de financiële consument. Zo heeft de prospectusregelgeving tot doel het publiek te…
Read MoreThe Directive of the European Commission of 26 November 2014, published on 5 December 2014, aims at ensuring an effective enforcement of competition l…
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On 24 November 2014, the Brussels Commercial Court ("the Court") dismissed, for lack of sufficient evidence, the first action for damages ever brought…
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On 12 September 2014, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) ruled that the Belgian Law of 13 April 1995 on commercial agency agreemen…
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On 1 October 2014, the Court of Appeal of Ghent handed down its judgment upholding the Commercial Court of Dendermonde's decision of 3 November 2010 t…
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