In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will chan…
On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Cour…
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On 29 June 2016 the Court of Appeal of Brussels rejected the suit filed by the Belgian Privacy Commission against Facebook Inc., Facebook Ireland and …
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Access to a WIFI network is provided in virtually all public areas. So, from time to time, a user of a WIFI network may commit an infringement of an i…
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It has been reported that high officials within the European Commission have stated that more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers are likely …
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On 18 July 2016, the Belgian Official Gazette published the Act of 29 May 2016 on the collection and storage of data in the electronic communication s…
Read MoreThe European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), in the Aleksandrs Ranks and Jurijs Vasilevics case (C-166/15), held that although in applying the UsedSoft case…
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De arbeidsrechtbank van Londen heeft beslist dat taxi chauffeurs die hun diensten aanbieden via de Uber app geen zelfstandigen zijn maar werknemers.&n…
Read MoreDe Europese Commissie organiseert een openbare raadpleging inzake de evaluatie van procedurele en bevoegdheidsaspecten van de EU-concentratiecontroleG…
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In principle, an employee can only waive such rights after termination of the employment contract, provided a settlement agreement has been concl…
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On 7th October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation in order to seek feedback from citizens, businesses, associations, public …
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Agreements or clauses that confer jurisdiction to a state court are of great importance in international litigation. The reason for parties to agree o…
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It is standard practice to include representations and warranties in share purchase agreements. They are crucial in assessing risk allocation be…
Read MoreOn 30 September 2016, the Belgian Court of Cassation decided to partly annul the Court of Appeal of Antwerp’s decision of 4 February 2013 in which the…
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A code of conduct for mobile health (mHealth) apps has been drafted by the European Commission (the “Code of Conduct”) to guide mHealth-app developers…
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On 7 September 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) confirmed the interim measures of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) preve…
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Comment penser l’innovation, quand on est avocat ? Il est courant, dans un certain discours managérial, de présenter l’innovation comme une vertu…
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On 14 July 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Court of Appeals) rendered a judgment in the “Warrant case” (or the “Mi…
Read MoreOn 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered an interesting judgment in case C‑223/15 regarding the question whe…
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On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…
Read MoreOn 21 September 2016, the European Commission adopted five decisions on the financing of purely local activities that fall outside the scope of State …
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Alors que le gouvernement se déchire sur l’instauration d’une taxation des plus-values sur actions à l’impôt des personnes physiques (IPP), les contri…
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