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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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05/05/25
05/05/25
Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

Clifford Chance announces the promotion of 31 partners to the global partnership, and four new Senior Counsel and forty new Counsel appointments across our European offices, 8 of w…

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19/11/24
19/11/24
Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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01/10/25
Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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19/09/25
Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

Imagine ... One of your business partners claims that your company is abus…

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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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06/02/19
Nieuwe Code over “native advertising” goedgekeurd

De Raad voor de Reclame publiceerde recent nieuwe richtlijnen rond het gebruik van “native advertising”. Bedrijven doen immers vaker een beroep op nat…

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04/02/19
Overzicht arresten hof van justitie op prejudiciële vragen in verband met consumentenrecht

Arrest van het Hof van 4 oktober 2018 in zaak C-105/17 Kamenova, EU:C:2018:808

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28/01/19
Selectie van recente wetgeving

Hieronder vindt u een selectie van recente wetgeving in de Europese Unie en België.

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26/01/19
Coupe du Monde : Puis-je annuler mes vacances en France ?

La France est un très beau pays et une destination de vacance privilégiée pour les belges. Toutefois, de nombreux supporters belges n’ayant que peu go…

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22/01/19
Enfin un cadre juridique pour les secrets d’affaires en Belgique !

Cela fait longtemps que le monde des affaires belge l’attendait… une législation encadrant les secrets d’affaires. C’est sous l’impulsion de l’Union …

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21/01/19
Raad voor reclame vaardigt aanbevelingen uit voor online influencers

In oktober 2018 vaardigde de Raad voor Reclame aanbevelingen uit voor online influencers. Online influencers hebben de laatste jaren een opmars gemaak…

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16/01/19
Legal restraints on robotic tailoring

Many companies have started to explore the possibilities of robotic(s) and robotic tailoring. Recently Start Today in Japan and 3D-aboutme in the Neth…

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14/01/19
Misnoegde telefoontjes = slechtmaking?

De zaak betrof een geschil tussen G. en haar (voormalige) onderaannemer, en barstte los toen G de overeenkomst voor bepaalde werkzaamheden beëindigde.…

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11/01/19
Bestelbon (Auto)salon nog te herroepen?

Met het autosalon in aantocht is het een gepast moment om de regels omtrent herroepingsrecht en verkoop op afstand nog eens toe te lichten. In sommige…

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09/01/19
Stakingsrechter onbevoegd bij omzeiling specifieke verhaalsinstanties in bijzondere wetgeving

Bij arrest van 17 oktober 2018 stelde het Hof van Beroep te Brussel een belangrijke grens aan de ongebreidelde mogelijkheid tot instellen van een stak…

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04/01/19
Misleidende reclame in de reissector: recente Nederlandse beslissingen

De online concurrentie is hard, ook in de reissector, en online verkopers doen er vaak alles aan om de consument ertoe te verleiden om precies op hun …

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13/12/18
Reform of Belgian Competition Law: Draft Bill

On 16 November 2018, the Belgian Council of Ministers adopted a draft Bill (the “Draft Bill”) amending numerous competition law provisions of the Belg…

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20/11/18
Online sales without borders

Your company sells consumer electronics throughout Europe, both in your brick and mortar stores and on your own websites.

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30/10/18
New guidelines for Influencer Marketing in Belgium

In early October, the Belgian Advertising Council announced a “Recommendation for Online Influencer Marketing”. This text should provide cla…

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29/10/18
Distribution sélective sur Internet : les mesures doivent être proportionnées

Le principe du réseau sélectif des produits Sthil (tronçonneuses, débroussailleuses, élagueuses, sécateurs à batterie) est légitime afin d’en préserve…

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04/10/18
How free are you, as a dominant undertaking, to determine your prices?

You work for a company that is the undisputed market leader in its sector. In an attempt to optimally exploit this market position, you propose to the…

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01/10/18
Afwerving van cliënteel: ex-werknemer mag systematisch cliënteel benaderen van vroegere werkgever

Het Hof van Beroep te Gent bevestigde nogmaals de principiële vrijheid van handel en concurrentie waaruit de principiële geoorloofdheid van afwerving …

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20/09/18
Belgian Competition Authority consults on draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices

On 12 September 2018, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published its draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices, and ha…

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14/09/18
Improved legal protection of trade secrets

The act of 30 July 2018 concerning the protection of trade secrets entered into force on 24 August 2018. The act implements a European directive and p…

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13/09/18
Belgian Supreme Court: joint lobbying activities do not constitute restriction of competition

On 22 June 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal annulling a decision of the Belgian Competiti…

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