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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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Nouvelles dispositions restreignant le cadre des relations B…

Depuis 2019, le législateur belge a entamé l’adoption de réglementations de…

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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 clears Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge merger

On 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger of the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge, now becoming the unified Po…

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Influencer marketing: 5 tips for your influencer contracts

Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…

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Payment periods: do public authorities receive special treatment?

Late payments in commercial transactions harm companies’ competitiveness, especially SMEs, as they affect liquidity. Late payments are said to be the …

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Collective agreements - EU to limit impact of competition law on self-employed people

On 9 December, the European Commission published draft Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements on the working con…

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The liability of a subsidiary for a competition law infringement by the parent company

In case C-882/19 (Sumal v Mercedes Benz Trucks España), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court of Justice”) addressed the qu…

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High time to check and adapt the contractual terms: stricter payment terms in B2B relations as of 1 February 2…

As of 1 February 2022, new rules on payment terms will mandatorily apply to all B2B contracts in Belgium. These rules are included in the Act of 2 Aug…

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Nouvelle réglementation sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales dans les relations entre entreprises au sein …

La directive européenne portant sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales B2B au sein de la chaîne de distribution agroalimentaire vient d’être transpo…

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The Market Court annuls Belgian Competition Authority’s decision in the Caudalie case

The Market Court has annulled the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision that imposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on Caudalie for breaching competition la…

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Lexology Getting the Deal Through : the Cartel Regulation in Belgiu

Pierre Goffinet and Roman Spangenberg, Associate in our Competition and Regulatory practice, contributed to the 2022 edition of @Lexology Ge…

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Kan je vervolgd worden voor een negatieve review: vrije meningsuiting of toch niet?

Online reviews zijn vandaag de dag overal te vinden. Deze digitale vorm van mond-aan-mondreclame geeft consumenten een stem en biedt ondernemingen teg…

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Prohibition of online advertising in a list of e-mails or messages – a misstep by the CJEU?

When submitted a request for a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expect to answer questions – not raise too man…

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Misbruik van economische afhankelijkheid: concrete toepassingen in de Rechtspraak

De B2B-wet (Wet van 4 april 2019 houdende wijziging van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht met betrekking tot misbruiken van economische afhankelij…

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Antitrust dawn raids – are you ready?

During the COVID-19 pandemic and for approximately two years, the EU Commission and the National Competition Authorities have stopped carrying out daw…

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Les délais de paiement entre professionnels: un comparatif franco-belge

La crise du coronavirus a incontestablement accentué les difficultés rencontrées par les entreprises, et plus particulièrement les PME, pour obtenir l…

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Pop-up et concept stores : que faut-il savoir ?

En 2018, nous vous annoncions l’adoption du Décret relatif au bail commercial de courte durée, lequel venait enfin donner un cadre léga…

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Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux

Consultation de la Commission sur l’adaptation des règles actuelles pour tenir compte de l’Intelligence artificielle et de l’économie circulaire.

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Federale wetgever zet een rem op het kunstmatig rekken van de betalingstermijn

Ter bescherming van de KMO’s en zelfstandigen, die vaak weinig onderhandelingsmarge hebben in contracten met grote ondernemingen, wijzigt de wet van 2…

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The act of 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions undergoes further modifications to fight …

On 15 July 2021, the Act of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions was modified to address companies’ liquidity problems d…

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VBER: The road ahead - Impact en wijzigingen van de nieuwe draft VBER

We hebben nog maar net de nieuwe Belgische B2B-regels verorberd, of er komt al een nieuwe lading Europees contractenrecht op ons af.  Europees di…

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Du changement en perspective pour le ciblage publicitaire en ligne !

En 2019, et ce pour la première fois en Europe, la publicité traditionnelle a été détrônée par la publicité en ligne en matière d’investissement.

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