In its Grand Chamber judgement of 21 December 2023, the Court of Justice of…
Following the Act of 19 December 2023 (published on 27 December 2023), the …
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The European Court of Justice repeats that Belgian jurisdictions can only set aside the application of an agency law of another Member State which has…
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On 29 April 2014, the new Belgian law on collective redress (the Law) was published in the Belgian Official Journal. The Law enables the collective re…
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Following the majority of Anglo-Saxon countries (United States, Canada, Australia), the possibility to file a collective claim or “class action” has a…
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If you are a trademark owner, and you find that someone else has registered a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to your trademark, …
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After several years of debating the question, the Belgian Government has finally approved the introduction of a class action procedure. The new Act is…
Read MoreThe Belgian parliament has approved a new bill introducing a brand new action for collective redress under Belgian law. The bill forms part of the new…
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UPDATE : The bill introducing class actions proceedings in Belgium has been withdrawn by the Minister of Economic Affairs on Thursday 27 February…
Read MoreLegislators adopted, on 5 July 2013, a bill aiming to make it possible for consumers to launch class actions.
Read MoreIn the event of non-payment of fees and expenses, an accountant cannot use the possessory lien to retain the accounting [papers] of his client.
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The "Lawyer's deed" is a new legal instrument which allows the partners' lawyers to countersign a private deed, reinforcing its probative value.
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The notice of default, sent by a creditor's lawyer, will henceforth have an interrupting effect on the statute of limitations.
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Will the collective claim be able to win the enthusiasm of the citizens?
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On 10 September 2013, the Vice-President of the Court of Justice published an order in Commission v Pilkington, upholding the interim measures granted…
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1. Belgium adopts the Uncitral Model Law On 1 September 2013, the new Belgian Arbitration Act (the "Arbitration Act") entered into force1. The Arbitra…
Read MoreThe Flemish government introduces a rent guarantee fund, with the purpose of protecting landlords against bad payers and tenants against immediate evi…
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This headline summarizes the main features of the draft law on collective actions (the "Collective Actions Bill"). Please note that this headline is p…
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As from 1 September 2013, Belgium will have a new and modern Arbitration Act. It is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law while keeping at the same time som…
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On 11 April 2013, the Belgian Government introduced a Bill amending the sixth chapter of the Judicial Code (Gerechtelijk Wetboek/Code judiciaire) rela…
Read MoreIn December, the revision of the Brussels I Regulation was approved by the Council of the EU. The main modification is that the exequatur procedure wi…
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal of Gent recently recalled the key principles relating to the content of the reorganization plan and the people who can participate…
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