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04/03/15

Entree En Vigueur Du Reglement « Bruxelles I Bis »

A compter du 10 janvier 2015, le Règlement européen n°1215/2012 du 12 décembre 2012 a remplacé le Règlement européen n°44/2001 sur la compétence judic…

04/03/15

Inwerkingtreding Van De « Brussel I Bis » Verordening

Sedert 10 januari 2015, heeft de Europese Verordening nr. 1215/2012 van 12 december 2012, de Europese Verordening nr. 44/2001 betreffende de rechterli…

03/03/15

What Does “Legal Risk” Mean?

Defining "legal risk" is tricky. Risk management professionals disagree as to whether the risk that a company would breach anti-corruption laws consti…

03/03/15

And on the seventh day He shopped?

In Belgium, shopkeepers are limited in their right to trade on Sundays or after 8pm. The Belgian liberal party has introduced a proposal to amend the …

02/03/15

Is een IP-adres een persoonsgegeven? Het Europees Hof van Justitie moet beslissen…

Het Duitse Bundesgerichtshof stelde enkele dagen geleden twee prejudiciële vragen aan het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie om te achterhalen of I…

02/03/15

Hospitals

Le financement des hôpitaux est un sujet sur la table de nos gouvernements depuis longtemps. Il y reste.

01/03/15

Constitutional Court rules: different tax treatment of capital reduction is not discriminatory

On 19 February 2015, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the tax treatment of income from a capital reduction in the hands of a Belgian compan…

28/02/15

Handelsagentuur - uitbreiding bijkomende vergoeding handelsagent

Een recent arrest van het Hof van Beroep te Brussel verduidelijkt de mogelijkheid voor een bijkomende schadevergoeding voor de handelsagent boven…

27/02/15

Administrative cost charged for certain Belgian residence applications from 2 March 2015

The intention of the Government to apply charges for residence applications in order to cover the administrative costs was already present in the…

27/02/15

Brussels Court of Appeal declares travel sector dawn raids from 2006 illegal

On February 18, 2015 the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a groundbreaking judgment regarding the legality of dawn raids organized under the Belgian …

26/02/15

How to award a procurement covering several activities?

Public procurement - Classic sectors - Special sectors - Several activities

25/02/15

La détermination de la politique de soins de santé

Parallèlement à l'exposé des mesures et réformes qui devront accompagner la législature, l'accord de gouvernement s'arrête sur la méthode qu'il entend…

25/02/15

Een uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding in een huurovereenkomst is nietig

In principe kan in een overeenkomst een uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding worden opgenomen. In dat beding bepalen de partijen aan de overeenkomst in wel…

24/02/15

Additional wave of tax audits to be expected with respect to withholding tax exemptions

During 2014, the Belgian tax authorities audited 2,000 companies for the correct application of these exemptions. Although we noticed that these …

24/02/15

The Court of Justice provides further guidance on long-term exclusive purchase/non-compete obligations

On 4 December 2014, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued an order addressing two preliminary questions from the Spanish Supreme Court conc…

24/02/15

Further Strengthens Protection of Consumers When Booking Flights Online

On 15 January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") further strengthened the protection of consumers when booking flights onlin…

23/02/15

Precontractual information

Picture this: you started working with a new distributor a year ago. However, the sales have not really lived up to expectations. The distributor has …

22/02/15

Framework agreement for emergency transport

Direct award to volunteer organization

21/02/15

Intellectual property legislation is now integrated into the new Belgian Code of economic law

The book XI of the new Belgian Code of economic law («CEL») gathers a significate part of different economic legislations such as intellectual propert…

20/02/15

Final registration round for chemicals under REACH

The European Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals EC No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) …

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New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

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White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

15/07/26

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European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

17/07/26

The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

16/07/26

New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

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04/03/15

Entree En Vigueur Du Reglement « Bruxelles I Bis »

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Inwerkingtreding Van De « Brussel I Bis » Verordening

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And on the seventh day He shopped?

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Is een IP-adres een persoonsgegeven? Het Europees Hof van Justitie moet beslissen…

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Hospitals

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Constitutional Court rules: different tax treatment of capital reduction is not discriminatory

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Handelsagentuur - uitbreiding bijkomende vergoeding handelsagent

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Administrative cost charged for certain Belgian residence applications from 2 March 2015

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Brussels Court of Appeal declares travel sector dawn raids from 2006 illegal

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How to award a procurement covering several activities?

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La détermination de la politique de soins de santé

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Een uitdrukkelijk ontbindend beding in een huurovereenkomst is nietig

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Additional wave of tax audits to be expected with respect to withholding tax exemptions

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The Court of Justice provides further guidance on long-term exclusive purchase/non-compete obligations

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Further Strengthens Protection of Consumers When Booking Flights Online

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Precontractual information

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Framework agreement for emergency transport

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Intellectual property legislation is now integrated into the new Belgian Code of economic law

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Final registration round for chemicals under REACH