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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
In de Kamer is op 28 oktober 2026 een nieuw wetsvoorstel ingediend dat artikel 2 van de wet van 8 november 2023 wil opheffen nog vóór de geplande inwerkingtreding op 1 september 20…
Onze manier van verplaatsen is de voorbije vijftig jaar ingrijpend veranderd. Elektrische fietsen, steps en deelwagens maken vandaag deel uit van het dagelijkse verkeer. De Wegcode…
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Drawing on Belgian experience since 2023, this article examines how Directi…
According to the Court of Cassation (18 June 2026), a taxpayer without acco…
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The Laws of 30 and 31 July 2013 increasing the protection of purchasers of financial products and services and broadening the competences of the finan…
On 10 September 2013, the Vice-President of the Court of Justice published an order in Commission v Pilkington, upholding the interim measures granted…
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a directive to facilitate damages claims before the courts of the EU Member States by parties harme…
Yesterday (october 9th), a royal decree was published in the Belgian State Gazette which, in short, amends and further specifies the rules r…
Following on from what happened earlier in the Netherlands and France, security law has now also been thoroughly modernised in Belgium.
Most Favoured Nation ("MFN") provisions have come under increased scrutiny of European competition authorities. MFN provisions, also referred to as "p…
A new royal decree was published today in the Belgian State Gazette [1], providing that several termination indemnities will be subject to social secu…
The Act of 17 December 2008 makes it compulsory for some types of companies to set up an audit committee, whereas, in the past, this was only highly r…
The Belgian government has recently adopted Book XI of the new Code of economic law. Book XI deals with the intellectual property rights and will soon…
Depuis quelques temps, le référencement payant de Google est devenu une épine dans le pied des titulaires de marques. D'autant que la jurisprudence ré…
On the 19th of September 2013 the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important judgment regarding the assessment of "professional d…
1. Belgium adopts the Uncitral Model Law On 1 September 2013, the new Belgian Arbitration Act (the "Arbitration Act") entered into force1. The Arbitra…
On 23 August 2013, the Act of 30 July 2013 amending Articles 2, 126, and 145 of the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications was published i…
La maison de vente aux enchères Sotheby's aurait récemment adjugé un tableau de Renoir intitulé « Madame Valtat » et volé quelques années auparavant à…
This summer, the European Commission (Commission) issued a consultation paper on two proposals to reform the EU merger control system.
At the borders of the European Union, customs authorities are on the front line in preventing counterfeit goods from entering the domestic market. In …
This Finance E-bulletin discusses some key novel concepts that were recently introduced by Belgian Lawmakers, Regulators and NYSE Euronext. It covers(…
Prior to 1 October 2013, compensation that was due by the employer to the employee by reason of the employer's failure to comply with legal, contractu…
Vóór 1 oktober 2013 werden schadevergoedingen die verschuldigd waren door de werkgever aan de werknemer wegens het niet-naleven van wettelijke, contra…
Avant le 1er octobre 2013, les indemnités qui étaient dues par l'employeur au travailleur en raison du non-respect d'obligations légales, contractuell…
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