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07/02/12

Costs of forming the offer

Action – Damages and interests – Costs of making the offer

07/02/12

Real estate leasing – Public contract – Principle of equality

Real estate leasing – No public contract – No obligation to draw-up and publish special terms and references or award criteria

07/02/12

Short news

- Fixation des conditions d’agrément pour les banques de sang de cordon et les sructures intermédiaires (A.R. du 7 novembre 2011)

07/02/12

Walloon code of health and social action

Codification of the legislation about health and social welfare in Wallonia

06/02/12

ECJ Confirms that IP Addresses Are Personal Data

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) handed down its judgment in case 70/10 Scarlet v. SABAM. In this case, the ECJ was req…

06/02/12

Agreement of government and general policy note - the prospects for the legislature in health care

Overview of the government programme about healthcare

06/02/12

The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the ability to patent human embryos

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rendu, le 18 octobre 2011, un arrêt important en ce qui concerne la notion d’embryon humain.

06/02/12

A new European Directive to fight against counterfeit medicines should be transposed by 2013

La Directive 2011/62/UE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2011 modifiant la directive 2001/83/CE instituant un code communautaire relatif …

05/02/12

Moving towards more effective data protection - The EC's proposal for a new Regulation will bring radical chan…

Last week, at the European Data protection day, the European Commission published its highly anticipated proposal for a new data protection framework.…

04/02/12

Merger and division: running towards simplification

The Law of 8 January 2012, modifies the Company Code following Directive 2009/109/EC as regards reporting and documentation requirements in the case o…

04/02/12

Restructuring aid and airlines

The EU Commission opens an investigation into restructuring aid in favor of Air Malta

04/02/12

Transfer under judicial supervision: up to what point can the interest of the creditors jeopardize the chances…

Within the framework of the procedure of judicial reorganization of Thissen Laboratories by transfer under judicial supervision, the Commercial Court …

04/02/12

Netting arrangements: not enforceable in Belgium against non-merchants: any solutions?

Through its decision of 27 November 2008, the Belgian Constitutional Court declared netting arrangements in insolvency proceedings, which are explicit…

03/02/12

EU: Data Protection Directive Provides For Complete Harmonisation Says ECJ

In a judgment of 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) interpreted Article 7 (f) of Directive 95/46 of 24 October 1995 on the p…

03/02/12

The application of the commercial practices act to liberal professions

The Constitutional Court has declared the law on market practices and consumer protection to be applicable to liberal professions. The main consequenc…

03/02/12

FBI anti-piracy warning. Closure of MegaUpload: what future for piracy?

The closure of the downloadsite MegaUpload raises both questions of copyright and communication of protected works and of the responsibility of the pr…

02/02/12

Belgian Supreme Court renders a decision about counterfeit seizure proceedings

In its decision of 25 November 2011, the Belgian Supreme Court stated that counterfeit seizure proceedings, which are ex parte proceedings, may not be…

01/02/12

Decisions in Framework of Dawn Raid Procedure Challengeable before Brussels Court of Appeal

On 22 December 2011, the Belgian Constitutional Court issued a preliminary ruling holding that Articles 44, 45 and 75 of the Belgian Competition Law v…

31/01/12

New Reporting and Documentation Requirements for Mergers and Divisions in Belgium

On 8 January 2012, an act implementing Directive 2009/109/EC (the "Directive") was adopted by the Belgian Parliament (the "Act"). The Act entered into…

31/01/12

Belgian competition law: Competition Council adopts new fining guidelines

n a press release issued on 6 January 2012, the Belgian Competition Council announced the adoption on 19 December 2011 of new Guidelines regarding the…

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European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

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Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

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Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

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Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

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Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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07/02/12

Costs of forming the offer

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Real estate leasing – Public contract – Principle of equality

07/02/12

Short news

07/02/12

Walloon code of health and social action

06/02/12

ECJ Confirms that IP Addresses Are Personal Data

06/02/12

Agreement of government and general policy note - the prospects for the legislature in health care

06/02/12

The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the ability to patent human embryos

06/02/12

A new European Directive to fight against counterfeit medicines should be transposed by 2013

05/02/12

Moving towards more effective data protection - The EC's proposal for a new Regulation will bring radical chan…

04/02/12

Merger and division: running towards simplification

04/02/12

Restructuring aid and airlines

04/02/12

Transfer under judicial supervision: up to what point can the interest of the creditors jeopardize the chances…

04/02/12

Netting arrangements: not enforceable in Belgium against non-merchants: any solutions?

03/02/12

EU: Data Protection Directive Provides For Complete Harmonisation Says ECJ

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The application of the commercial practices act to liberal professions

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FBI anti-piracy warning. Closure of MegaUpload: what future for piracy?

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Belgian Supreme Court renders a decision about counterfeit seizure proceedings

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Decisions in Framework of Dawn Raid Procedure Challengeable before Brussels Court of Appeal

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New Reporting and Documentation Requirements for Mergers and Divisions in Belgium

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Belgian competition law: Competition Council adopts new fining guidelines

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