The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…
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There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …
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Dans notre newsflash du 11 janvier 2010, nous vous annoncions le renversement de la charge de la preuve des frais professionnels remboursés de manière…
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The law introducing the Social Criminal Code has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 1 July 2010. By introducing the Social Criminal Cod…
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On 1 September 2010, the law of 2 June 2010 amending the Civil Code in order to modernize the functioning of co-ownership came into force, at least a …
Read MoreThe Competition Council has condemned Belgian Institute of real estate agents for having influenced the price of the agents.
Read MoreThe EU Commission launched the EU infringement procedure against 12 Member States that have not yet fully transposed the Directive (among which is Bel…
Read MoreAccording to the European Commission, the acquisition of the Belgian and Dutch branches of Eurochem by Univar should not significantly affect competit…
Read MoreWhen a tenant wrongfully breaks a determined lease, the judge may consider that the landlord is abusing its right if it pursues the forced execu…
Read MoreHow to secure the financing of a real estate project developed on a property purchased under the co-ownership regime by several promoters?
Read MoreThe Competition Council has condemned the Belgian Institute of Real Estate Agents for having influenced the price of the agents.
Read MoreThe cancellation of an agreement regarding the disposal of a property located in Belgium could have serious negative tax consequences. Indeed, the Bel…
Read MoreOn 19 May 2010, a new directive on the energy performance of buildings was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council.
Read MoreOn Monday 28 June, the Law of 2 June 2010 amending the current legislation regarding co-ownership was published in the annexes to the Belgian Official…
Read MoreSimilar to the existing protection scheme for bank deposits of up to 100.000 EUR, Belgian law provides for a protection scheme for life insurance cont…
Read MoreFrom now on, the government can sell parts of the assets of financial institutions whose behaviour places the financial stability of the country at ri…
Read MoreWhen a bank grants a credit and requires a security from a subsidiary company of the borrower, the bank must ensure that such security meets the corpo…
Read MoreAmong the measures in place to prevent a new crisis, Europe notably focuses on the bank resolution funds. The idea is simple: institutions responsible…
Read MorePutting “second hand” or “used” close to a trademark mentioned in Google AdWords is not a legitimate reason for the trademark holder to oppose the use…
Read MoreBananabay: the Court of Justice of the European Union confirms its decisions in the Google-AdWords cases in a new litigation between two German seller…
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You may recall that on 15 May 2007, Belgium passed an Act sanctioning counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property rights (the Act). Belgium, cr…
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