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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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In its decision of 17 September 2009, the Brussels Court of First Instance ruled that the design of Apple’s iPod music player is protected under Belg…
Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, Audi won the battle to register as a trademark the slogan ”Vorsprung durch Technik”.
The senator and Belgian State Minister Phillipe Monfils has announced that he is willing to introduce a legislative proposal in Belgium, which is bas…
Dans le présent article nous abordons l'impact de la crise économique sur la gestion fiscale des entreprises, ensuite nous illustrerons brièvement son…
La lutte contre la fraude fiscale engendre des frustrations profondes. Dans le chef des agents du fisc d'une part (difficulté, voire ...
In some cases, companies that broadcast music are required to pay a fee. The declaration relating thereto was recently simplified.
La délation se définit comme la « dénonciation mais toujours en mauvaise part » (Littré).Les régimes totalitaires en raffolent, et les administrations…
L'arsenal législatif belge comporte un instrument procédural redoutablement efficace dans la protection des droits intellectuels : la saisie-desc…
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has recently issued the first ruling on the 2005 Unfair Commercial Practices (UCP) Directive. The UCP Directive …
Directors' and officers' liability insurance is not compulsory under German law, but obviously as well the directors as their companies enter in…
The report is the result of an investigation that began two years ago in Germany, where the competition authorities investigated the commercial behavi…
If an employer wishes to dismiss a blue-collar worker during the period 1 January 2010 - 1 July 2010, the employee is entitled, along with the ordinar…
C'est connu les pouvoirs publics en Europe paient presque systématiquement leurs factures avec retard. En 2010, le législateur européen pourrait cepen…
Under the system of plant breeders rights, also known as plant variety rights, the breeder of a new variety can obtain an exclusive right to perform c…
On 15 January 2010, the first of three acts transposing into Belgian law the Payment Services Directive or “PSD” (Directive 2007/64 of the European Pa…
Traditionally, innovative pharmaceutical companies lose up to 70% of their market share in the first year after a generic pharmaceutical has entered t…
The programme law of 23 December 2009 looks to turn around the burden of proof procedure – as far as social security is concerned – of lump sum cost a…
Il peut arriver qu'un travailleur se rende coupable d'une faute qui ne constitue pas nécessairement un motif grave en tant que tel mais qui peut acqué…
A cette époque de l’année, beaucoup de Belges vont traditionnellement remplir leur portefeuille au-delà des sapins, voire des montagnes. Mais le jeu e…
The main social law measures provided by the draft Programme Law introduced to the Chamber of Representatives on 25 November 2009 can be summarised as…
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