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30/11/23

Denouement in the “Belgian Towercast Case”: the Belgian Competition Authority terminates its proceedings again…

On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Pro…

29/11/23

Towards a simplification of insurance termination rules

October 2023 marks the advent of a new law intended to simplify the rules on termination of insurance policies. This new law, dated 9 October 2023, wi…

28/11/23

The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

28/11/23

A new Flemish Farming Lease Decree came into force

On 1 November 2023, a new Farming Lease Decree came into force. This Decree integrates both the provisions regarding farming leases as contained in th…

27/11/23

Tax regularisation procedure to end on 31 December 2023: what is next?

On 31 December 2023, Belgium will end the Unique Liberation Declaration quater (ULD quater) procedure, the latest of a series of temporary regularisat…

24/11/23

New product liability regime on the way

The European Commission published a draft proposal for a revised Product Liability Directive (the “PLD Proposal”) on 28 September 2022, which aims to …

23/11/23

The Belgian Competition Authority publishes a specific analytical framework for hospital concentrations

In its priorities note for 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) listed the pharmaceutical and health care sector as one of it major interes…

22/11/23

Visite du domicile privé : le fisc a besoin du consentement permanent du contribuable

Dans un récent arrêt, la Cour de cassation vient mettre des barrières aux pouvoirs d’investigation du fisc lors d’un contrôle au domicile privé du con…

21/11/23

Transfer of business reinvented - Business transfers in preparation for bankruptcy

As already mentioned in our previous article on this subject, the concept of the transfer of a business is one of the pillars of the reform of insolve…

20/11/23

High time for a change: deadline for the amendment of articles of association is coming closer

Following the entry into force of the new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (BCCA) back in May 2019, all Belgian companies and non-profit org…

17/11/23

Lees niet (altijd) wat er staat

In het hieronder nader aangewezen arrest spreekt het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uit over de vraag hoe de woorden “in dienst zijn” moeten worden geïnterpr…

17/11/23

INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 3: Public and private reorganisation procedures

An undertaking in financial distress can consider judicial reorganisation as a means of restoring its financial stability. The judicial reorganisation…

16/11/23

Belgium publishes draft bill implementing Pillar Two

16/11/23

Strelia Whistleblowing Insight: Which companies must set up internal whistleblowing reporting channels?

The Belgian Whistleblower Act of 28 November 2022 on the protection of reporters of violations of Union or national law transposes the EU Whistleblowe…

15/11/23

Competition Newsflash - November 2023

Following a rigorous evaluation and review of the 2011 Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations (HBERs) and the Guidelines on the applicability of Artic…

14/11/23

Training of employees at the heart of the company

At the end of 2022, a new regulation on training of employees came into force. The aim is to help workers to keep their jobs and/or to improve their c…

13/11/23

State aid: The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the judgment of the General Court in the Frankfurt-Hahn airpo…

On 7 April 2017, Germany notified the Commission of its plan to grant operating aid to Frankfurt-Hahn airport to cover the deficit of its operator, Fl…

10/11/23

The impact of the GDPR on AI

The use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system is inextricably linked with the use of data. This data can include data such as images, paintings, t…

10/11/23

Reinvented transfer of business - GRP - PRJ

Reform of the insolvency law from September 1, 2023 (Part 2)

09/11/23

What procedures can be used to collect your claims in Belgium ?

In Belgium, the legal framework provides creditors with several options to address situations where a debtor fails to meet their financial obligations…