Actualités et articles

06/12/24

Embracing the future of product safety: the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation

The new General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988 – GPSR) aims to fill the gaps in consumer protection in the EU, while addressing the complexiti…

06/12/24

Bientôt, vous serez personnellement responsable en tant qu’administrateur

Comme indiqué dans la première partie de notre série d'articles sur l'abolition de la quasi-immunité, le principe de la « quasi-immunité de l'agent d'…

05/12/24

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?

Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions…

05/12/24

GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representative/both?

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard about the famous “GDPR“. This European regulation entered into force in May…

03/12/24

Les enfants de donneurs ont le droit d'obtenir des informations sur leur filiation auprès du centre de fertili…

La Cour constitutionnelle a récemment décidé que les dispositions légales relatives au secret professionnel et à l'anonymat des donneurs de sperme ne …

02/12/24

L’Accord de gouvernement flamand : quelles consequences pour le secteur immobilier ?

Le 18 septembre 2024, les partis de la majorité N-VA, Vooruit et CD&V ont conclu l'accord de gouvernement flamand (l'Accord de gouvernement flaman…

02/12/24

Le DSA face à X (Twitter)

29/11/24

Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte?

Op 20 juli 2024 trad het decreet van 17 mei 2024 houdende diverse bepalingen over omgeving, leefmilieu en natuur en ruimtelijke ordening (“Verzameldec…

26/11/24

VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be compliant

In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will change in Belgium. With this reform, the VAT authorities intend to make VAT col…

23/11/24

The Court of Appeal in the Hague rules on the Shell case: key takeaways for practice

On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Court of Appeal in The Hague as it delivered its much-anticipated judgment in t…

21/11/24

The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybersecurity of Digital products in the EU

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requ…

21/11/24

Legal Operations: Entity Management as a Foundation for Success

More and more heads of legal departments are aware that maintaining the status quo is not future proof and are turning to legal operations as a potent…

18/11/24

Can employees who have not yet started their outplacement take a full day of job search leave starting from we…

An employee who is dismissed with a notice period or who performs a notice period after resigning is entitled to so-called “job search leave” (“sollic…

18/11/24

Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - The beginning of a new era for this underused righ…

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to receive a long-awaited facelift. On 10 October 2024, the Council finally appro…

15/11/24

Gemeenschappelijke klanten kunnen niet worden ‘afgeworven’, maar er kan wel sprake zijn van slechtmaking

De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen oordeelde dat een installateur van alarminstallaties en een meldkameraanbieder zich beiden nie…

13/11/24

VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be compliant

In January 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will change in Belgium. With this reform, the VAT authorities intend to make…

12/11/24

L'autorité de la concurrence peut-elle voir ce que vous écrivez à votre direction et à votre avocat?

Les autorités de la concurrence ont le droit de saisir des documents pertinents pour leur enquête lors d’une inspection. Cela ne s’applique pas aux do…

08/11/24

E-Evidence in the EU: Fast-Tracking Justice or Fast-Tracking Trouble?

Why is the EU introducing the E-Evidence package? The answer lies in the growing role of electronic evidence in criminal investigations. As more data …

08/11/24

La mise à disposition gratuite d’un immeuble à un dirigeant d'entreprise à titre de rémunération ?

Bien documenter, tel est le message. Mieux vaut tard que jamais !

07/11/24

CEOs and Leaders of Companies: Is the New EU Environmental Crime Directive at the Top of Your Priority List? I…

There is currently a deluge of new EU law being finalized and adopted – particularly on environmental and sustainability issues. At times it may seem …