In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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The modernisation act (1) extends the possibility to grant an innovation premium until 1 January 2015.
Read MorePursuant to articles 517 and 518 of the Companies Code, the director of a limited company may be dismissed at any time by the general meeting of share…
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On 12 September 2013, the Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") published non-confidential versions of its decisions by which it fined 79 real e…
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Op 31 juli 2013 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof artikel 7.4.1/2 van de Vlaamse Codex Ruimtelijke Ordening (Vlacoro) vernietigd.
Read MoreThe Belgian government recently adopted an additional measure aimed at “dormant” companies, whereby companies, if they meet specific criteria, may be …
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On 26 September 2013, the European Court of Justice ("Court of Justice") dismissed the appeals by EI du Pont de Nemours and Company ("EI DuPont") and …
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We assume you have already heard that the Belgian Government has increased the withholding tax on liquidation proceeds from 10 to 25% (Programme Act o…
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The notice of default, sent by a creditor's lawyer, will henceforth have an interrupting effect on the statute of limitations.
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On 16 September 2013, the General Court rejected three applications for annulment and upheld the Commission's decision that the French government gran…
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The Di Rupo government is looking for more social security contributions in the case of termination of an employment contract.
Read MoreOnce again, a favourable withholding tax rate has been established for dividends arising from new capital investments in SMEs. However, several “corpo…
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The Belgian Judicial Code allows an intellectual property rightholder to seek, ex parte, a “descriptive seizure order” from the court if this righthol…
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Video games have become an increasingly popular form of entertainment, as well as a powerful new platform for innovative art and a multibillion dollar…
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The establishment of an inspection service within the Belgian Privacy Commission. The Belgian Privacy Commission has recently announced that it will t…
Read MoreThe competent Parliamentary Commission has recently approved a new bill which intends to remedy the incomplete protection that is currently offered to…
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On 16 September 2013, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the appeals against the Commission's decision of 23 June 2010 on the bathroom fixtures and fit…
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Intellectual Property Rights (“IPRs”) and Antitrust have always had a dif"cult relationship. IPRs may confer legal monopolies, antitrust "ghts them. D…
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Le 16 octobre 2013, à l'instigation de Johan Vande Lanotte, Ministre de l'Economie et des Consommateurs, et de Melchior Wathelet, Secrétaire d'Etat à …
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In his response of 4 September 2013 to a written parliamentary question, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Johan Vande Lanotte, has given insight in …
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Hospitals and suppliers of medicines have been required since 1 July 2013 to apply the public tender rules in the context of their commercial relation…
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