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 new provisions introduce several modifications, namely in order to harmonize the terms of payment within the European Union. These new provisions …
Read MoreThe ex parte proceedings to obtain a "counterfeit" seizure » cannot be used, according to the Court, to prevent an undertaking that allegedly uses cou…
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In these Headlines, we examine a recent judgment of the Belgian Supreme Court concerning the protection of (candidate) employee representatives . On 1…
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In the course of the month of May next year social elections will again be organized for the election of the representatives of the personnel at the w…
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On 1 January 2012 shareholders of listed companies will obtain more rights by virtue of the law of 20 December 2010. Also new rules are going to be ap…
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Since the entry into force of the Act of 17 December 2008, listed companies and financial companies (i.e. credit institutions and insurance companies)…
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No one can deny that intellectual property is a valuable asset. However, businesses consistently tend to underestimate the value of their intellectual…
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Liability is a hot issue in the field of taxation. Indeed, over the past few years, several new types of liability for company directors, shareholders…
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In a judgment delivered on 14 June 2011, the European Court of Justice decided that the provisions of EU law on cartels do not preclude access to docu…
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Auditors are increasingly involved, in various ways, in the running of companies. Four types of activities can be distinguished: (i) general statuto…
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In our Headlines of 24 May 2011 we already informed you about the preparations of the social elections of 2012. The social elections and especially th…
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Vanaf 1 januari 2011 geldt op initiatief van Toerisme Vlaanderen voor alle uitbaters van logies van ten minste 10 personen de verplichting om zich aan…
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Je bent naakte eigenaar (erfgenaam) van geld waarvan het vruchtgebruik toekomt aan de langstlevende. Wanneer je niets onderneemt en het geld is verdwe…
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In de Appartementswet van 2 juni 2010 is, in art. 19.2., de verplichting opgelegd om vóór september 2011 de verschillende appartementsakten (basisakte…
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De e-mail heeft de gewone brief volkomen verdrongen en is vandaag veruit het meest populaire en gebruikte communicatiemiddel. Zelfs in het handelsrech…
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In het kader van de nieuwe wet op de mede – eigendom, heeft de wetgever voorzien in een vernieuwde regeling voor wat betreft het scenario waarin versc…
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In familiezaken ontstaan er geregeld geschillen tussen familieleden over het beheer van het vermogen van een ander familielid. Niet zelden ontstaan de…
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As of 1 January 2012, shareholders of listed companies will obtain more rights as a consequence of the transposition of the EU Shareholders’ Rights Di…
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Art. 1384§2 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek bepaalt dat de vader en moeder beiden solidair aansprakelijk zijn voor de schade die wordt veroorzaakt door hun…
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Brazil recently joined the OECD Agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical data. The country is the fifth non OECD member country to join the agreemen…
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