In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…
Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
Over the past few weeks, in a series of articles, we have discussed the main changes to Belgian consumer law resulting from the implementation of the …
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Het is een algemeen gekend probleem op de bouwwerf. Niet alleen zijn de materialen aanzienlijk in prijs gestegen, maar bovendien geraken veel material…
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Le 31 mai dernier, une modification législative est entrée en vigueur qui oblige les pouvoirs adjudicateurs, en ce qui concerne les motifs d'exclusion…
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In the context of enforcement of judgments, the CJEU (in Case C-700/20) does not allow arbitration to circumvent the fundamental rules underpinni…
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The recent modernisation of Belgian consumer protection legislation also covers certain pricing and payment practices in a B2C context.
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On 1 June 2022, Belgium’s Federal and various Regional governments entered into a draft cooperation agreement to introduce a mechanism for screening F…
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Investors’ cash injection in the metaverse and Web3 has created increased M&A activity. Deploying an acquisition strategy to take over new technol…
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A la fin de l’année dernière, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention fiscale qui entrera en vigueur à l’issue du processus de rati…
Read MoreSince 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to compani…
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Shortly before Summer, the Belgian government finally reached a final governmental agreement on 17 June 2022, on the so-called “labour deal” that was …
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Op 31 mei ll. trad een wetswijziging in werking die aanbesteders verplicht, i.h.k.v. facultatieve uitsluitingsgronden, aan te geven in de opdrachtdocu…
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The Act of 8 May 2022 amending the Belgian Code of Economic Law has introduced several new requirements which apply to distance selling (e.g. through …
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On 10 June 2022, the Council of Ministers approved a bill and three draft royal decrees that will enact a series of measures relating to employees’ in…
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Op 6 mei 2022 wijzigde de Vlaamse Regering de regelgeving aangaande Brownfieldconvenanten om bepaalde modaliteiten van de aanvraagprocedure te vereenv…
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On 28 May 2022, the Belgian law transposing EU Directive 2019/2161 into the Code of Economic Law (CEL) entered into force (the “Omnibus Act”). The Omn…
Read MoreOn 18 May 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission's decision of 2 March 2020 concerning the recovery of il…
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Volgend op een verdeeld advies van de sociale partners over de reeds aangekondigde arbeidsdeal, bereikte de regering voorbije vrijdag een definitief a…
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On Friday 17 June 2022, the government reached a final agreement on the provisions of the so-called labour deal, a set of labour market reforms that i…
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On 26 April 2022, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) judged that Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 (“Digital…
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The present article, second in our series, focuses on the extended list of unfair (misleading and aggressive) market practices in a B2C context.
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