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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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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!

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EU Health Commissioner-designate devoted to final EDC criteria

During his confirmation hearing before the European Parliament on 30 September 2014, the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner-designate Vytenis Andr…

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“Collaboratieve videorecorder” Bhaalu verboden door rechtbank

Terwijl op de achtergrond Netflix in België gelanceerd werd en Telenet naarstig verder werkt aan eigen content in concurrentie met de televisiezenders…

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EFSA issues Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk ass…

On 23 October 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published new Guidance document which for the first time harmonizes the method for calcu…

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The Court of Justice dismissed ICF appeal in the aluminum fluoride cartel case

On 9 October 2014, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal lodged by Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the judgment of 18 June 2013, in …

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Retail leases under new powers of the Commercial Court.

The Act of 26 March 2014 extended the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court to "disputes between enterprises" but maintained the exclusive jurisdiction…

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Nouvelle étape dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur

Le 1er janvier 2015 marquera le début d'une étape nouvelle dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur, tel qu'organisé par la loi du…

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Third parties have the right to access uncontested parts of cartel decisions

On 7 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down a judgment in the hotly debated area of access to the file. Damage claimants are frequently se…

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Een pop-up handelshuur

Pop-up winkels, pop-up restaurants, pop-up bars,... Het recent pop-up fenomeen komt in alle vormen en maten. Er worden pop-ups gestart om verbouwingsw…

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Big Data’s legal and compliance challenges

On behalf of time.lex, I was invited to speak at EPCA PAYMENT SUMMIT held in Brussels, in March 2014, about one of the most important topics of today'…

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ECHA publishes a Practical Guide on the Biocidal Products Regulation

On 23 September 2014, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) issued a Practical Guide on the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The document consists of…

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Good faith of a manager is to be taken into account when evaluating liability for unpaid social contributions …

On 8 May 2014, the Constitutional Court issued a judgment regarding the objective liability of directors for unpaid social contributions. The Court co…

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Investors show appetite for European hotel sector, despite recent threats faced by the sector.

Les volumes d'investissement dans le secteur hôtelier sont à la hausse. En Europe, la hausse est de l'ordre de 17% entre 2012 et 2013. Ce pourcentage …

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New EU Data Protection Guidance on the Internet of Things

The EU's main data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party, recently published an Opinion on the application of European data protection rules t…

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Gewijzigde BTW-regels voor online dienstenlevering vanaf 1 januari 2015

Levert u als online verkoper diensten,-zoals webhosting, SEO diensten, maar bijvoorbeeld ook de verkoop van e-boeken of elke vorm van online advies en…

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The procedure for abolishment of bearer securities will enter into its next phase on 1 January 2015

As of 1 January 2015, all bearer securities that have automatically been converted into registered/dematerialized securities and not claimed back by t…

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Mogen webwinkels hun prijzen individueel aanpassen aan hun klanten?

Afgelopen weekend schreef zowat elke krant over een nog recent fenomeen, waar -voorlopig vooral Amerikaanse- webshops hun prijzen aanpassen aan de ind…

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How can confusion between the corporate name of a company and the trade name of the group which that company i…

Bij arrest van 4 september 2010 van het Hof van Beroep in Brussel werd geoordeeld dat verschillende vennootschappen van één groep, die fonetisch gelij…

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Guidelines, Fact Sheets and Myth-Busting: EU Working Hard to Clarify the Right to Be Forgotten

Since the EU Court of Justice made its ruling on the right to be forgotten in May 2014, the topic has been in the media almost incessantly. Most of th…

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The CJEU defined the concept of parody in the Suske en Wiske’ case (C-201/13 Deckmyn)

The concept of parody is an autonomous concept of EU law. The only characteristics of a parody are to evoke an existing work while being noticeably di…

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Nieuwe domeinnaam extensies: .vlaanderen en .brussels

Het wordt steeds moeilijker om een plaatsje te veroveren op het internet. De bekende webextensies (.com, .be, .org, .eu) raken stilaan overbevolkt. Al…

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