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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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European Commission in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for airlines

The European Commission opened on 4 February 2014 in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for Cyprus Airways and Estonian Air.

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The revision of the contract in case of change of circumstances

Seminar in French - 8 May 2014 - Faculté de droit et de criminologie, Université catholique de Louvain

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For the first time, the Belgian Competition Authority publishes new guidelines for dawn raids

Since 2011, the Competition Prosecutors have communicated guidelines regarding the dawn raid process to undertakings that were dawn raided. Since the …

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Een hervorming van het mededingingsrecht, een verhoging van de aansprakelijkheid. Een verwittigd bestuurder is…

Voor de meeste bedrijven lijkt het mededingingsrecht een ver-van-mijn-bed-show. Dit is echter onterecht zoals blijkt uit volgende voorbeelden: werd u …

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Google obliged to display comparable specialized search rivals

The European Commission has obtained an improved commitments proposal from Google in the context of the ongoing antitrust investigation into online se…

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LA COTISATION ANNUELLE À CHARGE DES SOCIÉTÉS (CACS), BIENTÔT DÉCLARÉE ILLÉGALE ?

Et si la cotisation annuelle à charge des sociétés était déclarée illégale, de quelle manière et surtout dans quelle mesure une société pourrait-elle …

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Electricity/Gas - sixth reform of state - Walloon distribution tariff

Branle-le-bas de combat au niveau régional: les textes de la sixième réforme de l’Etat entreront en vigueur au 1er juillet 2014, un gros mois après le…

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Supplementary protection certificates - Opinion of Advocate General Jääskinen in case C-11/13 Bayer CropScienc…

On 13 February 2014, Advocate General Jääskinen delivered his Opinion in case C-11/13, Bayer CropScience, referred for a preliminary ruling by the Fed…

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Private Equity Investors and Business Angels face 'Consumer-like Protection' for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gained 'consumer-like protection' pursuant to the Act of 21 December 2013 on the financing of SMEs (her…

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The Constitutional Court validates the Walloon double green certificate mechanism

Judgment n°27/2014 of 13 February 2014

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Act on SME financing: Royal Decree endorses Code of Conduct and determines the entering into force of several …

On 4 March 2014 a Royal Decree that further implements the Act of 21 December 2013 relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (t…

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Implementation of Directive on industrial emissions in Walloon law

Short overview of the decree of 16 January 2014

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Belgium criticised for incomplete implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice has ruled in the case brought by the Commission against Belgium because of the incomplete and incorrect B…

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Estimate action regarding hidden defects: is the “fair price” estimated by a real estate surveyor or fixed by …

The Supreme Court decides that the court is not bound by the conclusions of the expert it appoints.

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Bedrijfsjuristen en mededingingsrecht: wat valt onder het beroepsgeheim?

Door de recente aanpassing en verscherping van het Belgisch mededingingsrecht, zullen veel bedrijfsleiders zich de vraag stellen naar de status van de…

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Property right on volumes and vertical divisions of ownership: current ruling

The possibility of creating a property right on a volume unconnected to the soil, without creation of a condominium, has been controversial for many y…

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Liability action of the association of co-owners against builders and promoters

In its judgment of 18 October 2013, the Court of Cassation has definitely settled the issue of the capacity to take legal action by the association of…

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Advocate General advised European Court of Justice to allow umbrella claims

In the case Kone and others before the European Court of Justice following a preliminary reference by the Austrian Supreme Court, Advocate General Kok…

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BELGIAN LAW ON SME FINANCING

Belgium has implemented a new law on SME financing. Whilst the law is primarily aimed at protecting "true" SMEs, the provisions of the law may impact …

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Beperking van het aantal parkeerplaatsen in Brusselse kantoorgebouwen: in werking getreden!

Bij ordonnantie van 2 mei 2013 heeft het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest het nieuwe Brusselse Wetboek van Lucht, Klimaat en Energiebeheersing (het "BWL…

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