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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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05/05/25
05/05/25
Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

Clifford Chance announces the promotion of 31 partners to the global partnership, and four new Senior Counsel and forty new Counsel appointments across our European offices, 8 of w…

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19/11/24
19/11/24
Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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01/10/25
Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…

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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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24/05/17
Belgian Competition Authority Publishes 2017 Enforcement Priorities

The Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) has published its policy priorities fo…

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23/05/17
Pratiques anticoncurrentielles: prix imposé, distribution sélective et blocage géographique posent problème

Le rapport sectoriel sur le commerce électronique révèle des pratiques commerciales susceptibles de restreindre la concurrence. Il y a encore du trava…

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11/05/17
Prijsvergelijking tussen winkels van verschillende omvang

Het Hof van Justitie heeft uitspraak gedaan over een prejudiciële vraag in verband met een grootschalige reclamecampagne van een supermarktketen op te…

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08/05/17
Ongeoorloofde vergelijkende reclame – het beste netwerk

Proximus startte in de zomer van 2016 met een reclamecampagne, waarin zij adverteerde dat haar netwerk ‘het beste’ is. De reclamespot toonde een …

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05/05/17
Reselling your tickets for summer festivals is not a good idea

Businesses that see an opportunity in buying tickets for upcoming summer festivals or other events and reselling them for profit should be aware of th…

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04/05/17
Overzicht van hangende prejudiciële vragen in verband met consumentenrecht

Hieronder vindt u een selectie van hangende prejudiciële vragen, inclusief hyperlinks naar de site van het Hof van Justitie.

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02/05/17
(Misbruik van) de vordering tot staking en inbreuken op milieuwetgeving

Een dispuut tussen twee cement- en betonbedrijven (Cimenteries CBR en Casters) leidde tot een interessant vonnis met betrekking tot de voorwaarden voo…

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21/04/17
EHvJ over informatieverplichtingen online verkoopplatform

In een arrest van 29 maart 2017 diende het Europees Hof van Justitie zich uit te spreken over de informatieverplichtingen die dienen gerespecteerd te …

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13/04/17
Commercial Establishment Policy: an Overview of Regional Implementation

    The purpose of a commercial establishment policy is to manage the expansion of large commercial areas while maintaining a balance with …

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11/04/17
Limits on Comparative Price-based Advertising Between Shops of Different Sizes

On 8 February 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) held that advertisements issued by a retail chain that includes stores of d…

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07/04/17
Enhanced competition enforcement: recent European Commission initiatives

The European Commission is determined to enhance competition law enforcement within the EU. In March 2017, the competition watchdog issued a proposal …

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28/03/17
Belgian Competition Authority imposes EUR 5.5 million fine for resale price maintenance

On 22 March 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) imposed a fine of EUR 5.489.000,00 on Algist Bruggeman NV and its parent companies (“Algis…

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21/03/17
Belgian Competition Authority Publishes Guide on Bid Rigging

On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") published a practical guide for buyers of public authorities on cartel behavior of bidde…

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08/03/17
Amazon offers voluntary commitments in European Commission e-books investigation

On 24 January 2017, the European Commission announced it was inviting comments on voluntary commitments offered by Amazon relating to parity clauses i…

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06/03/17
New Crowdfunding Rules

The Law of 18 December 2016 on crowdfunding (Wet tot regeling van de erkenning en de afbakening van crowdfunding en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake…

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03/03/17
EU must pay damages for excessively long court proceedings for first time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court (“GC”) issued a judgment in which it ordered the European Union to pay Gascogne and Gascogne Sack Deutschland (“…

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28/02/17
Arco Guarantee Found Incompatible with EU Law

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…

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23/02/17
Prohibition of Sales at a Loss: Supreme Court Ruling

On 16 September 2016, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of sales at a loss as laid down in Article 101, §1 of the now repealed and replaced …

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22/02/17
General Court awards damages for failure to adjudicate within a reasonable time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the non-contractual liability of EU institutions in an action for damages brought by Gascog…

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17/02/17
Court of Justice confirms the fine imposed on Toshiba and Panasonic in the cathode ray tubes cartel

On 18 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment on Toshiba's appeal against the General Court's ("GC") judgment of 9 September 20…

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