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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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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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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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19/09/25
Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

Imagine ... One of your business partners claims that your company is abus…

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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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17/10/17
Belgian bpost case: EU Commission Intervenes to Propose Preliminary Reference to EU Court of Justice

On 23 August 2017, it was made public that the European Commission will request the Belgian Supreme Court to make a request for a preliminary rul…

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05/10/17
Een beduidend lagere inschrijvingsprijs ten opzichte van de geraamde prijs is niet ipso facto abnormaal

In een arrest van 16 mei 2017 oordeelt de Raad van State dat het feit dat een inschrijvingsprijs aanzienlijk lager ligt dan de geraamde totaalprijs op…

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21/07/17
Belgium Adopts Law on Private Competition Damage Actions

On 18 May 2017, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bil…

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12/07/17
Belgian Competition Authority Sanctions Bid-Rigging Cartel in Public Contracts for Railway Infrastructure

On 2 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) found that ABB, AEG, Si…

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11/07/17
Algorithms and Collusion – the debate by the OECD Competition Committee

On 16 May 2017, the Secretariat of the OECD made available a background note about “Algorithms and Collusion” that was at the centre of the debate by …

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07/07/17
Belgian Competition Authority Partially Lifts Remedies Imposed on Cinema Group Kinepolis in 1997 and 2010

On 31 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) announced its decision…

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05/07/17
De stakingsvordering: een snel en krachtig wapen tegen oneerlijke marktpraktijken!

De stakingsvordering is een bijzonder interessant juridisch actiemiddel, dat nog te weinig bekend is bij ondernemingen. Elke onderneming beschikt noch…

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03/07/17
A new Belgian law aiming at facilitating damages claims for competition law infringements

The Belgian law of 6 June 20171entered into force on 22 June 2017 (hereafter, the “Law”) transposes the ‘Damages Directive’ (Directive 2014/…

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03/07/17
Belgian Competition Authority sees no reason to modify merger control filing thresholds in Belgium

Following the triennial review of the merger control thresholds that are subject to the provisions of Belgian law, the Belgian Competition Authority (…

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26/06/17
Fines imposed by Belgian Competition Authority for cartel involving Infrabel public contract

On 3 May 2017, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a total fine of 1.8 million euros for a cartel b…

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21/06/17
European Commission publishes final e-commerce sector inquiry report (consumer goods)

On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry (“the Report”), aimed at identifyin…

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20/06/17
Belgium Implements EU Directive On Damages Claims For Serious Competition Law Infringements

On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Parliament adopted an act implementing the European directive on private damages actions for competition law infringements…

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19/06/17
What do I do now? I'm being sued by all my own customers …

Imagine… Over a decade ago, your company was involved in a cartel infringement, which came to light because one of your competitors snitched to t…

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19/06/17
Comparative advertising in the food industry: recent case-law

Two recent decisions of the Court of Justice and the Belgian Court of Cassation have recently completed the existing case law on comparative advertisi…

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16/06/17
Belgium introduces victim-friendly rules on damages claims for competition law infringements

On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a new Act on actions for damages for competition law infringements (the “Competition Law Damage…

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13/06/17
The end of bond issues and structured notes for the public at large?

By way of reminder, the FSMA published a position paper dated 30 January 2017 (entry into force) on the application of the Belgian rules relating to u…

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05/06/17
Watch out: your BFF could be your partner

Imagine… You’re in the middle of negotiations with one of your suppliers: your relationship is excellent, and you’re both ready to cooperate more…

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31/05/17
Belgian Competition Authority Publishes its 2016 Annual Report

On 19 April 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) (“BCA”) published its annual…

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30/05/17
Email marketing: kind reminder of what you need to consider

As a matter of principle, the use of email “for advertising purposes” (i.e. “any communication with the direct or indirect objective of promoting…

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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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