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26/01/23

Wettelijke rente en rente betalingsachterstand rijzen tot ongekende hoogten

Na alle prijsstijgingen en loonindexaties, stijgen nu ook de wettelijke rentevoeten. De nieuwe rentevoeten zijn van toepassing vanaf 1 januari 2023. D…

24/01/23

New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

The new Belgian contract law has become applicable from 1 January 2023. Curious about the impact of these (new) rules on IT contracts concluded from t…

09/01/23

Belgian Competition Authority opens investigation into the agreement between the four largest Belgian banks an…

The Batopin project consists in restructuring the cash distribution network of the four largest commercial banks in the country, namely Belfius, BNP P…

22/12/22

A major innovation in contract law in 2023: the doctrine of hardship

With the entry into force of Book 5 of the Civil Code, Belgian contract law will reform in a way that is unprecedented for nearly two centuries. Altho…

21/12/22

Sustainability considerations in B2C relationships

Sustainability and the environmental impact of consumer goods are becoming key drivers for consumer transactions and for advertising and marketing cam…

20/12/22

E-fulfilment: what is it and what to look out for?

Everyone knows what e-commerce is by now, but what about e-fulfilment? We explain below what this term means and what the points of interest are.

29/11/22

Can parallel importers (re)brand generic medicines? The CJEU limits the ‘room for manoeuvre’

If a branded medicine and its generic version are put on the EEA market by economically-linked undertakings, is a parallel importer then allowed to re…

03/10/22

Belgian Private Law knows no default hardship provision. Really?

In these unfortunate times of surging energy prices, all businesses experience a sharp increase in production and supply costs. With any luck, these b…

27/09/22

Etiquetage des produits alimentaires et emploi des langues : une nouvelle loi qui dérange

Dans quelle langue doivent figurer les mentions obligatoires sur les emballages de produits alimentaires en Belgique, un pays doté de trois langues na…

01/09/22

Key changes in the Belgian copyright legislation : has copyright finally entered the digital age?

The Digital Single Market Directive (Directive 2019/790/UE – “DSM”) was finally recently transposed into Belgian law by a law of 19 June 2022 (“new Ac…

22/08/22

The Belgian Competition Authority approves acquisitions of insurance portfolios

On 9 August 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) approved the acquisition of two different run-off insurance portfolios: the AXA Belgium cl…

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

On 20 July 2022, the European Commission adopted an amendment to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures to support the economy followin…

27/07/22

Are you accountable for any human rights violations in your value chain?

Even though Belgium is lagging behind when it comes to enacting specific legislation, companies doing business in Belgium should be aware of the risk …

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

Belgian competition law underwent an important reform with the law of 28 February 2022, which transposes the ECN+ Directive that came into force on 17…

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

On 22 June 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission decision of 9 June 2020 approving the public recapitali…

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

On June 30, 2022, the EU co-legislators (the European Parliament and the Council) reached agreement on a new, far-reaching Regulation aimed at ta…

11/07/22

Consumenten nog beter beschermd

Onlangs zijn twee Europese richtlijnen omgezet door een wet betreffende de bescherming van de consument in het kader van overeenkomsten voor de leveri…

06/07/22

New rules for B2C contracts: enforcement of consumer rights

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 …

05/07/22

Bouwmaterialen fors duurder en met vertraging geleverd. Hoe vangt u dat op?

Het is een algemeen gekend probleem op de bouwwerf. Niet alleen zijn de materialen aanzienlijk in prijs gestegen, maar bovendien geraken veel material…

01/07/22

New rules for B2C contracts: pricing & payment

The recent modernisation of Belgian consumer protection legislation also covers certain pricing and payment practices in a B2C context.

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

05/05/25

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Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

01/10/25

Shrinkflation – are brands and supermarkets required to info…

19/09/25

Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

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26/01/23

Wettelijke rente en rente betalingsachterstand rijzen tot ongekende hoogten

24/01/23

New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

09/01/23

Belgian Competition Authority opens investigation into the agreement between the four largest Belgian banks an…

22/12/22

A major innovation in contract law in 2023: the doctrine of hardship

21/12/22

Sustainability considerations in B2C relationships

20/12/22

E-fulfilment: what is it and what to look out for?

29/11/22

Can parallel importers (re)brand generic medicines? The CJEU limits the ‘room for manoeuvre’

03/10/22

Belgian Private Law knows no default hardship provision. Really?

27/09/22

Etiquetage des produits alimentaires et emploi des langues : une nouvelle loi qui dérange

01/09/22

Key changes in the Belgian copyright legislation : has copyright finally entered the digital age?

22/08/22

The Belgian Competition Authority approves acquisitions of insurance portfolios

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

27/07/22

Are you accountable for any human rights violations in your value chain?

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

11/07/22

Consumenten nog beter beschermd

06/07/22

New rules for B2C contracts: enforcement of consumer rights

05/07/22

Bouwmaterialen fors duurder en met vertraging geleverd. Hoe vangt u dat op?

01/07/22

New rules for B2C contracts: pricing & payment