In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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The sixth reform of the Belgian State has been recently voted in the federal parliament. This reform includes the modification of the Special Act and,…
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Het Marlex-team wenst iedereen een gezond en voorspoedig 2014.
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As announced in our newsletter of 25 November 2013, the Belgian government was planning to introduce, as from 1 January 2014, a tax transparency …
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For all employees whose employment contracts are terminated from 1 January 2014, a new redundancy scheme with uniform notice periods shall apply. This…
Read MoreBy a judgment dated 20 September 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court has decided that article 815 of the Civil Code, by which a co-owner can force the par…
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The social stakeholders reached an agreement to harmonise the white collar and blue collar employee regimes (See, VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume …
Read MoreConsortium without legal personality – Solidarity – Architect – Builder – Independence – Nullity
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The UPC Agreement is a convention concluded between 25 Member States and which installs a unified patent court. With two regulations adopted by the Eu…
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By the judgment rendered on 22 October 2013 in the Belgian version of the long-lasting The Pirate Bay saga, the Belgian Court of Cassation (Belgium’s …
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On 12 December 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union published its judgment in Ministero dello Sviluppo economico v. SOA Nazionale Costrutt…
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On 24 December 2013, the Board of Directors of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published in the Belgian Official Journal (Belgisch Staatsbla…
Read MoreSome jurisdictions had supported the view of the tax authorities that such income can be taxed in Belgium as dividends. The Court of First Instance of…
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When investigating violations of competition law, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") can carry out unannounced on-site inspections at the premi…
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On 19 December 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down the judgment in joined cases C-239/11 P, C-489/11 P, C-498/11 P (Siemens v…
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In a much-discussed judgment of 7 July 2011, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the difference in treatment between white-collar employees (i…
Read MoreThe Brussels government decided to postpone the entry into force of the obligation to establish an energy performance certificate for tertiary units. …
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The entrepreneurial world and entrepreneurs’ organisations have been pleading for smoother and faster procedures for investment projects for years.
Read MoreBelgian company law allows for cross-border merger of cooperative companies under terms and conditions governing domestic mergers thereof. This articl…
Read MoreThe buyer frequently refers to fraudulent intent before the court as an argument to annul a share purchase agreement when he realizes that the economi…
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On 22 October 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the obligation of internet provid…
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