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Titanium Dioxide: The Court Of Justice Upholds The Annulment Of TiO₂ Classification In Certain Powder Forms As A Carcinogenic Substance — What This Means For The Industry

Titanium dioxide is an inorganic chemical substance used - in the form of a white pigment - in various products, including paints, cosmetics, medicinal products, and toys. In recent years, it has been at the center of significant regulatory and legal scrutiny.

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Fieldfisher

French Court Rejects Attempt To Use Civil Code To Usurp Brussels Recast Principles On Jurisdiction

In a decision issued on 2 April 2025, the French Cour de Cassation considered the validity of a jurisdiction clause under Article 25(1) of the Brussels Recast. The French court rejected an attempt to invoke...

Belgium Litigation

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Mayer Brown

When Can A Supplier Lawfully Restrict Active Sales In An Exclusive Distribution Agreement?

In its recent judgment in Beevers Kaas (Case C‑581/23), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified how suppliers may validly restrict active sales in exclusive distribution arrangements...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The IOS Procedure: Avoid The Courts When Recovering Undisputed Claims

Since 2016, the law has provided for an administrative procedure for the recovery of undisputed and payable monetary debts in B2B relationships. This "IOS procedure" allows companies to obtain an enforceable.

Belgium Litigation

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Altius

Supreme Court: Dismissed Employee Has To Prove That Damage Is Probable When Claiming Damages For A Lost Opportunity

Belgium Employment

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Van Olmen & Wynant

Using Fingerprints For Time Recording May Violate GDPR

Belgium Privacy

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Ius Laboris

Traitement Des Données Biométriques Au Travail - L'utilisation D'un Système D'enregistrement Du Temps De Travail Par Le Biais D'empreintes Digitales Est Contraire Au RGPD

Belgium Privacy

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Claeys & Engels

Court Of Justice Confirms European Commission's Duty To Pay Interest Over Unlawfully Levied Fines

European Union Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Court Of Appeal Prohibits The Rebranding Of A Generic Pharmaceutical Into The Originator Reference Product In The Framework Of Parallel Import

Belgium Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Brussels 1 Recast – Interpreting The Grounds For The Refusal Of Recognition Of Judgements

Belgium Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Damage Under The New Belgian Tort Law

Belgium Litigation

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Loyens & Loeff

Eén Zaak Werd Glashelder Na Het Verslag Van De Hoge Raad Over Operatie Kelk:

Belgium Litigation

VSAdvocates

La Cour d'appel de Bruxelles condamne la Belgique à adopter une politique climatique plus stricte

Belgium Environment

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Schoups

De Hoge Raad Voor Justitie Heeft Een Ongenadig Oordeel Over Het Onderzoek 'Kelk' Geveld

Belgium Litigation

VSAdvocates

Important Changes In Sales Law: What You Need To Know

Belgium Commercial

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Monard Law

The European Commission Proposes Targeted EUDR Simplification Measures

Belgium International

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Mayer Brown

PEPPOL To Become Compulsory & The Use Of AI: New Points Of Law To Consider

Belgium Technology

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Monard Law

Belgian Tax Reform – Second Draft Law Moves Forward

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Fieldfisher

Exit Tax… Or Rather "Stay Tax"?

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Fieldfisher

CJEU Allows Strict Liability When Enforcing Provisional Measures For IP Infringement

In a judgment of 11 January 2024 in Mylan v Gilead (C-473/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has accepted that a party enforcing a provisional measure can be held liable...

Belgium Litigation

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Simont Braun

Brusselse Hof Van Beroep Veroordeelt België Tot Voeren Van Strenger Klimaatbeleid

november 2023, negen jaar nadat Klimaatzaak de Belgische overheden in gebreke stelde voor hun zogenaamd nalatige klimaatbeleid, heeft het Hof van Beroep

Belgium Environment

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Schoups

Internal Investigations: An Employee's Right To Be Assisted During An Interview

Although employers have been proceeding with internal investigations for decades, nowadays they raise more and more legal questions.

Belgium Employment

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Altius

Reformed Copyright Regime Does Not Violate Principle Of Equality

On 16 May 2024, the Belgian Constitutional Court addressed the question whether the (amended) favorable copyright regime violates the principle of equality...

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Loyens & Loeff

English Litigation Toolkit: How A Typical English High Court Contractual Claim Is Dealt With

Belgium Litigation

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Osborne Clarke

Lost in translation: is uw factuur opgemaakt in de juiste taal?

Belgium Litigation

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Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven

Le Port Des Signes Religieux Au Travail - Arrêt De La Cour De Justice De L'Union Européenne Et Arrêt Récent De La Cour Du Travail De Bruxelles

European Union Employment

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Claeys & Engels

EPPO – First Ruling Of The ECJ: A Solomon's Judgement On Cross-Border Investigations

European Union Litigation

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Loyens & Loeff

Public Administrations Can Prohibit Employees From Wearing Religious Symbols At Work

Belgium Employment

Reliance Littler

New (And Final?) Chapter In The Esko Case: Can Share-Related Benefits Granted By A Foreign Parent Company Now Be Paid Without Social Security Contributions?

Worldwide Employment

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Altius

Pay Transparency Directive: What Is A Joint Pay Assessment?

European Union Employment

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Ius Laboris

EU Advocate General Argues That Harmonized Technical Standards Must Be Freely Available

European Union Litigation

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Cooley LLP

Compensation Ordered After Email Slip Reveals Age Discrimination

Belgium Employment

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Ius Laboris

Belgian Supreme Court Rules On The Consequences For Commercial Lease Agreements Of The Lock-downs During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Belgium Real Estate

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Altius

Pay Transparency Directive: What Is A Joint Pay Assessment?

The Pay Transparency Directive will bring gender pay gap reporting to the entire EU and introduce sweeping changes to the equal pay landscape.

European Union Employment

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Ius Laboris

EU Advocate General Argues That Harmonized Technical Standards Must Be Freely Available

In a case brought by two nonprofit organisations against the judgment of the EU General Court (the EU junior court) upholding the European Commission's decision...

European Union Litigation

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Cooley LLP

Compensation Ordered After Email Slip Reveals Age Discrimination

The Brussels Labour Court recently considered the case of an unsuccessful job applicant who was inadvertently emailed evidence that she had been discriminated against due to her age.

Belgium Employment

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Ius Laboris

Belgian Supreme Court Rules On The Consequences For Commercial Lease Agreements Of The Lock-downs During The COVID-19 Pandemic

The Supreme Court ("Hof van Cassatie/Court of Cassation") overruled on 26 May 2023 a decision that determined that Article 1722 (old) Civil Code (a partial or total "destruction" of the leased premises)...

Belgium Real Estate

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Altius

Drug & Medical Device Litigation 2023

European Union Healthcare

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Cooley LLP

Council Of State Confirms Possibility Of Transferring Data To The United States

On 17 July 2020, in the Schrems II judgment, the CJEU declared the Privacy Shield invalid as a mechanism for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States.

European Union Privacy

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Timelex

Kan Onrechtmatig Verkregen Bewijs Worden Gebruikt In Burgerlijke Zaken?

Beeldt u zich de volgende situatie in. Een garagehouder verkoopt een tweedehandswagen aan een geïnteresseerde koper.

Belgium Litigation

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Janson Baugniet

The Four-Day Week Trial Results Are In: What Happened?

A final report into a multi-national four-day week trial has been published. It declares the trial ‘a resounding success on virtually every dimension'...

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

CJEU Confirms Excluded Tenderers' Right To Challenge Award Decisions

In its judgment of 21 December 2021 (C‑497/20), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that excluded tenderers may invoke all irregularities when challenging an award decision, even irregularities that do not relate to their exclusion.

European Union Litigation

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Loyens & Loeff

End Of Year Review: Cross Border Recognition And Enforcement Of Judgments (Part 1 - Public Policy Objections)

European Union Litigation

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William Fry

Belgian Supreme Court Rules That Data Protection Authority May Impose Administrative Fines Even Where A Data Subject's Personal Data Were Not Processed

Belgium Privacy

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Alston & Bird

What To Expect From An Investigation By The Belgian DPA?

Belgium Privacy

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Agio Legal

COVID-19: The General Court Of The EU Dismisses Ryanair's Appeals Against Aid Granted To Finnair And SAS

European Union Coronavirus

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CMS Law-Now

Time Recording In The EU

European Union Coronavirus

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Ius Laboris

‘Homework' V ‘telework In Belgium: Why It Makes A Big Difference For Reimbursement Of Employees' Costs

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

No Pain, No Gain – English Court Finds That Interim Payments Under A Joint Venture Contract Should Not Be Adjusted For Cost Overruns

Worldwide Real Estate

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Hogan Lovells

Implications From New Hampshire Lottery Commission v. Barr

Belgium Media & IT

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Hogan Lovells

ECJ Clarifies Interpretation Of Consumer Sales And Guarantees Directive

European Union Consumer

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Van Bael & Bellis

Advocate General Szpunar Delivers Opinion On Cookie Consent

European Union Privacy

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Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Dismisses Qualcomm's Appeal Against Commission's Late Request For Information

European Union Litigation

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Van Bael & Bellis

Council Of State Issues Opinion On Supreme Court's (In)Ability To Review Brussels International Business Court Judgments

Belgium Litigation

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Provides Guidance On The Duty Of Recovery In Case Of Non-Compliance With Block Exemption Regulation

European Union Commercial

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Of European Union Sets Aside General Court Judgments Granting Damages For Excessively Long Judicial Proceedings

European Union Litigation

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Van Bael & Bellis

Heat Stabilisers Cartel Case – Calculation Of The Fine: Principle Of Equal Treatment

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

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IP Quick Tip: The Limits Of UPC Cross-border Powers (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Video | Ruud Brunninkhuis | Webinar Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk | 17 juni 2024

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Buren

Online Conference "Changes To Legislation In The Czech Republic In 2024" (Změny v Legislativě 2024) (Video)

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Kinstellar

COVID-19 Legislation Modernises Litigation Practice And Procedure (Video)

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William Fry

LOGRAR LA EFICACIA EXTRATERRITORIAL DE RESOLUCIONES JUDICIALES (Videos)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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