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Arbitrage en consumentenbescherming
Het ‘Handboek Arbitrage’ van mr. Kris Wagner is momenteel het enige Nederlandstalige omvattende handboek . De auteur biedt hierin een grondige en praktijkgerichte bespreking van de materie.
Making sustainable products the norm in the EU
In our society today, we use a variety of products often without reflecting on their impact on the environment.
Discrimination in the workplace anno 2022: How recent legislation and case law affects you and your company
As a society, we may never have been more aware of discrimination than we are today. This goes for the workplace as well. Perhaps your company has made a special effort to promote diversity by introducing diversity and inclusion programs, or by offering or participating in workplace diversity awards, or by implementing tools to measure and improve inclusivity, etc.
What do you need to know about the new Belgian Labour Deal?
The Belgian Federal Government recently reached an agreement on the reform of the labour market. The deal includes various social policy measures, which will result in legislative changes in employment law. These measures are currently transposed in an Act regarding diverse labour provisions. Below, we present an overview of the most important elements.
Abuse of economic dependence: abuse, but not as we know it
Last November, the General Court in Luxembourg confirmed the fine of € 2.42 bn imposed on Google for abusing its dominant position in the market for online general search services.
Trade Defence Instruments for European producers: the AD questionnaire
As a member of the World Trade Organization, the European Union (“EU” or “Union”) stands for free and fair trade. At its disposal, it has trade defence – or trade remedy – instruments (“TDI”) for unilateral action when EU industries face unfair competition from imports.
Labour tribunal accepts urgent dismissal for not wearing face mask (correctly) and not respecting social distancing
Labour tribunal accepts urgent dismissal for not wearing face mask (correctly) and not respecting social distancing
Pandemic, energy crisis, shortage of raw materials: your costs are increasing – how can you pass them on in your ongoing private and public contracts?
Several recent crises have highlighted the tension between the rapid increase in costs borne by companies, and the assumed impossibility of passing on all or part of this increase to their co-contractors under public or private contracts concluded at fixed prices.
Deliveroo in Belgium: its couriers are self-employed workers and not employees rules Brussels court
For the first time in Belgium, a Labour Tribunal has ruled on the status of workers in the “gig” economy (in the particular case of Deliveroo).
Double discrimination = double compensation. Diversity & Inclusion at the recruitment phase
Double discrimination = double compensation. Diversity & Inclusion at the recruitment phase
Employee Privacy Rights in Belgium: Are You Ready?
Employee Privacy Rights in Belgium: Are You Ready?
Webinar 6/12 | Challenges and opportunities for Legal Counsels: facts, figures and your approach
Webinar 6/12 | Challenges and opportunities for Legal Counsels: facts, figures and your
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – Eureka?
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – Eureka?
Covid-19: the return of mandatory remote work
Covid-19: the return of mandatory remote work
Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all sectors
Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all sectors