INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 5: Cross-border Insolvency and International Aspects
In today’s globalised economy, businesses commonly operate in multiple States and engage with international creditors. Consequently, financial difficulties faced by a business often transcend national borders. Hence, insolvency proceedings opened in a State will frequently have cross-border implications. Several questions arise when a debtor’s insolvency has or may have cross-border implications, namely: Jurisdiction: which courts […]
Gaming & Law Series | Season 1 – Wrap Up
Level up your legal game Last year, our Video Game series explored the complex legal landscape covering everything from trademarks and adaptation rights to consumer protection. But hold onto your controllers, because Season 2 is about to drop. Our upcoming episodes are plunging even deeper into the gaming universe, tackling topics like skin betting, the […]
Proposed reforms for Belgian listed companies regarding the shareholders’ right to oppose the transfer of their company’s key assets and governance
In a significant development that promises to reshape the corporate governance landscape in Belgium, the government has unveiled a draft bill introducing three pivotal proposals. These proposals, emanating from recommendations by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), aim to fortify governance practices within listed companies. The draft bill has been submitted to the Belgian […]
Pick your cherry chocolate lookalike packaging (GCEU, 29 November 2023, T‑29/23)
In case T‑29/23 (Vobro/Mieszko), the General Court of the EU (GCEU) was asked to rule on the likelihood of confusion (LoC) of two complex signs containing word elements and the image of a cherry dipped in chocolate in relation to class 30 goods (confectionery and sweets). Summary of the decision After the EUIPO Opposition Division […]
Protect your Trade Secrets – Criminal Law Protection & Tax Issues
In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we discussed the measures aimed at maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets during legal proceedings. In this sixth and final episode we elaborate on the criminal law protection of trade secrets and tax issues related to trade secrets. Criminal law protection of trade secrets Article 309 […]
Protect your Trade Secrets – Maintaining confidentiality during legal proceedings
In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we focused on the position of trade secrets in the employer-employee relationship. In this fifth episode we will discuss the measures aimed at maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets during legal proceedings. The Trade Secrets Act introduced a new Article 871bis in the Judicial Code, which […]
INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 4: Liquidation Proceedings
Preserving undertaking’s business continuity is one of the main purposes of the Belgian insolvency law. However, in some cases, the undertaking’s situation is so serious that there is no better option than its liquidation. Liquidation proceedings aim to winding up the debtor’s estate and distributing the proceeds among its creditors to pay off its debts. […]
Protect your Geographical Indications | New EU Regulation for Craft and Industrial Products
On 27 October 2023 the Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 (“Regulation”) was published. This Regulation introduces a new EU intellectual property right, extending the protection for […]
Protégez votre intimité en ligne | Optimisation judiciaire
Protégez votre intimité en ligne | Optimisation judiciaire contre la diffusion non consentie de contenus à caractère sexuel Le 9 août dernier, a été publiée au Moniteur belge la loi du 31 juillet 2023 visant à rendre la justice plus humaine, plus rapide et plus ferme IV. C’est dans le cadre de cette large réforme […]
INSOLVENCY Series | Episode 3: Public and private reorganisation procedures
An undertaking in financial distress can consider judicial reorganisation as a means of restoring its financial stability. The judicial reorganisation procedure (“JRP”) is the Belgian pre-insolvency procedure, whose purpose is indeed to safeguard the continuity of the undertaking facing financial difficulties. Belgian law provides for two JRPs: JRP by mutual agreement, which aims to reach […]
Protect your Trade Secrets – Employer-employee relationship
In the first three episodes of our Trade Secrets Series we gave an introduction to the legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium and explained in more detail the acts against which a trade secret holder can take action and what measures and remedies he can obtain. In this fourth episode we will focus on […]
Accords de spécialisation | Quelques assouplissements et période transitoire
Depuis le 1er juillet 2023, un nouveau règlement est en vigueur au sujet de l’exemption par catégorie des accords de spécialisation (règlement 2023/1067 de la Commission du 1er juin 2023 relatif à l’application de l’article 101, paragraphe 3, du Traité sur le fonctionnement de l’Union européenne [TFUE] à certaines catégories d’accords de spécialisation, JOUE, 2 […]