Belgian Competition Authority fines kitchen accessories company Le Creuset for resale price maintenance

Antitrust issues in vertical relationships are no longer below the competition authorities’ ‘radar’. This trend of not only focusing on horizontal but also on vertical competition law infringements has once more been seen with the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision to fine Le Creuset EUR 490,112 for having implemented a resale price maintenance policy with its […]

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Keeping up with GDPR

ALTIUS’ Digital & Data Protection Team is back with the next edition of ‘Keeping up with GDPR’ on 7 March 2024 from 13:30 to 14:30. We will recap the latest, most important GDPR and data protection developments. During this session, you will get a glimpse into the following items: Gerrit Vandendriessche and  Pierre Antoine will […]

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When is it too cold to work?

As winter settles in, the challenge of working in cold conditions becomes a significant consideration in the professional landscape. Cold working environments raise concerns about employee well-being and potential violations of occupational health and safety standards. But when is it too cold to work? Can employees simply stop working in such weather conditions? The answer […]

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Franchise network benchmark: 5 principles to bear in mind for a good reporting clause

Benchmarking is a vital tool in the development and improvement of a franchise network, and will benefit franchisees and franchisors alike. A good benchmark, whether financial and/or operational requires the communication of accurate and relevant documents and information between the franchisee and the franchisor, which is best organised in a clear and detailed manner in […]

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Employers, be aware of the “hidden protection period” kick-off!

The “hidden protection period” is one of the most remarkable features of the social elections process. The hidden protection period is the period during which candidates already benefit from the specific dismissal protection, even though the candidate lists are only being disclosed to the employer 65 days later. Hence, there is a 65 days-gap during […]

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Belgium’s Harmonic Discord on related rights

For the first time, the CJEU has been asked to clarify the temporal applicability of the right to “appropriate and proportionate remuneration” laid down in Article 18 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”). The Belgian Council of State would like to know whether a Belgian decree in which performers are deemed to have transferred their rights related to copyright to their employer for […]

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Denouement in the “Belgian Towercast Case”: the Belgian Competition Authority terminates its proceedings against Proximus following the divestiture of EDPnet to Citymesh

On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Proximus following the sale of EDPnet to Citymesh. The BCA had opened an ex officio investigation in March 2023 based on the recent Towercast ruling of the European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”), […]

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Keeping up with GDPR

ALTIUS’ data protection team is back with the next edition of ‘Keeping up with the GDPR’ on 7 November from 13:30 to 14:30, where we recap the latest (and greatest) GDPR and data protection developments. During this session, we will discuss a mix of data protection news:  Gerrit Vandendriessche and  Erika Ellyne will be presenting this webinar […]

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Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions in Life Sciences: Insights for Success and Pitfalls to avoid

Join our experts in Corporate law (Richard Liu), Employment law (Mieke D’hanis) and IP law (Pauline Geentjens) for our Life Sciences Session on Thursday 26 October from 13:30 – 14:30. You are warmly invited to our upcoming webinar on M&A in the life sciences sector. The experts from our assembled transactions team will provide valuable […]

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