Lieven Peeters

On 1 July 2024, the Act of 15 May 2024 on measures to address over-indebtedness and protect companies in difficulty (the “Act”) was published in the Belgian Official State Gazette. The main amendments of the Act, as well as its entry into force, are briefly discussed in our blog: Read the full blogpost here.

The Supreme Court clarifies… but is already overruled by recent legislative changes?Although employers have been proceeding with internal investigations for decades, nowadays they raise more and more legal questions. Driven by legislative initiatives (e.g. whistleblowing legislation) and case law trends, there are many situations in which an employer may be forced to an internal investigation.…

A new draft Act has recently been submitted to the Belgian Parliament that aims to amend the Social Penal Code which lists the infringements of labour and social security law that are punishable and the related penalties. The new draft Act is very ambitious, as it contemplates being the biggest reform of the Social Penal…

The Belgian Act on precontractual information obligations in commercial cooperation agreements included in Book X of the Belgian Code of Economic Law (“CEL”) requires that at least one month before entering into any commercial cooperation agreements (which includes franchise agreements) a pre-contractual information document (“PID”) and a draft of the agreement must be provided. On…

Written by: Philippe De Wulf & Esther Soetens From 1 April 2024, an employer establishing the termination of an employment contract for ‘medical force majeure’ will have to notify a new ‘Back to Work Fund’ (Fund) set up within the National Institute for Sickness and Disability Insurance (RIZIV/INAMI) and pay a contribution of EUR 1,800 to this…

PROGRAM 12:30 – 13:30 Welcome and lunch 13:30 – 14:15 What’s new? 360° overview of important legal developments  by Emma Van Caenegem, Lauranne Truyens, Erika Ellyne, Beatrijs Gielen, Richard Liu, William Timmermans & Kirian Claeyé (ALTIUS) 14:20 – 14:40 A private and public view on investing in biotech  by Philippe De Backer (Newton Biocapital; former Belgian…

At a time when consumers have become increasingly aware of sustainability issues, it is sometimes difficult to find one’s way through the various green claims and environmental labels. Recognising this challenge, the European Union has recently enacted a Directive aimed at empowering consumers with the information needed to make sustainable choices: Directive 2024/825, which amends…

We are happy to invite you to our next IP Update on 28 March 2024 (13:30-14:30), where Sofie Thijssen and Kirian Claeyé will revisit when IP holders may be held liable for enforcing provisional measures based on their IP right. This IP Update is the sequel of our IP Update of January 2023, where Kirian…

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…

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…

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…

2023 began with the end of Jacques Steenbergen’s mandate as president of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) on 31 January 2023, after 15 years as the head of the BCA. Unfortunately, at the end of 2023 the new BCA president has still to be appointed as no agreement has been reached between the government’s coalition…