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Belgium : Competition

Within Competition, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s ‘excellent’ team provides ‘prudent and multi-faceted’ advice to multinationals involved in global cartel proceedings, recently including three such investigations in the automotive sector. Michael Egge’s relocation from the Washington DC office in summer 2012 has bolstered the practice’s capability in transatlantic antitrust cases involving parallel US DoJ proceedings. Jean Paul Poitras shows ‘sound’ judgement and his ‘recommendations are carefully thought through’. He is representing Neptune Orient Lines and American President Lines in the EC’s investigation into the shipping liner sector, and Javier Ruiz Calzado is acting for Telefónica in a European Court of Justice (ECJ) appeal concerning a complex admissibility question pertaining to an earlier state aid appeal. Howard Rosenblatt advised Eaton Corporation on its unconditionally approved takeover of Cooper Industries.

Belgium : EU regulatory

Within Energy, Latham & Watkins LLP is a first tier firm,

Javier Ruiz Calzado at Latham & Watkins LLP does ‘good work’ for Spanish clients.

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Financial Leasing qualified by the European Court of justice as a supply of goods

The European Court of Justice categorises the leasing of a motor vehicule under a financial leasing as a supply of goods and not as a supply of services.

- Monard - D'Hulst
Public Offers and admissions to trading on european regulated markets

By July 1st, 2012 the Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 November 2010 amending the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive has to be transposed by Member States into their national law. The Directive 2010/73/EU is aimed at simplifying the application of the prospectus rules.

- Monard - D'Hulst
Result bonus (CBA 90): the maximum amount for 2013 is 2.488 EUR

For bonus plans paid in 2013, the maximum social security and tax exemption limit will be 2.488 EUR.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Working as a student after completion of studies?

The NSSO adopts a clear position on the issue: the young graduates who graduated in June will be able to continue to work under an agreement for student employment until 30 September of the current year.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Constitutional Court retains the current level of protection offered to employee representatives

The Belgian Constitutional Court considers that the protection against dismissal afforded to (candidate) employee representatives in the Works Council and/or the Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work does not violate the principle of equality.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Liability of directors of Belgian companies to the social security in a European context

For the application of European law, the location where a professional activity is exercised is the location where, in practical terms, the person concerned carries out the actions connected with that activity.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
The unemployment with company allowance regime: the most recent adjustments

The regime of unemployment with company allowance (formally known as prepension/prépension/brugpensioen) has been modified several times in recent months. Following comments by the social partners, it was announced that a number of measures would be liberalised. This has now been done by the Royal Decree of 20 September 2012, which modifies the Royal Decree of 3 May 2007 regulating the regime of unemployment with company allowance.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Finally, the European Blue Card available in Belgium for highly-skilled employees

Starting Monday 10 September 2012, a "European Blue Card" can be issued to certain highly-skilled non-EEA employees. This will allow them to work and reside in Belgium.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Fight against the gender wage gap - measures to be taken within the company

The Act of 22 April 2012 aimed at fighting against the gender wage gap, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 28 August, introduces several new requirements with practical implications for companies. In all companies that must file annual accounts, wage data contained in the annual social report will from now on have to be broken down by workers' gender.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Written testimony can no longer be drafted as you see fit!

As from 13 August 2012, the Judicial Code will regulate written testimonies drafted by parties in order to support their case in court. The new provisions of the Judicial Code are modelled after the French regulation.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris