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In commercial trade, it is not unusual that a distributor or producer of goods refuses to deliver or sell its services or goods to a certain dealer, but it is important to know which rules and principles may apply.

Promotions and price reductions are powerful tools in the retail sector, and are subject to legal regulations. From sales and liquidation sales to special offers...

legal compliance. In this blog series, we explore key legal principles to help navigate promotional strategies as well as the main pitfalls.

On X – 60, i.e. between 15 and 28 December 2023 depending on the chosen election day, the employer must provide the Works Council and/or the CPPW, or, in their absence, the Trade Union Delegation, with written information that includes the following elements:

Looking at the current geopolitical situation, questions on national security and resilience are never far off. Foreign investments can potentially raise concerns of national autonomy and self-sufficiency.

On 1 September 2010, the law of 2 June 2010 amending the Civil Code in order to modernize the functioning of co-ownership came into force, at least a major part of it.

The EU General Court has upheld the European Commission's prohibition of Booking's acquisition of Etraveli, marking the first judicial endorsement of an "ecosystem" theory of harm in merger control. This landmark ruling validates the EC's use of reverse leveraging and entrenchment theories, establishing that dominant firms can be blocked from acquiring assets in adjacent markets even where they lack dominance in the target's market. The decision has far-reaching implications for digital platform acquisition

The European Commission has published Draft Merger Guidelines consolidating two decades of enforcement practice into a single framework that emphasizes dynamic competition, innovation, and ecosystem effects. While retaining the existing legal test, the guidelines articulate a more explicit analytical approach that brings greater prominence to scale, resilience, and non-price dimensions of competition, with particular implications for technology and life sciences transactions.

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for a directive introducing the "Simplification Omnibus Package."

In a perfect world, high ethical standards should be the norm. But working out what those standards should be is not a simple matter.

March is a month dedicated to a number of social issues relating to diversity, inclusion and human rights. They include International Women's Day...

On 7 December 2017, a Bill on the reform of business law was submitted to the Federal Chamber of Representatives.

In April 2024, Belgium introduced a new functionality to the Posted Worker Notification (PWN), known as a Limosa declaration. It is now possible to add up to 20 places of employment in one Limosa declaration...

On 21 March, Belgium adopted amendments to the Code on Economic Law, on the abuse of a significant dominant position in the Belgian market.

Belgium's new Private Investigations Act fundamentally transforms how companies conduct internal investigations, extending regulatory oversight far beyond traditional private detectives to include internal audit, compliance, and HR teams. With critical compliance deadlines approaching in December 2026, organizations must understand when, where, and how this sweeping legislation applies to their investigative activities.