On 8 januari 2012, the Belgian legislator approved changes to the Belgian rules regarding domestic and cross-border mergers and divisions. This contribution provides an in-depth analysis of these changes and criticises the uncertainties created by the legislator.
This contribution analyses the VALE Epitési judgment of the CJEU of 12 July 2012.
This book’s table of content can be found here
Delia Orabona wrote an analysis of the current european debate on online gambling and EU Commission follow up measures after the Green Paper consultation on online gambling.
Companies often use colours to promote their products, applying them to goods and packaging and using them in advertisements and point of sale displays. Colours may become a powerful corporate tool, especially when they are registered as trademarks in relation to the company's goods.
On October 3 2011 the Brussels Commercial Court invalidated Lundbeck's supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for escitalopram, the 'S' enantiomer of its racemate citalopram. The court held that escitalopram is the same product as citalopram, and that the former's SPC did not comply with Articles 3(c) and (d) of EU Regulation 469/2009.
June 1 2010 saw the official introduction in Belgium of the starter public limited liability company (S-PLLC). This new form of corporate entity was part of the legislature's response to the economic crisis and was intended to encourage new entrepreneurs with limited financial resources, offering them a home-grown alternative to the so-called 'light vehicles' available abroad, such as the UK limited company and Germany's 'mini- Gmbh'.
The '.xxx' domain name extension will soon be open for registration - whether brand owners like it or not. The new top-level domain is intended for companies in the adult entertainment industry.
On July 28 2011 a law was passed whereby at least one-third of members of boards of directors of listed companies (and certain autonomous state undertakings) must be "of the minority gender" - in the case of most companies, this means women. The law was published in the Official Gazette on September 14 2011.
On June 3 2011 the Supreme Court issued a succinct judgment on the scope of the Court of Appeal's powers to overturn Competition Council decisions and the nature of
proceedings before the council.
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