Il dibattito sul gioco on-line in Europa
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.
Recent Publications
Favourable decision for Veuve Cliquot orange bubbles up
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.
Enantiomers and race-mates: the same product?
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.
S-PLLC's: a corporate flop?
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'.
Blushing brands: protecting trademarks before and after '.xxx'
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.
More women on the board: a crack in the glass ceiling?
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.
Supreme Court rules on Honda abuse of dominance case
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.
Regulator rules on statute of limitations for continuous infringements
On April 21 2011 the Competition Council annulled a decision of the competition prosecutor in which a complaint was dismissed on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired.
Competition Council refers InBev to prosecutors
On September 28 2010 the College of Competition Law Prosecutors dismissed a complaint against brewer InBev Belgium NV which had been brought in March 2008 by freedom CVBA, a purchasing association made up of several beverage wholesalers
Banning the big bonus: further restrictions on variable remuneration?
More than a year has passed since the official publication of the Corporate Governance Act, which aims to strengthen the corporate governance of listed companies and autonomous state enterprises, particularly in relation to remuneration.
