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The 5 major changes in Belgian pharma law of 2023
In this article, our pharma law experts look back and discuss five noteworthy developments in Belgian pharma law.
X–60: What are your obligations?
In this newsflash, we list your obligations as employer on day x-60 of the Social Elections 2024.
WEBINAR VIDEO | Help… am I still up-to-date with the current trends in labour law?
During this webinar, we guide you through 2023’s highlights, so that you can start 2024 well-prepared and fully-informed.
WEBINAR VIDEO | Geographical Indications for craft and industrial products: navigating the new EU legal framework
During this webinar, Olivier Vrins and Bart Junior Bollen walk you through the new EU Regulation on GIs for craft and industrial products.
Belgium’s Harmonic Discord on related rights
For the first time, the CJEU has been asked to clarify the temporal applicability of the right to “appropriate and proportionate remuneration” laid down in Article 18 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”).
New (and final?) chapter in the Esko case: can share-related benefits granted by a foreign parent company now be paid without social security contributions?
In the Esko case regarding Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted by a US parent company to certain employees of its Belgian subsidiary, the Belgian Supreme Court overturned the Ghent Labour Court of Appeal’s decision of 20 April 2020.
Belgium aims for hospitals to increase their biosimilars uptake
Despite many initiatives by the (former) Minister of Health, the uptake of biosimilars in Belgium has remained rather low. In this blog, we summarise the new rules, which apply since 2 October 2023.
Is your company ready for the Whistleblowers Act?
In this blog, we focus on a number of practical points for attention that companies should take into account when setting up an internal reporting channel.
Denouement in the “Belgian Towercast Case”: the Belgian Competition Authority terminates its proceedings against Proximus following the divestiture of EDPnet to Citymesh
On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Proximus following the sale of EDPnet to Citymesh.
The Belgian Competition Authority publishes a specific analytical framework for hospital concentrations
This article is an updated version of our previous article on the uncertainty regarding hospital merger control, focusing on the BCA’s decision of 28 June 2023.
Help… am I still up-to-date with the current trends in labour law?
In the webinar, our team of experienced employment law experts will give a comprehensive overview of the most crucial developments that have shaped the employment law landscape over the past year.
WEBINAR VIDEO | Digital Law Series #21: Keeping up with GDPR
During this Digital Law Series, Gerrit Vandendriessche and Erika Ellyne discuss a mix of data protection news.