In its judgements of 24 September 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that "de-referencing" is limited to just European Union domains and that Google does not have to remove search results simply because they contain sensitive information. This is not the first time that Google has de
Posting of employees by an employer to a third party who uses the employees and exercises employer’s authority over them is in principle prohibited (Article 31, § 1 of the Temporary Employment Act).
In its judgement of 12 September 2019, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that copyright protection may not be granted to designs on the sole ground that they produce a specific aesthetic effect. The case concerned two companies active in the sector of design, production and sale of clot
Summertime is the slack season for social law. This was not different this year. There was almost no legislation published with significant relevance for employers. An exception is the new regulation on training leave for employees working in Flanders.
On 1 January 2020, the new Incoterms® 2020 entered into force. If agreed between trading parties, these terms set out the mutual obligations of the buyer and the seller with regard to the delivery of goods. Apart from structural and visual enhancements to the Incoterms, such as more instruct
The mobility allowance (or cash for car) is a cash amount that an employee receives in exchange for handing in the company car. The allowance is advantageous from a parafiscal point of view.
The binding third-party decision has many applications and can be useful, among other things, in anticipating certain unforeseen developments in ongoing contracts.
As from 1 January 2020 the Companies and Associations Code (CAC) is applicable to all companies, associations and foundations, including legal persons who did not yet adapt their articles of association to the CAC.
(Non-exhaustive) list of subjects henceforth regulated in a mandatory manner Certain previous denominations of companies and associations disappear. No amendment of the articles of association is required for this. For instance, an ordinary limited partnership (Comm.