Access to justice during the Coronavirus Now that the semi-lockdown has been in place for a month in Belgium, it is becoming increasingly clear that the restrictions imposed by the government will continue to have a significant impact on the functioning of society and companies for some time to c
In these difficult times, where live music performance and events are postponed or cancelled, the economic situation of artists is quite difficult. At the occasion of the World Art Day, it is useful to be reminded of some of the rules applicable to author’s remuneration when their music is
The Group of 10, consisting of representatives of employers’ organizations and trade unions, reached an agreement on three practical points in the context of the Corona crisis.
Regulation 2015/2120 laying down measures concerning open internet access (the Regulation), that entered into force in April 2016, states that providers of internet access services shall treat all online traffic equally without discrimination or restriction.
The EU Commission (recommendation and guidance), the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (statement summarised in our previous ezine, letter and guidelines below) and some Data Protection Authorities have been quite busy the last days regarding the legal framework of tracing apps as one of the com
Yesterday 23 April 2020, Belgian parliament approved a draft law suspending the ongoing procedures for the 2020 social elections. With this parliamentary approval, the advice no.
Both on the federal and regional level, the Belgian authorities introduced a large number of support measures to support Belgian companies while coping with the current Corona crisis.
The government is constantly taking additional measures to contain the proliferation of the Coronavirus, and to limit the consequences for the economy.
On 30 April 2020, the Belgian Parliament adopted a bill on certain measures concerning the continuation of collective insurances for employees in temporary unemployment. These measures apply to supplementary pension schemes, collective health insurances, disability insurances, invalidity insuranc
On 29 October 2019, the law of 28 May 2019 amending the Law on late payment of commercial transactions of 2 August 2002 Act was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.