CJUE confirms that damage to an aircraft tyre by a screw lying on an airport runway is an extraordinary circumstance under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
On 4 April 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) handed down its judgment in Germanwings GmbH v Wolfgang... En savoir plus
New rules on unfair contract terms for B2B contracts
On 21 March 2019, the Belgian Parliament has approved a draft Law which applies the rules on unfair contract terms to B2B... En savoir plus
Aviation: Belgian Supreme Court confirms that under the Brussels I Regulation (Recast) the substantive validity of a choice of jurisdiction clause must be assessed under the law of the chosen Member State
On 8 February 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) annulled a judgement of the Dutch speaking Commercial Court of Brussels... En savoir plus
Drones: current rules in Belgium
Gatwick airport was recently forced to close its runways because of suspected drones entering the airspace. This incident led to the cancellations... En savoir plus
FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO BELGIAN PNR LAW
On 30 November 2018, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a first draft of future legislation amending the Law of 25 December... En savoir plus
EU261/2004: Why are so many requests for preliminary rulings pending before the CJEU?
In the last few years the Court of Justice of the European Union has frequently been asked to issue preliminary rulings on... En savoir plus
Belgian Company law reform: update
On 23 October 2018, the Belgian Commercial and Business Law Parliamentary Committee approved at a first reading stage the draft Law reforming... En savoir plus
Belgian UBO register: complex structures – who is the ultimate beneficial owner?
The Belgian Law of 18 September 2017 (the “Law”) implementing the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive of May 2015 (the “4th AML Directive”)... En savoir plus
New tax on securities accounts
One of the key measures of the Belgian Budget bill for 2018 is the introduction of a new tax on securities accounts... En savoir plus