Retail and Consumer Goods

Articles - The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the registration, payment of administrative fees and access to information recorded in the register of beneficial owners (the “RBE Regulation”) entered into force on 1 March 2019 and depicts the practical aspects of the Law of 13 January 2019 establishing a beneficial owner register (the “RBE Law”). Another document, the LBR Circular 19/01 (the “Circular”) issued by the Luxembourg Business Registers on 25 February 2019  further describes the new register of beneficial owners (the “RBE”) with the aim of helping users. 

Articles - On Thursday August 30, Stibbe, in cooperation with Accenture Innovation Awards 2017 finalist Somnox, hosted a legal workshop as part of the 'Scale Up Academy of the Accenture Innovation Awards'. The purpose of the event was to make start-ups and scale-ups aware of the legal challenges that may arise in their infancy. 

Articles - Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection de législations récentes dans l'Union européenne et en Belgique.

Articles - Het Hof van Beroep te Gent bevestigde nogmaals de principiële vrijheid van handel en concurrentie waaruit de principiële geoorloofdheid van afwerving van personeel en cliënteel volgt [1]:

Articles - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposing Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 (also known as the 4th EU AML Directive) into national law with the brand new Law of 13 January 2019 (the RBE Law). Below is an overview of the important disclosure obligations that will soon apply to a wide range of Luxembourg entities.

Seminar - On 27 September, Stibbe and Bureau Stedelijke Planning will host a seminar for developers of commercial real estate, retailers and officials from municipalities and other government departments  about the consequences of the Appingedam jurisprudence for spatial planning

Articles - Op 7 mei 2018 verduidelijkte het Hof van Beroep te Gent[1] opnieuw enkele omstandigheden die ertoe kunnen leiden dat een uitoefening van de principiële vrijheid van handel en concurrentie toch een onrechtmatige handelspraktijk kan uitmaken. De vrijheid van mededinging impliceert dat men in principe vrij is om o.m. reclame te maken en cliënteel af te werven. Alleen wanneer deze handelspraktijken gepaard gaan met specifieke begeleidende bezwarende omstandigheden, kunnen zij een onrechtmatig karakter krijgen.

Articles - La Cour d’appel de Gand a de nouveau précisé le principe de liberté du commerce et de la concurrence dont découle la licéité du débauchage de personnel et de clientèle [1] :