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Kanttekeningen bij het Conceptwetsvoorstel vereenvoudiging en modernisering bewijsrecht.

Per 1 januari 2019 is diverse nieuwe wet- en regelgeving in werking getreden. In dit blogbericht lichten wij de belangrijkste wijzigingen op het gebied van het bestuursrecht en het omgevingsrecht er uit.

'Slimme algoritmes' nemen steeds meer arbeidsrechtelijk relevante beslissingen. Zo ook in de opkomende platformeconomie worden veel van deze beslissingen genomen door geautomatiseerde systemen: wie doet welke klus en en tegen welke beloning?

Belgium adopts the first version of the National Energy & Climate Plan, which is a compilation of three individual climate plans from each of Belgium’s regions. It contains specific measures aiming to reduce CO2 emissions in Belgium.

Op 16 februari 2018 wees de Hoge Raad twee beschikkingen , waarin de toepasselijkheid van de wettelijke bewijsregels bij ontbindingszaken aan bod kwam. De uitspraken richtten zich op het vaststellen of er sprake is van een redelijke grond.

On 12 December 2018, the General Court partly annulled the Commission's decision to fine drug manufacturer and originator company Servier and five generic companies in a reverse payment patent settlement case.

Two recent publications confirm that it is possible for companies to cooperate with a European Commission investigation and still comply with the data protection rules.

The General Court recently dismissed the appeal brought by Canal+ against the decision of the European Commission making the commitments of Paramount legally binding.

The General Court recently clarified that to establish a margin squeeze in the case of positive margins, the Commission needs to prove the exclusionary effects of the dominant company's pricing practices.

Companies awaiting the outcome of appeal proceedings should carefully consider whether to pay the imposed fine by bank guarantee or direct payment.

Companies are probably aware of the Commission's eagerness to clamp down on online resale price maintenance and geo-blocking restrictions. The recent fine for vertical restraints by clothing company Guess marks a new dot on the Commission's radar.