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Branda Katan is een van de redacteuren van het Handboek Massaschade. Cas Michiels leverde als co-auteur een bijdrage aan een hoofdstuk over de externe financiering van collectieve acties.

The clock is ticking for companies to set the record straight on resale price maintenance (RPM). Retailers must be able to determine their own retail prices without any direct or indirect meddling by suppliers.

On 18 July 2023, the Luxembourg law of 14 July 2023 establishing a mechanism for the national screening of foreign direct investments likely to undermine security or public order has been published in the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Jan-Maarten Schepel bespreekt de recente uitspraak van de Hoge Raad over de toepassing van de klachtplicht op bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid.

In a judgment of 23 January 2024 (case no. 200.304.621 and 200.304.673), the Court of Appeal ruled that elevator manufacturer Kone can be held liable for damages alleged by 23 parties that combined their claims in a litigation vehicle.

Companies should review their recruitment and hiring policies and practices. The Commission has joined the hunt for ‘job cartels’ with its first ever cartel in the labour market.

The European Commission has fined Mondelēz EUR 337.5 million for restricting cross-border trade. Brand owners are advised to double-check their licensing and distribution systems, as well as their commercial conduct, for possible territorial restraints.

Unfair trading conditions and tying are gaining traction as alleged abusive practices in the digital industry, as the European Commission fines Meta EUR 797.72 million for hindering competitors of Facebook Marketplace.

The Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of €490,112 on Le Creuset for vertical price fixing (also known as resale price maintenance).

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances.

In het publiek debat worden bestuurders in toenemende mate aangesproken op hun verantwoordelijkheid voor de ESG-compliance van het bedrijf. Ook juridisch: denk aan strafrechtelijke aangiften en onderzoeken met expliciete aandacht voor bestuurders.

By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as ‘qualified entities’ (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers.

On 23 October 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (the BCA) concluded its first hybrid cartel proceedings by imposing a fine of EUR 778.777 on CERP SA (CERP) for participating in anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical distribution sector.

Gelieerde bestuurders en commissarissen hebben een dubbele loyaliteit. Zij zijn loyaal aan zowel de rechtspersoon als hun achterman, zoals een aandeelhouder, een overheid of de medezeggenschap.

In de laatste editie van het Maandblad van Ondernemingsrecht zijn schriftelijke uitwerkingen opgenomen van bijdragen aan het symposium ‘Beschouwingen over de bestuurstaak’ van november jl.

On 31 January 2025, Belgium's Government Agreement for 2025-2029 was published, focusing on strengthening competition, safeguarding tech expertise, and increasing subsidy transparency. However, more steps are needed to define practical implementation.

Following the EC’s Horizontal Guidelines, the ACM and CMA have also published updated guidance on sustainability agreements. The approaches adopted by the three authorities are largely similar, but leave room for divergent assessments in some respects.