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Belgian minister of finance announces stricter scope of beneficial copyright tax regime In the context of the beneficial copyright tax regime, the Belgian government seems adamant to limit the scope and benefits of this regime. What will be the consequences, and will it survive the Belgian Constitutional Court?
Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more.
Stibbe represents retail company Stibbe represented an upmarket department store company in the highly publicized proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) regarding the validity of the national sales period legislation in light of EU law.
Stibbe advises pharmaceutical multinational Stibbe assisted a pharmaceutical multinational in complex litigations.
Stibbe advises trading and recycling companies Stibbe advised trading and recycling companies on the drafting of agreements such as confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and partnership agreements.
Stibbe advises EverYi Capital Stibbe advised Chinese private equity firm EverYi Capital on its joint venture with world-famous chocolatier Maison Pierre Marcolini to develop and market the latter’s activities in Greater China.
Le conseil de la publicité émet des recommandations en matière d’influenceurs en ligne En octobre 2018, le Conseil de la publicité a émis des recommandations en matière d’influenceurs en ligne. Ces dernières années, les influenceurs en ligne ont connu un succès grandissant et exercent une grande influence, sur les (jeunes) consommateurs.
Raad voor reclame vaardigt aanbevelingen uit voor online influencers In oktober 2018 vaardigde de Raad voor Reclame aanbevelingen uit voor online influencers. Deze aanbevelingen moet de consument beschermen en online influencers (of anderen die hiervan gebruik maken) helpen om de regels inzake reclame correct na te leven.
Beperkte ruimte of tijd in reclame in het kader van overeenkomsten gesloten op afstand Walbusch Walter Busch voegde een reclamefolder van 6 pagina's met een afscheurbare bestelkaart toe aan tijdschriften, zonder herroepingsformulier. De vordering om de verspreiding te stoppen werd in eerste aanleg toegewezen, maar in hoger beroep afgewezen.
Des contraintes d’espace dans des publicités dans le cadre des contrats conclus à distance Walbusch Walter Busch a inséré un prospectus publicitaire de six pages dans des journaux sans formulaire de rétraction. La demande de cessation de publication a été accueillie en première instance, mais réformée en appel.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications.