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Christine de Keersmaeker, speaker to University of Antwerp’s Responsible Fashion Series

Our Senior IP Counsel Christine de Keersmaeker participated as speaker to University of Antwerp’s Responsible Fashion Series – Panel : what about the ...
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The first conservatory seizure on an NFT

Following the seizure by the British tax authorities of three NFTs, the Dutch court in Leeuwarden, has also seized an NFT. The dispute concerns an ...
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Assistance with respect to the refinancing of the real estate portfolio of Group Bernaerts

Dieter Veestraeten and his team assisted Group Bernaerts, a family owned real estate group based in Antwerp, with respect to the refinancing of its re...
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Assistance of DPG Media with the launch of streaming platform STREAMZ and the set-up, in this respect, of their joint-venture with TELENET

Astrea advised DPG Media (www.dpgmedia.be), the largest commercial broadcaster in Belgium, with the negotiation of a joint-venture with TELENET (www.t...
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Astrea advised the founders of GeoSQUARE on the sale of the group to BENCIS CAPITAL

Frederic Verspreeuwen and his team composed of Seppe Laenen, Annalyne Van den Steen and Barbara Terriere, advised the founders of the GeoSQUARE group ...
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The European Commission eases its position on « dual distribution »

Dual distribution refers to the situation whereby a supplier sells goods, not only to its independent distributors, but also (at a downstream-level) d...
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Barbara Terriere appointed as Country Expert Distribution Law for Belgium

Our counsel Barbara Terriere has been appointed as a Country Expert Distribution Law for Belgium by the International Distribution Institute (IDI). ...
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The French Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the car supplier refusing the re-appointment of his former network member

Over the last twenty years, several European courts have judged on the question whether a selective distribution system implies that a supplier is obl...
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Block Exemption Regulation on Vertical Agreements 2022

Block Exemption Regulation on Vertical Agreements 2022 Barbara Terriere will be moderating a discussion panel on “True and untrue agents in the new Gu...
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Lawful lending of staff? Yes, during the notice period: the transition trajectory

One of the measures under the current government's ‘labour deal’ is the introduction of the “transition trajectory”. Such transition trajectory all...
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Decree amendment strengthens interest in remedy before administrative law courts

On 21 May 2021, the Flemish Parliament approved a decree amending the DBRC decree of 4 April 2014, which changes appeal procedures before administrati...
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Striking: right to guaranteed pay, a union compensation or an unemployment allowance?

Participating in a strike (union action). Right to guaranteed pay, a union compensation or an unemployment allowance?

The employment cont...
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Fashion & Sports and IP : an Olympic team

Fashion and Sports, including the Olympics, and IP are forever interconnected. The 2024 Paris Olympics just showed this to the world last summer. Also...
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Groundbreaking European Court of Justice ruling turns football landscape upside down

On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice handed down a ruling concerning FIFA rules on the unilateral termination of player contracts in football. The ...
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Astrea is listed again in The Legal 500’s EMEA Green Guide for 2024

With due pride, we announce that Astrea has again earned a spot in The Legal 500’s EMEA Green Guide for the second consecutive year. This global list ...
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Have you thought of implementing the new Whistleblower Act in your company yet?

As of 17 December 2023, this legislation applies to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (50 to 249 employees). It was already in effect on 15 February ...
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Relance hours (overtime without high wage costs): extended until 30/06/2025

The system of relance hours was introduced during the corona crisis to cope with the exceptional increase of work in the crucial sectors. It was later...
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The final blow for Binance in Belgium? FSMA bans all operations of global crypto-platform.

The Belgian financial watchdog FSMA announced in its communication last Friday that the global crypto-platform Binance should cease all its operations...
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“474 companies risk a fine for having too many long-term incapacitated employees” - Insufficient prevention

Recently, a number of newspapers have reported that companies with too many long-term incapacitated employees are at risk of a fine. The National Soci...
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What are you (not) allowed to communicate about a former employee under the GDPR?

Recently, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the DPA) has ruled again on a communication that an employer had put on its intranet to inform its st...