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On 7 March 2013, the European Union Court of Justice (the "ECJ") released its decision in GfBk Gesellschaft für Börsenkommunikation mbH v. Finanzamt Bayreuth (C-275/11). The case concerned the VAT treatment of certain outsourced investment...

On 21 March 2013, the Senate approved the new Belgian Competition Act.  This was the last step in finalising one of the key objectives of Minister of Economic Affairs Vande Lanotte, that is, making the Belgian Competition Authority more effective and controlling...

This edition of the Global Environment Newsletter takes a look at how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) impact on project permitting, and other environmental regulatory, decisions in 10 jurisdictions: Australia, Belgium, The Czech Republic, Germany, Italy,...

In a judgment of 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal has recognised that documents produced by in-house lawyers are covered by legal privilege in investigations under the Belgian Competition Act. The judgment diverges from the established case-law of...

On 24 December 2012 a protocol entered into force amending the Belgium-UK double tax treaty. The amended treaty includes a provision for the elimination of withholding tax on interest payments between UK and Belgian companies and introduces zero withholding on...

On 21 December 2012, the Belgian Parliament has adopted a new Law implementing part of the Federal Government's 2013 Budget Plan. The new Law contains a number of certain important new tax measures, most of which will have effect as from 1 January 2013. At the...

This article provides a guide to environmental law and practice in Belgium featuring a wide range of topics including: • The main permitting frameworks • Liability regimes for contaminated land and environmental damage • Regulators'...

In a time when one regulatory initiative has been completed and another one makes its appearance, the payments industry - faced with such a plethora of legislative measures - is trying to live up to the challenge. This client briefing discusses the key...

Clifford Chance is delighted to announce that the 2012 edition of its brochure 'European Insolvency Procedures' is now available. Adrian Cohen, partner in the restructuring and insolvency group in London and European liaison partner, notes "The...

On 7 May 2012 the laws of 19 March and 22 April 2012 modifying and simplifying certain aspects of the procedure for liquidating Belgian companies were published. In 2006, the Belgian legislator amended the rules on liquidation procedures in an attempt to prevent...