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Advertisements highlighting only part of the total price can be considered a misleading practice

In a judgment dated 26 October 2016, the Court of Justice ruled that advertisements which particularly highlight only part of the total...
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Constitutional Court soon explicitly competent to uphold the effects of provisions declared unconstitutional in preliminary rulings

The powers of the Constitutional Court will soon be slightly broadened. The legislator, ruling by special majority, wants to grant the...
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New European Regulations on marital property law and registered partnerships

On 24 June 2016 the EU Council adopted two new Regulations aimed at creating certainty about property law for couples who enter into a...

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Dynamic IP addresses can be personal data and may be kept under certain conditions in the fight against cyberattacks

In its judgment of 19 October 2016 (C-582/14), the Court of Justice ruled on the preservation of dynamic IP addresses by websites in the...
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New act significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation

On 27 November, a new act came into force which significantly broadens the right to assistance by an attorney during an interrogation. This...
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Penalty attached to interim injunctions no longer immediately appealable

In a judgment dated 26 September 2016, the Ghent Court of Appeal ruled that the verdict of the court of first instance ordering a litigant...