In December 2024, a Belgian Court of Appeal recognised the civil liability of the Belgian State for a colonial crime committed in the Belgian Congo between 1948 and 1953. In the Métis case, as already addressed by scholars,
Red Bull II: The Cost of Moving a Dawn Raid to Brussels
In a second judgment arising from the Commission’s 2023 dawn raid at Red Bull’s premises, the General Court has clarified the limited circumstances in which undertakings may recover costs incurred when an inspection continues at the Commission’s premises.
Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 3/2026: Abstracts
The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts“ (IPRax) features the following articles:
B. Heiderhoff/C. Rüsing: Dealing with parallel proceedings in Third Countries – from Germany via Brussels to The Hague? [German]
The extent to which
Belgium – Pay Transparency – Flemish Minister announces fines for companies “that pay men more than women”
Last week, in the wake of International Women’s Day, the Flemish government approved a – very partial – implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
The bulk of the transposition work is still to be done by the federal government and
Belgian High Court Confirms Full Judicial Review of Supervisory Authority Decisions
On 15 January 2026, the Belgian High Court delivered a judgment in proceedings initiated by the Belgian Supervisory Authority, in which it challenged the scope of judicial review exercised by the Market Court over its enforcement decisions. The authority was
Belgian High Court Confirms Full Judicial Review of Supervisory Authority Decisions
On 15 January 2026, the Belgian High Court delivered a judgment in proceedings initiated by the Belgian Supervisory Authority, in which it challenged the scope of judicial review exercised by the Market Court over its enforcement decisions. The authority was
Dhondt on Jurisdiction and Taxation in the Habsburg Netherlands
Frederik Dhondt has posted Jurisdiction and Taxation in the Habsburg Netherlands: The Manuscripts of Goswin Arnould de Wynants, Emperor Charles VI’s Belgian Councillor, which also appears in Handelingen van de Koninklijke Commissie voor de Uitgave der Oude Wetten en
Belgium’s action plan to combat long-term absence requires employers to take action too
In previous blogs, we have mentioned how Belgium is high up in the ranks of countries with employees on long-term absence, and how our new(ish) government wants to tackle this national disease on different fronts.
The first chapter of this
Belgian legaltech Alice raises €1M to bring trustworthy AI workflows to legal casework
Ghent, Belgium, 29 December 2025. Alice, an AI platform built by lawyers for lawyers and legal teams, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to rethink legal casework from end to end. The round was led by NewSchool and Seeder
Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel
Belgium filed Tuesday a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip.
In the declaration, Belgium expressed its understanding of the term “genocidal intent”