On 7 November 2024 the Constitutional Court of Belgium handed down a judgment following the appeal for the annulment of the Belgian law on whistleblowers and referred questions regarding the status of in-house counsel’s legal professional privilege to the Court of Justice of the European...
On 18 July, the now-re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled comprehensive proposal and vision for her 2024-2029 tenure, titled Europe’s Choice. Part of this proposal includes a section to make Europe competitive and prosperous on an international stage, while retaining...
The European Commission has been conducting thorough investigations into the state aid measures provided to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM Group to ensure their compliance with EU State aid rules. Initially approved under the State aid COVID Temporary Framework, these measures have faced legal...
On June 26, 2024, the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Microsoft, indicating its preliminary view that the tech giant has violated EU antitrust laws by tying MS Teams, its communication, collaboration, and conferencing platform, to its popular productivity and corporate software suites,...
On 7 March 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed out two judgments on data processing with cases C-479/22 P and C-604/22. The cases clarified what constitutes personal data processing under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), particularly in contexts involving...
On 19 March 2024, the European Commission published a Recommendation on how to increasingly combat counterfeiting and enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Commission estimates that industries that “make intensive use of IP” contribute 47% of total EU GDP and nearly 40% of...
The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (IF) represents a significant overhaul of international tax rules, aimed at addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. The global tax solution seeks to ensure that multinational enterprises (MNEs) pay a...
Shareholder activism in the oil and gas industry has gained traction in recent years, with activist shareholders pushing multinational conglomerates towards sustainable practices to decrease the negative and harmful impact that fossil fuel production has. Thus far, the companies have been ambiguous in their promises...
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is part of the broader ambitions by the European Union, as set out in the European Green Deal and the European Climate Law. The due diligence process aims to cover the six steps defined by the OECD Due Diligence...
As a leading industrialised nation, France must address its current lack of protection for in-house legal advice. This deficiency has put French companies in a challenging position, making them less effective in addressing potential corruption and, furthermore, has put French companies at a disadvantage in...