{"id":4142,"date":"2020-12-14T19:46:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/technology\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T13:12:24","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Administrative law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Council of State (12th division) no. 224.309, 9 July 2013, CDPK 2014 (abridged), issue 2, 306 and 327; http:\/\/www.raadvst-consetat.be (6 September 2014) (police regulations \u2013 terraces for caf\u00e9s and restaurants)<\/p>

\u2013<\/strong> Constitutional Court no. 22\/2015, 19 February 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling), http:\/\/www.const-court.be (19 February 2015); Belgian Official Journal 28 April 2015 (first publication) (extract), 23634 and http:\/\/staatsblad.be (3 May 2015) (discrimination within police forces)<\/p>

Labour law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Labour Court of Brussels dated 28\/03\/1988, Rechtskundig Weekblad 88-89, 371 (liability of employee \u2013 delivery of work)<\/p>

\u2013 Labour Court of Appeal of Brussels dated 17\/10\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 01-02, 127 (dismissal for urgent reason \u2013 sexist language use)<\/p>

\u2013 Labour Court of Brussels dated 4 June 2019, Rechtskundig Weekblad 2019-20, 68 and mentioned in VAN EECKHOUTTE, W., Sociaal Compendium. Arbeidsrecht met fiscale notities [Social Compendium. Labour Law with tax annotations], 2664-2756 (93 p.) (manifestly unreasonable dismissal) Labour law with tax annotations], 2664-2756 (93 p.) (manifestly unreasonable dismissal)<\/p>

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Construction law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Belgian Constitutional Court no. 117\/2004 dated 30\/06\/04, http:\/\/www.const-court.be (2 July 2004); A.A. 2004, issue 3, 1351; Belgian Official Journal 5 October 2004 (extract), 70253 and http:\/\/staatsblad.be (13 October 2004); TMR 2004, issue 6, 706 and TBP 2005, issue 4-5, 209-379 (Equality and non-discrimination with regard to spatial planning and urban development \u2013 integrated physical environment permit for subdividing lands in the Flemish Region)<\/p>

\u2013 Council of State dated 12\/02\/09, no. 190.356, jura.be and T.Gem. 2010, issue 2.112 (special operating conditions \u2013 urban development)<\/p>

Contracts<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 District Court of Hasselt dated 12\/10\/2002, Revue G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de Droit Civil 2003, 638 with note by K. Vanderschot \u2013 The sanctioning of unlawful damages clauses.<\/p>

– District Court of Leuven dated 24\/02\/06, NJW no. 162, 418 (understatement of price – simulation)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 23\/04\/08, Rechtskundig Weekblad 10-11, 586 (commercial lease \u2013 eviction compensation)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 15\/12\/2009, Justel N-20091215- (disguised gift)<\/p>

\u2013 Commercial Court of Leuven dated 04\/03\/11, Rechtskundig Weekblad 11-12, 963 (repurchase in case of non-fulfilment of the contractual clauses)<\/p>

\u2013 District Court of Brussels dated 16\/01\/12, Rechtskundig Weekblad 14-15, 589 (broker\u00b4s fee \u2013 real estate agent \u2013 breaking off of negotiations on a purchase agreement for real property)<\/p>

\u2013 District Court of Leuven dated 08\/05\/13, Rechtskundig Weekblad 14-15, 71 (social lease \u2013 duty of actual occupation)<\/p>

Computer law – Ict<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 President of the Commercial Court of Leuven dated 01\/03\/2007, published in Computerrecht (magazine for IT, telecommunications and law), 2008, p.101 et seq<\/p>

\u2013 Constitutional Court dated 27\/01\/11, A.GrwH 2011, issue 1, 331 (copyrights)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 04\/06\/2015, NJW dated 28\/12\/2016 (no. 353) p. 918 (parasitic competition \u2013 defamation \u2013 domain name)<\/p>

Family law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Justice of the Peace of Westerlo dated 15\/12\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 01-02, 1037 (artificial application of urgent and temporary measures)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 26\/11\/13, Rechtskundig Weekblad 14-15, 266 and Tijdschrift voor Familierecht 2014, 225, note by K. Vereecke (summary proceeding \u2013 administration)<\/p>

– Rb. \u2013 District Family Court of Leuven dated 02\/10\/2019, Rechtskundig Weekblad 2020-21, 830 (personal contact of grandparents \u2013 interest of the child)<\/p>

Tax law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Belgian Constitutional Court dated 06\/04\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 00-01, 472 (request for a preliminary ruling \u2013 customs and excise duties \u2013 prosecution)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.03.0622.N, 25 May 2004 (Pova Fuel et al. \/ Minister of Finance), Arr.Cass. 2004, issue 5, 913; http:\/\/www.cass.be (22 June 2004); Pas. 2004, issue 5-6, 906; T.Strafr. 2005 (abridged), issue 6, 440 (confiscation)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 17\/03\/11, FJF, 2012, 337 (transfer of family company at reduced tax rate)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (1st division) AR F.12,0044.N, 16 January 2014 (L.V. \/ Belgian State), http:\/\/www.cass.be (9 February 2014), opinion of THIJS, D.; TBO 2015, issue 1, 31 (right to VAT deduction)<\/p>

– Rb. \u2013 District Court of Leuven (civil) (12th division) no. 16\/1228\/A, 1 December 2017, FJF 2018 (summary), issue 3, 103 and http:\/\/www.monkey.be\/ (20 June 2018); TFR 2018 (summary), issue 549-550, 969 and http:\/\/tfrnet.larcier.be\/ (30 November 2018), note by VANDEBERGH, H. (signs and indications \u2013 gift)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels (Dutch-language) (civil) (6th division) no. 2015\/AF\/119, 18 June 2019, FJF 2019 (summary), issue 9, 323 and http:\/\/www.monkey.be\/ (9 January 2020) (personal income tax \u2013 stopping work)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels (Dutch-language) (civil) (6th division) no. 2018\/AF\/190, 3 March 2020, Fisc.Koer. 2020 (presentation of KELL, L.), issue 8, 184 and http:\/\/www.monkey.be\/ (1 June 2020), note by KELL, L. (signs and indications \u2013 rebuttal)<\/p>

Insolvency law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Commercial Court of Ghent dated 10\/01\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 00-01, 699 (judicial composition)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 14\/03\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 00-01, 697 (bankruptcy and excusability)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 06\/11\/01, Rechtskundig Weekblad 03-04, 66 (judicial composition and remission)<\/p>

\u2013 District Court of Leuven dated 13\/09\/02, Rechtskundig Weekblad 03-04, 1274 (bankruptcy and excusability)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 02\/04\/09, Rechtskundig Weekblad 10-11, 25 (bankruptcy and excusability)<\/p>

\u2013 Constitutional Court no. 22\/2019, 14 February 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling) http:\/\/www.const-court.be (15 February 2019); Belgian Official Journal 14 October 2019 (first publication) (extract), 94283 and http:\/\/staatsblad.be (15 October 2019); JLMB 2019 (summary), issue 19, 915 and http:\/\/jlmbi.larcier.be\/ (12 June 2019), note by F.G.; RW 2018-19 (summary), issue 29, 1160 and http:\/\/www.rw.be\/ (3 April 2019); RW 2018-19 (summary), issue 39, 1544 and http:\/\/www.rw.be\/ (26 June 2019), note (bankruptcy \u2013 third-party opposition)<\/p>

International law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 President of the Commercial Court of Leuven dated 11\/05\/2006, Juristenkrant 21\/06\/2006, no. 123 (misleading advertising \u2013 international jurisdiction)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 26\/11\/13, Rechtskundig Weekblad 14-15, 266 and Tijdschrift voor Familierecht 2014, 225, note by K. Vereecke (international jurisdiction \u2013 summary proceeding \u2013 administration)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp 13 September 2018, RABG 2020, issue 11-12, 944 (international jurisdiction \u2013 sales concession)<\/p>

Market practices:<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Commercial Court of Tongeren dated 26\/05\/1988, Rechtskundig Weekblad 88-89, 128, and TPR, Overzicht van Rechtspraak wet op de handelspraktijken 1983-1988 [Overview of Case law relating to the Act on Commercial Practices 1983-1988], 289 (verbatim copying of catalogue)<\/p>

\u2013 Commercial Court of Brussels dated 19\/10\/1994, Jaarboek Handelspraktijken [Commercial Practices Yearbook] 1995, 543 (abuse of dominant position)<\/p>

\u2013 Brussels dated 21\/06\/1995, Rechtskundig Weekblad 95-96, 853 and AJT, 95-96, 497 and Jaarboek Handelspraktijken en Mededinging [Commercial Practices and Competition Yearbook] 1995\/96, 567 (abuse of dominant economic position \u2013 refusal to sell)<\/p>

\u2013 Ghent dated 20\/10\/04, Rechtskundig Weekblad 07-08, 280 (joint offer \u2013 real estate agent)<\/p>

President of the Commercial Court of Leuven dated 11\/05\/2006, Juristenkrant 21\/06\/2006, no. 123 (misleading advertising \u2013 international jurisdiction)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 04\/06\/2015, NJW dated 28\/12\/2016 (no. 353) p. 918 (parasitic competition \u2013 defamation \u2013 domain name)<\/p>

Environmental law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Environmental Enforcement Court dated 20\/02\/14, MHHC 14\/15-VK<\/p>

Procedural law:<\/strong><\/p>

– Belgian Constitutional Court no. 165\/2002 dated 13\/11\/02, jura.be mentioned in SMETS, A., Inhoud van het eenzijdig verzoekschrift [Content of the unilateral petition] – Book contributions – In: X., Bestendig Handboek Burgerlijk Procesrecht [Permanent Manual of Civil Procedural Law], VI.2 – 1 – VI.2 – 28 (28 p.) – October 2016 (attachment law)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 02\/04\/09, Rechtskundig Weekblad 10-11, 25 (proof in civil cases \u2013 denial of signature)<\/p>

– Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.12.1940.N, 22 October 2013 (J.B. \/ S.B.), http:\/\/www.cass.be (18 November 2013); Pas. 2013, issue 10, 2001 (probative value of expert\u00b4s findings)<\/p>

\u2013 Justice of the Peace of Zoutleeuw dated 06\/03\/14, Rechtskundig Weekblad 14-15, 1030 (lease \u2013 claim against driver \u2013 daily default fine)<\/p>

\u2013 Justice of the Peace of Leuven dated 07\/04\/15, Rechtskundig Weekblad 15-16, 516 (local road \u2013 acquisitive prescription)<\/p>

– Vred. \u2013 Justice of the Peace of Westerlo 7 March 2018, RW 2017-18, issue 40, 1592 and http:\/\/www.rw.be\/ (6 June 2018) (lack of capacity \u2013 impossibility of discerning who the responsible bodies are)<\/p>

Criminal law<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation dated 20\/10\/1992 (Nevens\/Omob), Arr.Cass 91-92, 1215, Bull. 92, 1173 and Pas. 92, I, 1173 (handling of stolen property)<\/p>

\u2013 Antwerp dated 20\/02\/1996, Rechtskundig Weekblad 96-97, 398, with notes by Arnou and Gelders (unlawful search of a vehicle)<\/p>

\u2013 Belgian Constitutional Court dated 06\/04\/00, Rechtskundig Weekblad 00-01, 472 (request for a preliminary ruling \u2013 customs and excise duties \u2013 prosecution)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.02.0494.N, 4 February 2003 (B.E.), Arr.Cass. 2003, issue 2, 319; http:\/\/www.cass.be (5 March 2003); Pas. 2003, issue 2, 265 (fair trial and equality of arms)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation dated 26\/02\/02, Arr.Cass. 2002, issue 2, 580; http:\/\/www.cass.be (23 April 2002); Pas. 2002, issue 2, 551; RW 2002-03, issue 38, 1504 and http:\/\/www.rw.be (7 June 2003), note by BACKX, B. (fair trial \u2013 proof in criminal cases)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.03.0622.N, 25 May 2004 (Pova Fuel et al. \/ Minister of Finance), Arr.Cass. 2004, issue 5, 913; http:\/\/www.cass.be (22 June 2004); Pas. 2004, issue 5-6, 906; T.Strafr. 2005 (abridged), issue 6, 440 (confiscation)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.06.1533.N, 13 February 2007 (A.A.S.H., M.J.A.V.L. \/ G.D.M., M.B., B.M. et al.), Arr.Cass. 2007, issue 2, 362; http:\/\/www.cass.be (23 March 2007); Pas. 2007, issue 2, 314; T.Strafr. 2007, issue 5, 315, note (nullification of decision of the Court of Assizes)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.10.0834.N, 26 October 2010 (K.R.D., Belgian State \/ E.H.J.V.G., S.P. et al.), Juristenkrant 2011 (presentation of VANWALLEGHEM, P.), issue 223, 7; http:\/\/www.cass.be (10 November 2010); Pas. 2010, issue 10, 2801 (obligation to provide reasons for wiretapping \u2013 irregular monitoring)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.14.1149.N, 16 December 2014 (M.G.M.K., E.G.E.L.D., Renovama nv), http:\/\/www.cass.be (5 January 2015); NC 2015, issue 5, 447 and http:\/\/www.nullumcrimen.be\/ (16 November 2015); RW 2015-16 (summary), issue 20, 783 and http:\/\/www.rw.be\/ (9 February 2016) (reasonable period \u2013 Money Laundering Act \u2013 confiscation)<\/p>

– Cass. \u2013 Court of Cassation P.13.0845 dated 24\/02\/15 (CG\/Ethias), Arr.Cass. 2015, issue 2, 528; http:\/\/www.cass.be (14 March 2015); Pas. 2015, issue 2, 493 (probative value of late official police report)<\/p>

\u2013 Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.14.0784.N, 23 June 2015 (B.F.I.J. \/ lease), Arr.Cass. 2015, issue 6-8, 1708; http:\/\/www.cass.be (26 July 2015); Pas. 2015, issue 6-7-8, 1678 (application of the law in time)<\/p>