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In the Picture - Red light for greenwashing
Imagine… 💭 Your company wants to do its bit for the environment and has recently worked hard to reduce the amount of harmful chemicals used in its production process.
Your marketing team finds these changes in the production process ideal for launching a marketing campaign. The proposal is to claim centrally on the packaging of your products that they are "environmentally friendly". After all, you see that your competitors are also increasingly making these kinds of environmental claims in their advertising materials.
Your legal department pulls the emergency brake and reminds you of the European ban on greenwashing. Greenwashing? Surely your company is genuinely committed to eco-friendly production?
👉 Read our latest #inthepicture ”Red light for greenwashing", written by our commercial associate Hannah Bru and our partner Milena Varga 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eH7EXYBq
#EU #EUlaw #sustainability #commerciallaw #greenwashing
Live webinar corporate housekeeping
Yesterday our corporate counsel Ine Schockaert and corporate paralegal Marthe Wouters spoke about corporate housekeeping at a live webinar of NCOI Learning. They discussed various topics, such as governance and representation, decision-making, the organization of the AGM, publication and UBO-registration requirements, the language used in corporate documents and other relevant matters.
Did you miss it? You can still watch the webinar via the following link 👉 Corporate Housekeeping: aandachtspunten uit de praktijk | NCOI Learning | NCOI.be
#corporatehousekeeping #corporatelaw #useoflanguage #WVV #CCA #meetcontrast
Join our team as Senior Competition Lawyer!
Een passie voor het mededingingsrecht? Mis dan niet de unieke kans om als 'senior competition lawyer' (min. 4 jr. ervaring) aan te sluiten bij ons band 1 team voor mededingingsrecht! Interesse? Lees meer op onze website 🔗https://lnkd.in/gMcTGTxb, of 📞 neem contact op met onze HR officer Simone Goyvaerts!
#legaljobs #competitionlaw #lawyer #advocaat #contrast
Webinar-on-demand Knipperlichten
We blozen er een beetje bij ... 😊 Ook online wordt ons seminarie Knipperlichten gesmaakt. Heb je het zelf nog niet kunnen volgen? Registreer je via onze website 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4Fmy6NH Zo krijg je snel een zicht op de belangrijkste ondernemingsrechtelijke ontwikkelingen. Het seminarie is erkend voor 5 IBJ/OVB punten.
#contrastseminars #seminars #mededingingsrecht #vennootschapsrecht #verbintenissenrecht #handelsrecht #arbeidsrecht
Join our team as Junior Commercial Lawyer!
Are you passionate about commercial law, do you already have some experience in this field (1-3 years) and would you like to boost your career? Then apply for our open vacancy 'Junior commercial lawyer', and join an exciting practice with a fun and entrepreneurial team 👇
https://lnkd.in/eq8vU69g
#lawyer #lawjobs #career #vacancy #commerciallaw #contrasttalent
contrast on campus
🎓 Bart Bellen and Céline Mergeay of our corporate & M&A team gave a guest lecture on Share Purchase Agreements at the University of Antwerp. Thank you to Alexander Snyers for the opportunity, and to the students for the interactive session.
Also interested in M&A? Download our M&A e-survey now 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_7puRgy
#lawstudents #uantwerpen #sharepurchaseagreements #mergersandacquisitions #meetcontrast #contrastoncampus
In the Picture - Anyone in for some more legal uncertainty for acquisitions?
Imagine… 💭 You happen to be the biggest soft drinks producer around, and you’ve just acquired a company in Germany that makes organic soft drinks. Your product line didn´t feature such a beverage until now, and to strengthen your position on the market you needed to find just such a producer... No sooner said than done!
The acquisition did not have to be notified to the European Commission or the German Competition Authority: the revenue figures of the local producer were low enough not to exceed the notification thresholds on either the EU or national level. Hence you were delighted when your in-house counsel told you that you could proceed with the takeover right away. Experience has taught you that such a notification procedure can take a great deal of time...
But even before you have a chance to celebrate the acquisition, your phone starts ringing off the hook. The day after sending out the press release proudly announcing the acquisition, the German Competition Authority informs you that it started an investigation into possible abuse of dominant position.
Abuse of dominant position? You nearly fall out of your chair: the acquisition didn’t even have to be notified! This can´t be possible - or can it?
👉 Read our latest In the Picture ”Anyone in for some more legal uncertainty for acquisitions?“, written by our senior associate Laura Sente and our partner Herlinde Burez.
#competitionlaw #mergercontrol #abuseofdominance #antitrust #telecom #towercast #inthepicture #EU
Mis het seminarie 'Distributie anno 2023' niet
Ken je reeds het antwoord op volgende vragen over distributie? 👇
- Welke contractsclausules (bijv. in verband met imprevisie) moeten worden opgenomen of aangepast onder het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht?
- Wat zijn relevante aandachtspunten en ervaringen in verband met rechtskeuze?
- Hoe moet een contractsclausule voor prijsaanpassingen (bijv. om rekening te kunnen houden met wijzigingen van grondstof- en personeelskosten) zijn opgesteld om afdwingbaar te zijn?
- Wat zijn relevante aandachtspunten en ervaringen in verband met exportcontrole?
- Welke informatie mag worden uitgewisseld tussen een leverancier en de distributeurs, in het bijzonder wanneer de leverancier daarmee tevens concurreert?
Onze vier experten beantwoorden de vragen graag tijdens het seminarie ‘Distributie anno 2023’. Schrijf je dus snel in als je graag hun antwoord kent 👉 https://lnkd.in/enYQsKwp
#contrastseminars #seminars #distributierecht #distributie #vber #verbintenissenrecht #handelsrecht
Career day @VUB
As a long-standing partner of ELSA Brussel, we are already looking forward to tomorrow's Career Day. We will be delighted to introduce Brussels students to all internship opportunities at contrast. Come to our stand and win one of our unique student packages! 🏆🎁 Or discover our career opportunities for students today via our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/gEaUEWF
#career #lawstudents #lawstudent #lawinternship #rechten #advocatuur #meetcontrast
Schrijf je snel in voor ons seminarie 'Distributie anno 2023'
📅 Neem in 2023 je distributieovereenkomsten, of die van je cliënten, onder de loep. Er moet met heel wat nieuwe regelgeving rekening worden gehouden, zoals bijv. met nieuwe mededingingsrechtelijke regels en met het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht.
Zie je graag snel terug het bos door de bomen? 🌳 Tijdens het seminarie ‘Distributie anno 2023’ loodsen 4 experten je door de nieuwe regelgeving en beantwoorden ze veelgestelde vragen over distributie:
- Goedele Driesen, GM Legal EMEA bij Komatsu Europe
- Filip Tuytschaever, competition partner bij contrast
- Laurence Vanhyfte, commercial senior associate bij contrast
- Berto Pals, commercial associate bij contrast
Interesse? Schrijf je snel in voor het seminarie van 1 juni, of volg het event online (nl. via live stream of via webinar-on-demand) 👉 https://lnkd.in/enYQsKwp
#contrastseminars #seminars #distributierecht #distributie #vber #verbintenissenrecht #handelsrecht
