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News 2016

Legal History was made in South Africa – a lesson learned from the common law system!

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25 January 2016

The North Gauteng High Court was asked in an urgent application to hear South Africa's first “Right to die” case.  True to the common law tradition one does not necessarily have to wait for the legislature to enact new legislation.

A new rent-law is on his way to liberalize old rent contracts

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25 January 2016

This will probably lead to the eviction of their residents from their long time homes.

Czech Republic will have for the first time since its accession to the European Union an Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU

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25 January 2016

The EU Committee of Experts of the Czech government approved the nominee Michael Bobek, who is a professor of European law at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and  a researcher at the Institute of European and Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford.

Colombia has been designated as the Latin American host of the World Economic Forum 2016

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25 January 2016

Besides the annual meeting in Davos, the Forum organizes also regional meetings in different continents (Africa, East Asia, Middle East and Latin America). 

Belgian Elevator cartel case (Belgium Competition and Antitrust)

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25 January 2016

Belgium Competition & Antitrust Brussels court deals blow in fight for damages against elevator cartel 15/01/2015. The Brussels Commercial Court has thrown out the European Commission's attempt to secure damages from four Belgian elevator cartel members for lack of proof of damages suffered.

Planning to become self-employed in Belgium?

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25 January 2016

Social contributions for the self-employed thoroughly reformed. Since the 1st of January social contributions for self-employed people are re-calculated. Until 2015 independent entrepreneurs had to pay quarterly contributions based on their income of three years ago.

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