• 19/10/2022
• News

The EU Deforestation Due Diligence Proposal: Key issues for the trilogue

On 17 November 2021, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a Proposal for a Regulation on placing on the EU market and exporting from the European Union wood, cattle (beef), cocoa, coffee, palm oil and soy and derived products associated with deforestation and forest degradation (“Proposed Regulation”).

• 13/10/2022
• News

The doctrine of change of circumstances (finally) codified in Belgian civil law

The economic recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the recent skyrocketing energy and gas prices are causing a significant increase of prices of finished products, semi-finished products and raw materials, as well as supply problems for certain of these products. In many ongoing contractual relationships, this drastically disrupts the contractual balance between the parties.

• 02/12/2021
• Books

Van Bael & Bellis partners Philippe De Baere, Clotilde du Parc and Isabelle Van Damme publish commentary on the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press has just published “The WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement” authored by Van Bael & Bellis partners Philippe De Baere, Clotilde du Parc and Isabelle Van Damme. The book provides a unique article-by-article commentary on the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, offering an essential and comprehensive insight into WTO case law. This commentary is an indispensable reference tool for all those working in the area of anti-dumping. Experts in international trade law, the authors have all been involved in a large number of WTO disputes and have extensive experience in anti-dumping investigations and in challenging anti-dumping determinations before the WTO and before national courts. The book is available to order here.