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  • EU/International Trade Outlook 2026 – How to Best Navigate Increasingly Choppy Waters?
    25 Mar 2026 14 min read
  • European Commission unveils Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal – A turning point for EU Industrial Policy?
    11 Mar 2026 8 min read
  • From gig to guarantee: how the EU is transforming platform work
    05 Mar 2026 7 min read
  • Belgian law update: Two January 2026 bills to amend the Code of Economic Law
    26 Feb 2026 5 min read
  • Raffinerie Tirlemontoise and Südzucker under investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority for suspected abuse of economic dependence
    25 Feb 2026 3 min read
  • New EU rules to prevent the destruction of unsold textiles
    17 Feb 2026 6 min read
  • The Road to a UK CBAM – Various new developments just announced including proposed new UK CBAM implementing legislation and public consultation
    17 Feb 2026 10 min read
  • Transposition Time Updates – Nordic Trio: Denmark, Finland, and Sweden Progress Towards New EU Product Liability Directive Implementation
    12 Feb 2026 6 min read
  • EU–India FTA – Entering India’s Automotive Market
    03 Feb 2026 10 min read
  • From political parties to kitchens and concert stages: the legal stakes behind the name “Anders”
    23 Jan 2026 4 min read
  • Battery Electric Vehicles from China: a timely update on the EU’s anti-subsidy duties and the Commission’s new guidance on price undertakings
    20 Jan 2026 7 min read
  • Transposition Time Updates – New Year Rings in the First EU Member State adoption of the new Product Liability Directive
    09 Jan 2026 7 min read
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Commercial Law Insights

EU/International Trade Outlook 2026 – How to Best Navigate Increasingly Choppy Waters?

25 Mar 2026 14 min read

European Commission unveils Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal – A turning point for EU Industrial Policy?

11 Mar 2026 8 min read

From gig to guarantee: how the EU is transforming platform work

05 Mar 2026 7 min read

Belgian law update: Two January 2026 bills to amend the Code of Economic Law

26 Feb 2026 5 min read

Raffinerie Tirlemontoise and Südzucker under investigation by the Belgian Competition Authority for suspected abuse of economic dependence

25 Feb 2026 3 min read

New EU rules to prevent the destruction of unsold textiles

17 Feb 2026 6 min read

The Road to a UK CBAM – Various new developments just announced including proposed new UK CBAM implementing legislation and public consultation

17 Feb 2026 10 min read

Transposition Time Updates – Nordic Trio: Denmark, Finland, and Sweden Progress Towards New EU Product Liability Directive Implementation

12 Feb 2026 6 min read

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