News & Articles

13/01/22

Influencer marketing: 5 tips for your influencer contracts

Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…

11/01/22

Hague System – WIPO adopts new design rules to fit business needs

Since 1 January 2022, the Hague System Common Regulations contain new rules on force majeure, design publication and transfer of ownership.

24/12/21

Update Standard Contractual Clauses for international personal data transfers

Still thinking about your New Year’s resolution? Pursuant to the European Commission Implementing Decision of 4 June 2021 on standard contractual clau…

17/12/21

Klokkenluidersregelingen: stand van zaken

D'ici demain, 17 décembre 2021, la Directive EU sur les lanceurs d'alerte n° 2019/1937 du 23 octobre 2019 doit en principe être transposée dans la lég…

16/12/21

Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

16/12/21

The clock is ticking for whistleblowing schemes

European Directive 2019/1937 imposes an obligation on the Member States to provide for a legal framework for whistleblowing schemes in the private and…

09/12/21

Europa werkt regelgevend kader uit voor artificiële intelligentie

Kunstmatige of artificiële intelligentie (of afgekort AI) is niet meer weg te denken uit onze dagdagelijkse leefwereld. Bewust of onbewust maken we ie…

07/12/21

The BDPA’s recommendation on processing of biometric data

On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the BDPA) published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data (the Rec…

06/12/21

À quelles conditions décompiler un logiciel ?

Pour la première fois, la CJUE se penche sur la décompilation d’un logiciel. Elle livre une réponse nuancée. Tout en acceptant le principe de la décom…

06/12/21

Third parties coming to an end, what does the future of online tracking look like?

Since the arrival of the Internet in the 1990s, cookies have played an increasingly important role in personalizing ads. But that seems to be coming t…

02/12/21

EDPB publishes guidelines on interplay territorial scope GDPR and international transfers

On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published guidelines on the interplay between article 3 GDPR, on the territorial …

23/11/21

Flemish social democrats win first legal battle about their new party name, VOORUIT

On 18 November 2021, the President of the Brussels Enterprise Court rejected all the claims brought by a local political movement to oppose the new na…

15/11/21

Europa werkt regelgevend kader uit voor artificiële intelligentie

Kunstmatige of artificiële intelligentie (of afgekort AI) is niet meer weg te denken uit onze dagdagelijkse leefwereld. Bewust of onbewust maken we ie…

15/11/21

Quels outils pour encadrer les transferts internationaux de données ?

L’Internet et la numérisation ont facilité la circulation des données dans le monde et aujourd’hui les échanges commerciaux reposent de plus en plus s…

10/11/21

Gaming & Law | Adaptation rights and video games (Part 2)

Gaming: what’s law got to do with it? The online leisure and social gaming sectors are amongst the fastest growing and changing sectors. Simont B…

04/11/21

Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux

Consultation de la Commission sur l’adaptation des règles actuelles pour tenir compte de l’Intelligence artificielle et de l’économie circulaire.

03/11/21

De auteursrechtelijke bescherming van software: hoe zit het met het voorbereidend materiaal?

02/11/21

Gaming & Law | Adaptation rights and video games (Part 1)

Gaming: what’s law got to do with it? The online leisure and social gaming sectors are amongst the fastest growing and changing sectors. Simont B…

26/10/21

Gaming & Law | Mapping the regulatory landscape (Episode 2)

Gaming: what’s law got to do with it? The online leisure and social gaming sectors are amongst the fastest growing and changing sectors. Simont B…

26/10/21

Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all…

Not in the automotive sector? It doesn't matter: two Regulations adopted by UNECE (a United Nations body) on cybersecurity and software updates in the…