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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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L’avenir numérique s’éclaire

Le 12 juin 2024, les 11.000 avocats flamands, et les 8.300 avocats francophones et germanophones ont uni leur destin numérique dans la société DPA (Digital Platform for Attorneys),…

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New Partner at Deloitte Legal

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of DeloitteLegal’s newest partner in Belgium: Matthias Vierstraete.

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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18/11/24
Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - …

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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A-G’s opinion on SABAM’s tariffs for festivals

In our blogpost of 30 April 2019, we discussed the legal dispute between festival and concert organisers, on the one hand, and SABAM, on the…

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New Belgian DPA decision: broader "controller" concept & extensive access rights?

In a decision of 29 July that it published today, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) examined the issue of who is …

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Data Protection Summer Dive - Fines imposed on digital services providers

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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Persoonsgegevens doorgeven naar de VS na het Schrems-II arrest?

Het is de Oostenrijker Max Schrems alweer gelukt om zijn slag thuis te halen in één van de vele privacyrechtzaken die hij al jaren met regelmaat voert…

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Data Protection Summer Dive - Processing of photographs and (surveillance) video’s

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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Youtube pas responsable ?

Selon l’avocat général, les exploitants de plateformes en ligne, telles que YouTube et Uploaded, ne sont pas directement responsables de la mise en li…

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Belgian Supreme Court Rules: Creative Use of the Law is Insufficient Ground for Lawyers to Claim Copyright Pro…

In a recently released ruling (of June 25th), the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed a decision of the Court of Appeal of Ghent relating to the possibili…

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Will the real employer please stand up? - ECJ judgment in the AFMB-case

Last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its much anticipated judgment on the notion of “employer”. The employer is an important element …

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Schrems II, the day after - What actions do you need to take with regard to your international data transfers?…

Yesterday (16 July 2020), the European Court of Justice issued its breaking judgement in the ‘Schrems II’ case. You can read more about the Court’s ru…

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Schrems strikes again: EU-US Privacy Shield invalid; Standard Contractual Clauses upheld but due diligence req…

A clash between US national surveillance law and EU data protection standards, which lies at the heart of Case C-311/18, Data Protection Com…

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Data Protection Summer Dive - Designation and tasks of your Data Protection Officer

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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Schrems II: What is (or should be) on your to-do list for international data transfers?

Today, on 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its Schrems II judgment invalidating the European Comm…

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Privacy Shield Invalidated: EU Data Transfers to the U.S. under Siege (again…)

At 9:30 a.m. Central European Time, privacy professionals around the world were refreshing their browsers to read the long-awaited judgment of the Cou…

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What does the new Google decision by the Belgian DPA mean for other organisations?

On 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA fined Google 600.000 EUR, by far the highest fine handed out to date in Belgium. The decision is interesting not just…

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Een foto posten op sociale media? Niet zonder geldige rechtsgrond!

Wanneer je foto’s op sociale media post, dan moet je rekening houden met de regels van de GDPR. En dat geldt ook voor grootouders die foto’s van hun k…

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Data Protection Summer Dive

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 7 July

Update 7 July 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic has been progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities …

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Data protection impact assessments: new EDPS recommendations

On 6 July 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a report on the use of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) within EU i…

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De handhavende gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit komt op (kruis-)snelheid: Praeparatus Esto!

De Belgische Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (vroeger: Privacycommissie) kondigde al aan in de komende jaren zijn focus te vestigen op (o.m.)…

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B2B Relations in the Events Industry in Europe and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Stakeholders’ View

We started this series of alerts by sharing our view on the legal consequences of COVID-19 on B2B relations in the events industry. Our first two…

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