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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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When the Belgian DPA comes knocking, who knows what it might find (or fine)

The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has published a decision of 15 April 2020 in relation to a municipality that re…

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Traitement de données à caractère personnel sur le lieu de travail en période de Coronavirus : quels sont…

L’employeur est tenu en vertu de la loi du 3 juillet 1978 de veiller à ce que le travail s’accomplisse dans des conditions convenables du point de vue…

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Coronavirus: hoe arbeidsovereenkomsten op afstand ondertekenen?

Telewerk is de norm geworden. Dit bemoeilijkt de ondertekening van arbeidsovereenkomsten, bijlagen bij overeenkomsten, … Wist u dat er elektronische a…

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Freshly baked cookie guidance from Belgian Data Protection Authority

It was announced already in January, but it's finally come out of the oven: new consolidated guidance by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) …

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GDPR and employer management of employees (potentially) infected by Covid-19

In these exceptional times, many companies are being forced to close or operate on an almost exclusively teleworking basis. However, in some cases, pa…

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What could stop the on-line sales of illegal goods in times of COVID-19? Certainly not the ECJ decision in Ama…

In its decision of 2 April 2020 in the case C-567/18, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that Amazon is not legally liable in case of stora…

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CJEU renders important decision on the liability of online platforms in trade mark infringement cases

On 2 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered a judgment (C-567/18) clarifying the potential liability of Amazon and o…

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Employeurs : comment gérer les soupçons/cas avérés de contamination ?

La pandémie actuelle donne lieu à de nombreuses questions pour les employeurs, comme nous l’avons vu dans une news précédente.

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EU Copyright: lending out vehicles with radio receivers is not a “communication to the public”

On 2 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered a judgment (C-753/18) in which the much-discussed concept of “…

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COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 1 April

In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have taken restrictive measures that impact both people and companies on their territory. In…

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Ex-employers sharing dirt on an employee: no find under data protection law if done orally?

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has published a decision of 21 February 2020 of the BDPA's litigation chamber showing the way in which da…

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Data protection and IT: Think about employee privacy

Think about employee privacy, including the privacy of those who may be infected. It is important to note in particular the following:

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

Update 27 March 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities…

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Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Analysis and Implementation of the New Directive. Introducing the cont…

To ensure the proper functioning of the copyright market, a third pillar dealing with fair renumeration in exploitation contracts of authors and perfo…

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COVID-19: Mogen gezondheidsgegevens worden verwerkt? + FAQ

Nu een groot deel van België en de wereld in de greep is van het nieuwe coronavirus (COVID-19) en er door de Belgische overheid preventieve maatregele…

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COVID-19 & homeworking: how will we sign documents now?

For those of you who are led to sign documents regularly, homeworking does not spell the death of the signed contract. However, you do have to think c…

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Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Analysis and Implementation of the New Directive. Introducing the DSM …

The European legislator has been forced to note the inadequacy of existing exceptions to the digital age in which we live: the use of works is taking …

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EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – getting ready for the future (Part 2)

Following up on our first article on the EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (available here), this second article will discuss (A) the requirem…

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Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Analysis and Implementation of the New Directive. Introducing the impa…

Following the referendum of 23 June 2016 on the membership of the United Kingdom (« UK ») to the European Union (« EU ») (referendum on Brexit), the U…

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Data breaches: tips & tricks.

When a company appears in the news because of a GDPR violation, this is often due to a data breach. In addition to the commercial consequences and the…

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