The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…
Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…
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!
Short refresher: on 8 June 2016, the European legislator adopted a new Trade Secrets Directive. Members States were supposed to implement this Directi…
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On n’y croyait plus mais le gouvernement a déposé au Parlement le projet de loi relatif à la protection des personnes physiques à l’égard des tra…
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The EU Directive 2016/943 of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acq…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down an eagerly awaited decision in a dispute about Christian Louboutin's “red sole ma…
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On 12 June 2018, after having obtained the Council of State’s advice, the Belgian draft GDPR bill was submitted to Parliament. However, the …
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- De GDPR is onvermijdelijk, maar het helpt om dit niet alleen als een last te zien. - Bedrijven ondervinden ook de voordelen van het aan…
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Le conseil d’Etat valide la décision de la CNIL ayant imposé une amende de 25.000 € pour violation du cadre juridique en matière de cookies. En partic…
Read MoreOn 12 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered its much-awaited judgement in the case about Louboutin’s red sole trade mark, ruling that thi…
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The Belgian GDPR bill is finally ready and has been submitted to Parliament for review. Please find below a brief summary of the bill's main highlight…
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Artikel 3, lid 1 van de richtlijn 2001/29/EG van 22 mei 2001 betreffende de harmonisatie van bepaalde aspecten van het auteursrecht en de naburig…
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Verschillende Europese belangenorganisaties hebben grote bezorgdheden geuit bij de actuele tekst van het ontwerp van “ePrivacyverordening”. …
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On 1 June 2018, a series of amendments to the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (BCIP) enter into force. They introduce new procedures and …
Read MoreIn April, the commercial court of Brussels rendered a decision in a case brought by 33 concert promoters against the Belgian collecting society SABAM.…
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De nieuwe Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (“GBA”) zal niet op 25 mei 2018, samen met de inwerkingtreding van de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbeschermin…
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Dans le langage courant, un ransomware est un logiciel malveillant qui rend inaccessible des données puis demande à leur propriétaire d’envoyer de l’a…
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In its judgment of 1 March 2018 in case T-629/16, the General Court of the European Union (the “Court”) dismissed the appeal brought by Shoe Branding …
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Depuis 2007, la « loi caméras » règlemente l’usage de la vidéosurveillance afin d’assurer qu’elle n’empiète pas de façon excessive sur …
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Wim Dejonghe recently claimed that "the legal professional of the future needs programming skills". The Allen & Overy partner is not the only one …
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On 8 March 2018, the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers/Chambre des Représentants) adopted a bill…
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Vanaf 25 mei 2018 zal bij de verwerking van persoonsgegevens de nieuwe algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (verder GDPR) gere…
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