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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 implementation of the NIS2 Directive in Belgium: enhanci…

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Cybersécurité : La Loi NIS 2 entre en vigueur le 18 octobre …

Le 18 octobre 2024 marque un tournant crucial pour la cybersécurité en Belg…

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Belgium’s Harmonic Discord on related rights

For the first time, the CJEU has been asked to clarify the temporal applicability of the right to “appropriate and proportionate remuneration” laid do…

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Strelia Whistleblowing Insight: Which companies must set up internal whistleblowing reporting channels?

The Belgian Whistleblower Act of 28 November 2022 on the protection of reporters of violations of Union or national law transposes the EU Whistleblowe…

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The impact of the GDPR on AI

The use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system is inextricably linked with the use of data. This data can include data such as images, paintings, t…

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EU Cybersecurity Month: The looming threat of a single phishing click to your business

The EU Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is an annual awareness campaign held every October throughout Europe, orchestrated by European and national institut…

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Meta Platforms: GDPR violations by dominant platforms may amount to abuses under competition law

Companies holding a dominant position on their (digital) markets may be sanctioned by (national) competition authorities for infringing… the General D…

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Feu vert pour les transferts de données vers les USA !

Le 10 juillet 2023, les accords de protection de données conclus entre l’Union européenne et les États unis ont permis à la Commission européenne de d…

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Protect your Trade Secrets – General Introduction

The legal framework governing trade secrets in Belgium has changed significantly with the adoption of EU Directive 2016/943 of 8 June 2016 on the prot…

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Can Artificial Intelligence systems claim authorship under copyright law?

In today's landscape, generative AI raises a lot of concerns about copyright. Should these works have been the result of only human effort, copyright …

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Summer Snapshot: Tech and Data Highlights You Might Have Missed

Have you taken a break from your usual spot in front of the computer screen over the past few weeks? No worries, this article provides a succinct over…

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Where to notify a personal data breach?

Ransomware, malware, hacking and phishing … all phenomena that organisations are facing on a large scale. Data breaches are here to stay in our highly…

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Data Protection & Privacy at the Workplace Series – August 2023

In this edition of our Series, we analyze Decision no. 40/2023 of April 3, 2023 rendered by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA). The DPA answe…

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Data Privacy Framework (DPF) vs. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC): At-A-Glance Comparison

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that th…

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EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving t…

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Hi ChatGPT, how do you feel about the upcoming EU AI Act?

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its position on the draft AI Act, which brings one step closer an EU regulation for generative AI and…

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La visioconférence en tant qu’outil de recrutement : quelles limites?

Depuis les périodes de confinement dues à la pandémie de Covid-19, l’utilisation de la visioconférence a le vent en poupe dans le cadre du recrutement…

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The current proposal of the AI-act summarized

The current proposal from the European Commission for a regulation on artificial intelligence, referred to as the “AI-act”, would ensure an AI-climate…

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Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court: the most significant change in 50 years

On 1 June 2023, the most important change in 50 years in the field of patents in Europe enters into force. With effect from that date, companies will …

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Les permis d’urbanisme sont-ils protégés par le droit d’auteur ?

Toute demande de permis d’urbanisme doit nécessairement être accompagnée de certains documents, qui sont susceptibles d’être protégés par le droit d’a…

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Language(s) before the UPC Belgian Local Division

This morning, on 30 May 2023, Belgium’s declaration regarding the language(s) of the proceedings before the Belgian Local Division was published in th…

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