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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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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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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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EU Lawmakers and experts voice doubts on Privacy Shield

Lawmakers and experts have voiced doubts about the value of new rules proposed by the European Commission to protect the privacy of EU citizens' data …

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Aldi’s Buval Beer Sign Held to Infringe Jupiler Trademark

On 13 January 2016, the President of the Dutch-speaking section of the Brussels Commercial Court (the “Court”) ordered supermarket chain Aldi and brew…

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Online reputatieschade: welke rechter is bevoegd?

Het zal u maar overkomen, u spendeert jaarlijks ettelijke bedragen aan communicatie en het zorgvuldig opbouwen van uw reputatie evenals die van uw bed…

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European General Data Protection Regulation: 10 things you should know

While some people never stopped believing that the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") would one day become a reality, others had started to d…

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The EU-US Privacy Package revealed : a solid shield ?

Further to the invalidation of the Safe Harbor by the European Court of Justice on 6 October 2015, the legal uncertainty on personal data tr…

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BEREC Official Report sheds further light on the controversial status of OTT services

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (“BEREC”) has published the final version of its Report on OTT services.  This rep…

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The new EU-legislation on Trade Marks gets finalised

Since the recent publication of new EU-legislation, the EU Trade Mark is getting finalised since the start of the ongoing reforming plans in 2008…

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GDPR: Applicability of the new regime and respective responsibilities

The GDPR will inevitably impact a larger number of companies than before. The GDPR will indeed apply to any business that acts as a data controller or…

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New data protection rules for Europe

In December 2015 a political agreement about new EU data protection rules was reached following final negotiations between the Parliament, the Council…

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BIPT Council faces the Federal Parliament

The BIPT Council – MMs Hamande, Cuvellier, Desmedt and Vanfleteren – yesterday faced a federal parliamentary hearing. At the hearing, the BIPT Council…

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Opgelet “E-Commerce” Handelaars: Verplichte Opname Hyperlink Europees Online Geschillenbeslechting Platform (“…

Het belang van zowel “e-commerce”, als “buitengerechtelijke geschillenbeslechting” is de laatste maanden in België in aanzienlijke mate aan het toenem…

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Nieuwe privacywetgeving: houd uw ogen open!

Het privacy thema staat al een tijdje bovenaan de agenda van bedrijven en bewindvoerders. Recentelijk heeft de Europese Commissie een akkoord gesloten…

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E-commerce alert: New information obligations for web shops and online marketplaces

On 9 January 2016, EU Regulation 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes entered into force.

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Hervorming van het EU merkenrecht

De Verordening n°2015/2424[1] tot wijziging van de Verordening inzake het Gemeenschapsmerk werd op 24 december 2015 gepubliceerd en zal in werking tre…

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A new framework for data transfers to the US: the EU-US Privacy Shield

After the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) declared the Safe Harbour Decision invalid in its judgement of 6 October 2016, the European Comm…

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EU - US Privacy Shield: To be or not to be?

The EU Commission and the US have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows, named "the EU-US Privacy Shield". This, however, does not me…

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Data Protection Alert : Political agreement on new EU-US “Privacy Shield” to replace Safe Harbour

In October 2015, we reported on the invalidation by the European Court of Justice (the “CJEU”) of the “Safe Harbour” regime for personal data exports …

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Entry into force of EU trade mark reform package

EU trade mark reform is finally happening, as on 15 December 2015 the EU trade mark reform package was adopted by the European Parliament.

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L'Europe se dote d'un nouvel outil pour assurer la cyber-sécurité

Fin décembre 2015, le Conseil et le Parlement européen sont parvenus à un accord sur le projet de directive dite "cyber-sécurité".  Le texte fina…

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EU and US reach agreement on new Safe Harbour

Yesterday it was announced that the EU and the US have reached a political agreement on Safe Harbour, the "EU-US Privacy Shield". The previous Sa…

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