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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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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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What are the copyright and trademark implications of NFTs?

NFTs and IP rights have certainly been a hot topic since the beginning of the year.

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Unregistered designs: open road for the protection of car parts?

In “Ferrari / Mansory Design” (C-123-20), the CJEU clarified that unregistered design rights could arise in individual car parts as a result of the di…

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New guidelines from the European Data Protection Board

Under the GDPR, every data subject (job applicants, (former) employees, etc.) has the right to request access to all data held on him or her by the da…

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EDPB publishes guidelines on DSARs

On 18 January 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its draft Guidelines on the right of access (the Guidelines). T…

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Belgian DPA holds that IAB’s consent framework infringes GDPR

In a decision of 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “BDPA”) considers that the Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”) of …

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Digital Content Directive: imminent changes in the video game industry

Over the last couple of years, video game players around the world have had several occasions to complain about video game companies due to “broken pr…

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Another cookie enforcement case: Belgian privacy watchdog reconfirms cookie consent rules

In its decision of 21 January 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“BDPA”) has reminded companies about some important rules on the use of coo…

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The Digital Services Act package: a safer world and a level playing field for businesses?

Over the past few years, the importance of digitisation and digital progress has been increasing significantly. This trend has clearly also caught the…

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The sky is (not) the limit. Is mijn cursus auteursrechtelijk beschermd?

In een vonnis van de Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent oordeelde de rechtbank dat haar cursusmateriaal niet beantwoordde aan de vereisten voor…

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Explicit consent for processing health-related data by (re)insurers no longer needed in Belgium?

Yesterday, several press articles mentioned that the FPS Economy had prepared a preliminary draft law on the processing of health-related personal dat…

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Nieuwe telecomwet wil burgers beschermen tegen cybercriminelen. 2022 wordt hét jaar van cyber security. Of toc…

Eén van de krachtlijnen van de nieuwe telecomwet is om verdachte sms’en reeds op voorhand te screenen op fraude (alvorens ze worden ontvange…

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Influencer marketing: 5 tips for your influencer contracts

Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…

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Hague System – WIPO adopts new design rules to fit business needs

Since 1 January 2022, the Hague System Common Regulations contain new rules on force majeure, design publication and transfer of ownership.

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Update Standard Contractual Clauses for international personal data transfers

Still thinking about your New Year’s resolution? Pursuant to the European Commission Implementing Decision of 4 June 2021 on standard contractual clau…

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Klokkenluidersregelingen: stand van zaken

D'ici demain, 17 décembre 2021, la Directive EU sur les lanceurs d'alerte n° 2019/1937 du 23 octobre 2019 doit en principe être transposée dans la lég…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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The clock is ticking for whistleblowing schemes

European Directive 2019/1937 imposes an obligation on the Member States to provide for a legal framework for whistleblowing schemes in the private and…

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Europa werkt regelgevend kader uit voor artificiële intelligentie

Kunstmatige of artificiële intelligentie (of afgekort AI) is niet meer weg te denken uit onze dagdagelijkse leefwereld. Bewust of onbewust maken we ie…

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The BDPA’s recommendation on processing of biometric data

On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the BDPA) published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data (the Rec…

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À quelles conditions décompiler un logiciel ?

Pour la première fois, la CJUE se penche sur la décompilation d’un logiciel. Elle livre une réponse nuancée. Tout en acceptant le principe de la décom…

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