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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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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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New Belgian DPA decision: employee consent sometimes works

Yes, employee consent is possible in certain circumstances – but do not assume old processing activities fully comply. That, in summary, was the posit…

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Finally some practical EDPB guidance on how to make international data transfers lawful

After a long, four-month wait, we finally have recommendations from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “supplementary measures” in the conte…

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Trademarks & Designs | Fake application or renewal invoices!

Trademark applicants and owners often receive documents asking for payments related to a trademark or design application or renewal. Cautiousness is h…

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Digital Services Act – A Status Update

As part of the European Digital Strategy, the European Commission has announced a Digital Services Act package to strengthen the Single Market for dig…

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The CJEU Testarossa judgement | Clarification of the contours of genuine use & the burden of proof

A trademark which has not been put to Genuine use by its owner or an authorised third party within five years after its registration is liable to revo…

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How to handle your ex-employees’ mailboxes? The Belgian Data Protection Authority provides guidelines and a EU…

An employee is leaving a company. It happens all the time. But what do we do about their MS Outlook 365 account? The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian…

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Data protection litigation: preparing to defend yourself – or attack

If people were to look, they would probably conclude that you do not fully comply with data protection rules. Top of the line security always fails so…

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Vous comptez lancer votre commerce ? Choisissez-bien votre nom !

Vous souhaitez débuter un nouveau business, et vous êtes conscient que vous devez penser à de multiples choses.

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Customs seizures | EORI number

Since 15 September 2020, the EORI number has become mandatory to obtain customs measures: the seizure request forms have been modified to impose the m…

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Hyperlinking and copyright law: when does the copyright holder have a say in it?

The functioning of the World Wide Web is in many ways dependent on the use of hyperlinks. Many of those hyperlinks refer to works protected by copyrig…

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What to do with ex-employee mailboxes?

When a person leaves your organisation, how should you handle e-mail sent to their professional e-mail address? In a decision of 29 September publishe…

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Vous comptez ouvrir un “e-commerce” ? Petits conseils

Vous avez remarqué que pendant la période de confinement, les ventes en ligne ont connu un bond ?

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Réglement « Platform to Business » : nouvelles obligations pour les plateformes en ligne visant à la protecti…

Le 12 juillet 2020 est entré en vigueur le Règlement P2B (Règlement UE 2019/1150), fixant des règles visant à garantir l’équité et la t…

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New EDPB Guidelines on targeting of social media users

On 2 September 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted draft guidelines n°08/2020 on targeting of social media users (the&nb…

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La justice valide la loi anti-AirBNB

Une réglementation nationale soumettant à autorisation la location, de manière répétée, d’un local destiné à l’habitation pour de courtes durées à une…

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Jurisdiction, territoriality and data protection: the Belgian Google case

This article deals with the private international law aspects in the Belgian Google case. With its decision of 14 July 2020, the Belgian Data Protecti…

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Merkenconflict “Vooruit”: you snooze, you lose

Zoals je ongetwijfeld al hebt gehoord, heeft de Sp.a haar oog laten vallen op ‘Vooruit’ als nieuwe naam. Een merkenconflict dat al heel wat aandacht k…

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Stuurt uw onderneming persoonsgegevens veilig naar de Verenigde Staten?

In onze geconnecteerde wereld komen de persoonsgegevens waarmee uw onderneming werkt veel sneller in het buitenland terecht dan u denkt en dat is niet…

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Enforcement of IP rights at the EU borders

In the new Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/1209 of 13 August 2020, the Commission makes the detention of an EORI number a mandatory prerequisi…

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New controller-processor guidelines: beware of impact on data processing agreements

Armed with useful flowcharts to help organisations determine their role, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidelines on the…

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