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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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Enforcement of the EU AI Act: The EU AI Office

On 21 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation la…

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Adoption of the AI Act: What does it entail?

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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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GDPR Series: Part 12 - Security of Personal Data and Data Breaches

In the wake of recent cyberattacks, this issue provides useful information on data security and breaches. Security of personal data The GDPR obliges…

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Pratiques anticoncurrentielles: prix imposé, distribution sélective et blocage géographique posent problème

Le rapport sectoriel sur le commerce électronique révèle des pratiques commerciales susceptibles de restreindre la concurrence. Il y a encore du trava…

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Beware of Ransomware: Protect your undertaking from a legal risk management perspective

The cyber-attack that started on May 12, 2017 has caused significant technical and operational problems worldwide. And while the main issue …

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Data Protection Alert : Beware of Ransomware: Protect your undertaking from a legal risk management perspectiv…

Last weekend’s cyber-attack has caused significant technical and operational problems worldwide. And while the main issue in these cases is of course…

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The European Court of Justice further clarifies the notion of ‘communication to the public’ regarding copyrigh…

In its ruling of 26 April 2017 (C-527/15), the European Court of Justice (hereafter, the ECJ) has further clarified the concept of "communic…

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Can Internet Service Providers sell the browser history of its users?

US Internet Service Providers can sell the browser history of its users, whereas in Europe this is not possible without the users' explicit …

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Hoever staat u met de implementatie van de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming?

Monard Law heeft u er al enkele keren op gewezen, op 25 mei 2018 moet uw onderneming de nieuwe Europese regelgeving omtrent bescherming van persoonsge…

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GDPR Series: Part 11 - Data Processing Agreements Be sure to keep an eye on your processors!

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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GDPR Series: Part 10 - The Rights of Data Subjects

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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GDPR - Cross-border data transfers

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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De beste weg naar naleving van de AVG of GDPR: hoe begint u eraan?

De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming, die het daglicht zag in de lente van vorig jaar, is van toepassing vanaf 25 mei 2018. Dit betekent d…

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GDPR Series: Part 8 - Leeway Granted to Member State National and Supervisory Authorities

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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Hof van Justitie: geen recht op vergetelheid in vennootschapsregisters

Het Hof van Justitie oordeelde in een recent arrest dat persoonsgegevens pas uit het vennootschapsregister kunnen geschrapt worden in zeer uitzonderli…

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GDPR – Codes of conduct and certification

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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New Tax Deduction for Income from Innovation

On 2 February 2017, the House of Representatives adopted a bill providing for a new tax deduction for income from innovation. The new rules entered in…

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Belgian Act on “Alert-SMS”: warning messages about imminent danger or major disaster

On 19 December 2016, the Belgian Act on “BE-Alert” or “Alert-SMS” was published in the Belgian Official Gazette (Act of 7 December 2016 inserting an A…

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Big Data: Privacy Commission Issues Report with Concrete Recommendations on the Application of the GDPR to Big…

The Belgian Privacy Commission recently released a report on big data, available in Dutch and French. Comments can be submitted until n…

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Belgian Act on Passenger Name Records published

On 25 January 2017, the Belgian Act on the processing of passenger name records (“PNR Act”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PNR Act…

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No right to be forgotten for personal data in companies registers

In its judgement of 9 March 2017 in case C-398/15 the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) handed down an important judgement on the scope of th…

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Lawful computer program acquirers may not resell back-up copies of those programs

On 12 October 2016, the CJEU rendered its judgment in the Ranks and Vasiļevičs case. This is an interesting judgment because it is the …

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