The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…
Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…
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!
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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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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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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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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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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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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L'adéquate protection des droits des auteurs impose d’analyser des réglementations de plus en plus diverses. L'équipe d'IPNews.be s'intéresse aujourd'…
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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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In its decision of 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") clarified the concept of personal data. The Court held that an…
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The difficult history behind the data retention legislation, i.e., Data Retention Directive 2006/24, at both European and national levels is quite kno…
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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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The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will come into effect on 25 May 2018. It will have significant impact on how companies handle th…
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The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…
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In evolving to a Single Digital Market, the use of consumer data becomes more and more important for service providers. With regard to financial insti…
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The Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) recently handed down two judgments on the repackaging of parallel imported pharmaceuticals. The…
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At the occasion of this special day, the members of the Loyens & Loeff Privacy & Data Protection Team would like to highlight the importance o…
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Iemand die met slechte bedoelingen zijn “toegangsbevoegdheid tot een informaticasysteem overschrijdt” maakt zich mogelijk strafbaar aan interne&n…
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In its judgment of 25 January 2017 in a case (C- 375/15) opposing BAWAG, an Austrian bank and VKI, an Austrian consumer organisation, the Court of Jus…
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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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On 27 October 2016, the Court of First Instance of Mechelen (the “Court”) ordered Skype Communications SARL (“Skype”) to pay a fine of EUR 30,000 foll…
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