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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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Belgian Privacy Commission Provides Guidance on the Use of Cookies and Compliance with the Data Protection Act…

The Belgian Privacy Commission recently issued a guidance document on the use of cookies and similar technology.

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Real start of the European Commission's e-commerce sector inquiry: be alert!

In March of this year Commissioner Vestager announced the proposal of an EU-wide sector inquiry into e-commerce. This week the e-commerce sector …

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Are Your Website's Social Plugins Privacy Compliant?

Social plugins such as Facebook's Like button and Twitter's Tweet button are very popular as they allow sites to extend their reach and increase their…

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Bill submitted to increase penalty powers of the Dutch Data Protection Authority to EUR 810,000 or 10 percenta…

On 24 November 2014 State Secretary Teeven (from the VVD, a conservative-liberal party) submitted a second memorandum of amendment concerning the legi…

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Bhaalu case: Flemish Media Regulator rules in favor of broadcasters Medialaan, SBS Belgium, and VRT in their s…

Right Brain Interface NV is a young technology company that has created a remote DVR (digital video recording) storage service called Bhaalu. In essen…

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Cookies: Belgian Privacy Commission publishes official guidance

Almost one year after the publication of the draft version, the Belgian Privacy Commission has recently issued the final version of its recommendation…

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Big bang in perspective in the Belgian mobile telecoms landscape

On 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …

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Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs

Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…

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VAT and e-commerce in Belgium : a couple of questions and answers

Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…

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Cyberattacks and data breaches: is your company really protected?

Recent events have shown that companies should be concerned about cybersecurity and data protection as well as the possible consequences for their bus…

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Langwerpige, driehoekige chocoladerepen met streepjes maken een inbreuk uit op het Benelux vormmerk van de CÔT…

In een arrest van 27 januari 2015 heeft het Hof van Beroep van Brussel geoordeeld over verschillende CÔTE D'OR merken en de eventuele inbreuk ervan do…

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National legislations may extend broadcasting organizations’ exclusive right provided in the EU Copyright Dire…

On 26 March 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parlia…

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Belgian collecting society attacks embedding of YouTube videos

In Belgium, the largest collecting society for music and movies, SABAM, is calling for payment of copyright fees from people embedding YouTube videos …

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Brussels Court of First Instance Holds that Internet Service Providers Should Not Pay Copyright Fees

On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…

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An Internet Service Provider does not execute a communication to the public

On 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…

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Lidl's "Deluxe" mark held to lack distinctive character

On 17 December 2014, the General Court confirmed the decision of the Board of Appeal, finding that Lidl's Community trademark application for the "Del…

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Tomatoes II (G 0002/12) and Broccoli II (G 0002/13): European Patent Office’s decisions

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has taken two decisions this Wednesday (25 March 2015) highly anticipated by the agrochemic…

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Auteursrechten: onderworpen aan sociale bijdragen?

Een uitvoerend kunstenaar neemt in het kader van zijn dienstverband deel aan een voorstelling. Hierdoor is hij houder van 'naburige rechten' (// auteu…

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Hoe kan je de overdracht van een ‘.be’ domeinnaam claimen? Een korte juridische uitleg i.v.m. de Cepani ADR pr…

In België zijn er twee manieren om een domeinnaam die door iemand anders geregistreerd is terug te krijgen. De eerste manier is via een alternati…

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'Appropriation Art' in de clinch met het auteursrecht: commentaar bij de zaak Tuymans

Kunstschilder Luc Tuymans maakte in 2013 het schilderij ‘A Belgian Politician'. Hij zocht daarbij inspiratie in een foto genomen door persfotografe K…

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