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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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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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Third parties coming to an end, what does the future of online tracking look like?

Since the arrival of the Internet in the 1990s, cookies have played an increasingly important role in personalizing ads. But that seems to be coming t…

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EDPB publishes guidelines on interplay territorial scope GDPR and international transfers

On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published guidelines on the interplay between article 3 GDPR, on the territorial …

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Flemish social democrats win first legal battle about their new party name, VOORUIT

On 18 November 2021, the President of the Brussels Enterprise Court rejected all the claims brought by a local political movement to oppose the new na…

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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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Quels outils pour encadrer les transferts internationaux de données ?

L’Internet et la numérisation ont facilité la circulation des données dans le monde et aujourd’hui les échanges commerciaux reposent de plus en plus s…

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Gaming & Law | Adaptation rights and video games (Part 2)

Gaming: what’s law got to do with it? The online leisure and social gaming sectors are amongst the fastest growing and changing sectors. Simont B…

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