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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!
Le consentement actif des internautes est requis pour le placement de “cookies” Tel est l’enseignement apporté par la Cour de justice de l’Union euro…
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Recently the Court of Appeal of The Hague handed down an important decision on the issue of the transfer of priority rights under the European Patent …
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On 1 October 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on a number of preliminary questions addressed to it by the German Bundesgerich…
Read MoreOn 1 October, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) rendered its judgment (Case C‑673/17) in a case concerning cookie-based transparency and consent…
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The Directive (EU) 2017/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was adopted by the European Parliament on the 26th&…
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In its judgements of 24 September 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that "de-referencing" is limited to just European Union domains and …
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In a judgment dated 19 June 2019 (T-307/17), the General Court of the European Union confirmed that the vertical three-stripe trade mark of Adidas is …
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De Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (voorheen Privacycommissie) legde recent een boete op van 10.000 EUR aan een handelaar die een klantenkaart wou aanm…
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Depuis le 1er mars 2019, les modifications apportées par la Directive (UE) 2015/2436 aux marques Benelux trouvent à s’appliquer sur le territoire…
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Wie personeel in dienst heeft, moet personeelsdossiers bijhouden. Contactgegevens van personeelsleden, sociale zekerheidsgegevens, bankrekeningn…
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Domain names with a .io and .ai extension are gaining popularity. This article explains what .io domain names and .ai domain names stand for, why they…
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De Kraftwerk-zaak herinnert ons eraan dat we met samplen moeten opletten. Ook citeren en samplen zijn door het auteursrecht en de naburige rechten bep…
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On 10 July 2019, the European Data Protection Board or “EDPB”, the advisory body in which all national supervisory authorities are represented, adopte…
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GDPR not only applies to relations between companies, their employees and (B2C) customers, but also plays an important role in B2B relations with supp…
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Op 28 mei 2019 heeft de recent opgerichte Geschillenkamer van de Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) haar eerste boete opgelegd, met name aan een bur…
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In a judgment of 29 July 2019 ( C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co ) the European Court of Justice ruled that operators of a website that fea…
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A “trademark” is a sign that you use to indicate your goods or services. In theory, a trademark is protected if it is registered and effectively used …
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Met de invoering van de GDPR werd iedereen ervoor gewaarschuwd dat hij/zij ‘compliant’ moest zijn met de (ver)nieuw(d)e databescherming rond persoonsg…
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The pharmaceutical market presents unique challenges to pharmaceutical companies seeking to launch new medicinal products. Before they can introduce a…
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Following on from our first article on M&A and data protection focusing on the seller's perspective (available here), this second article on …
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