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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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E-mails stored outside the US cannot be claimed by the US Government

On 14 July 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Court of Appeals) rendered a judgment in the “Warrant case” (or the “Mi…

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Likelihood of confusion in just one part of the EU, EU trade mark infringement and prohibition order in that p…

On 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered an interesting judgment in case C‑223/15 regarding the question whe…

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GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

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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Lucasfilm vs The Lightsaber Academy: Who is The Real Jedi?

It's a good time to be a Star Wars fan! Not only the first new epic Lucasfilm 's spinoff Star Wars soon arrives in theaters (“Rogue One: A Star Wars S…

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Dynamic IP Addresses Deemed Personal Data

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Dir…

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The new EU Network and Information Systems Directive has entered in force

The NIS (network and information systems) Directive was adopted on 6 July 2016 and entered into force on 8 August 2016. This is the first European-wid…

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Can you resell your software back-up copy? CJEU provides further guidance after Oracle/UsedSoft

On 12 October 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered another decision regarding the sale of used software within the EU/EEA…

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Dynamic IP-addresses can be "personal data" says EU Court of Justice

On October 19, 2016, the European Court of Justice decided on the question whether or not dynamic IP-addresses constitute "personal data" in…

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Privacy authorities remain concerned about the Privacy Shield

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) remain concerned about the recently adopted Privacy Shield as follows from their recent statemen…

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Les droits de câble dorénavant à partager avec les auteurs et artistes

Les producteurs audiovisuels avaient porté devant la Cour constitutionnelle belge certains points de la récente codification du droit d'auteur du Mini…

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Over opt-in en partnermailings: privacy in de reissector

Data is king, ook in de reissector.  Een zo sterk mogelijke database uitbouwen met enerzijds zo veel mogelijk data records, maar anderzijds ook m…

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GDPR Series: Part 2 - The GDPR's main players

Can the GDPR's Main Players still fulfil their Roles Effectively in an Era Characterised by Developments such as the Blockchain and the Internet of Th…

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European Cybersecurity Month: Look back on the EU legislative developments of 2016

As you know, the EU recently adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (hereafter "GDPR") in which data security plays a prominent role…

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Belgian Privacy Commission issues a 13 step plan for companies preparing for GDPR compliance

Following a series of guidance published by fellow national DPAs, the Belgian Privacy Commission launched a 13 step GDPR-readiness roadmap to help com…

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28.000 délégués à la protection des données nécessaires d'ici mai 2018 !

Sur la base de postulats restrictifs, une étude de l’International Association of Privacy Professional estime à 28.000 le nombre de délégués…

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To hyperlink or not? Posting a hyperlink can infringe copyrights

On 8 September, the Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in the GS Media BV v. Sanoma Media a.o. case (C-160-15), within the framework of a preliminary…

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Aucune mesure pour les auteurs dans la future directive européenne

Depuis quelques jours, nous disposons d'un brouillon d'un projet de directive européenne en matière de droit d'auteur. Le texte de 23 pages, écrit en …

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Functionaris voor gegevensbescherming: wat houdt het in en wanneer is deze functie verplicht?

Een functionaris voor gegevensbescherming (de officiële term), oftewel een data protection officer, is een functie of rol binnen een or…

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Back to school: Brushing up on your data protection lessons

As you may recall, in January 2016, on the occasion of the international “Data Protection Day”, we sent a news update reflecting on the high…

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Wat is de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming?

De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (of: GDPR) is een verordening waarmee de Europese Commissie de veiligheid van data wil bevordere…

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