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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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GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representat…

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard …

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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.

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Can Artificial Intelligence systems claim authorship under copyright law?

In today's landscape, generative AI raises a lot of concerns about copyright. Should these works have been the result of only human effort, copyright …

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Summer Snapshot: Tech and Data Highlights You Might Have Missed

Have you taken a break from your usual spot in front of the computer screen over the past few weeks? No worries, this article provides a succinct over…

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Where to notify a personal data breach?

Ransomware, malware, hacking and phishing … all phenomena that organisations are facing on a large scale. Data breaches are here to stay in our highly…

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Data Protection & Privacy at the Workplace Series – August 2023

In this edition of our Series, we analyze Decision no. 40/2023 of April 3, 2023 rendered by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA). The DPA answe…

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Data Privacy Framework (DPF) vs. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC): At-A-Glance Comparison

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that th…

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EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the way

On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving t…

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Hi ChatGPT, how do you feel about the upcoming EU AI Act?

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its position on the draft AI Act, which brings one step closer an EU regulation for generative AI and…

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La visioconférence en tant qu’outil de recrutement : quelles limites?

Depuis les périodes de confinement dues à la pandémie de Covid-19, l’utilisation de la visioconférence a le vent en poupe dans le cadre du recrutement…

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The current proposal of the AI-act summarized

The current proposal from the European Commission for a regulation on artificial intelligence, referred to as the “AI-act”, would ensure an AI-climate…

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Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court: the most significant change in 50 years

On 1 June 2023, the most important change in 50 years in the field of patents in Europe enters into force. With effect from that date, companies will …

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Les permis d’urbanisme sont-ils protégés par le droit d’auteur ?

Toute demande de permis d’urbanisme doit nécessairement être accompagnée de certains documents, qui sont susceptibles d’être protégés par le droit d’a…

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Language(s) before the UPC Belgian Local Division

This morning, on 30 May 2023, Belgium’s declaration regarding the language(s) of the proceedings before the Belgian Local Division was published in th…

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The Digital Services Act: a new comprehensive rulebook with far-reaching consequences

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") represents a true (r)evolution for the online regulation of intermediary services within the European Union. The impo…

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RGPD : Comment reconnaitre une demande d’accès aux données ?

Le Règlement général sur la protection des données à caractère personnel (« RGPD ») veille à ce que chaque personne puisse garder une maîtrise optimal…

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RGPD : DPO, au rapport !

Le RGPD impose au délégué à la protection des données (DPO) de faire « directement rapport au niveau le plus élevé de la direction du responsable du t…

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Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a new regulatory framework designed to ensure the security and resilience of network and information …

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CJEU Clarifies the Right to Obtain a ‘Copy’ of Personal Data

The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) has issued a recent judgment (for now only available in its original French version) providing…

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Nieuwe EU-regels over de digitale diensten en markten treden binnenkort in werking

Dans cette contribution, nous examinerons deux règlements européens, à savoir le règlement relatif à la loi sur les services numériques (DSA) et le rè…

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Le RGPD et la réparation des dommages moraux : la CJUE donne une interprétation réservée.

L’affaire a été soulevée par un citoyen Autrichien dont les données à caractère personnel avaient été traitées (sans son consentement) par le service …

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