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19/07/21

Une marque non conventionnelle qui fait “pschitt”

Dans un arrêt du 7 juillet 2021 (T-668/19), le Tribunal de l’Union européenne s’est prononcé, pour la première fois, sur la validité d’un enregistreme…

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06/07/21

International transfers of personal data in a nutshell

June 2021 has been a very active month in the matter of international transfers of personal data. In this article we will give an overview of the…

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01/07/21

Bad faith trademark registration: what about pre-existing relations?

A (former) distributor who files an identical or similar EU trademark to foreign trademarks or protected signs, is in a more uncomfortable position wh…

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25/06/21

Data Protection Authority decision on communicating the circumstances for a dismissal to remaining staff - is …

In their decision of 1 June 2021 (Decision No 63/2021), the Data Protection Authority determined that an employer who communicated the reasons and cir…

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24/06/21

Illegal uploads – CJEU’s landmark ruling for the platform economy

On 22 June 2021, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on the liability of platform operators with …

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22/06/21

Global rise of Buy Now Pay Later: state of play in Belgium

Deferred payment methods, often called “Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) solutions”, allow customers to acquire goods immediately while spreading the paymen…

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21/06/21

CJEU clarifies competence of non-lead supervisory authorities in cross-border GDPR infringements (C-645/19)

On 16 February 2018, the Brussels Court of First Instance condemned Facebook, including Facebook Ireland Limited and Facebook Inc., for having tracked…

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18/06/21

Belgian DPA: fines prohibited in the absence of a prior order to comply?

On 26 May 2021, the Belgian Market Court handed down a decision that may lead to much commentary: it set aside a fine issued by the Litigation Chamber…

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14/06/21

Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

De vaccinatiecampagne draait op volle toeren, waardoor de kans toeneemt dat u als werkgever wordt geconfronteerd met een werknemer die zich (eventueel…

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10/06/21

Communicatie naar aanleiding van het vertrek van werknemers: beperk je tot de essentie

In het kader van de uitvoering van een arbeidsovereenkomst is het een werkgever toegestaan om zijn medewerkers te informeren over het loutere feit dat…

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09/06/21

The New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers of Personal Data from the EU

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued its long-awaited updated standard contractual clauses (SCCs). The publication of …

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08/06/21

World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Fighting fake goods remains a priority

Today is the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day. The day on which we recognize the hard work necessary to stop the manufacture, sale and distribution of co…

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08/06/21

Data transfer tool – Adoption of new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses

In the absence of an adequacy decision or derogations, undertakings may only transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if the la…

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07/06/21

Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…

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03/06/21

The Belgian DPA approved the EU Cloud Code of Conduct for cloud service providers acting as a processor

On 20 May 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (hereinafter DPA) has approved the first transnational code of conduct since the entry into…

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27/05/21

De AVG in (een checklist van) 10 punten? Ja, dat kan!

De AVG trad in werking precies 3 jaar geleden, op 25 mei 2018. Heel wat ondernemingen zijn rond die periode gestart met de implementatie van de AVG, m…

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26/05/21

Europese Unie neemt de leiding in regulering van AI

Kunstmatige intelligentie wordt dan ook terecht door de EU beschouwd als één van de essentiële bouwstenen voor de digitale maatschappij van de toekoms…

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26/05/21

As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

Recently, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed an administrative fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial institution. It appeared that an employee h…

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26/05/21

Vooruit en Vooruit: kunnen merken samen blijven bestaan?

U heeft de jongste maanden ongetwijfeld de discussie opgevangen tussen de politieke beweging Vooruit en het gelijknamige Gentse kunstencentr…

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24/05/21

Repeat trademark filings: General Court confirms bad faith filing in Monopoly case

In a recent judgment, the General Court has confirmed that repeat filings of trademarks may, in certain circumstances, constitute bad faith

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20/10/26

20/10/26

Vers une police d’assurance cybersécurité au profit de tous les barreaux, de tous les cabinets …

13/10/26

13/10/26

Belgian Competition Authority Begins to Address AI Antitrust Concerns

08/10/26

08/10/26

VUB en Ex Ante leren rechtenstudenten kritisch om te gaan met AI

19/10/26

Het Compliance Addendum: Alle wetten in een contract

08/10/26

Berichten opstellen met AI: wat moet je nou echt doen met de…

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19/07/21

Une marque non conventionnelle qui fait “pschitt”

06/07/21

International transfers of personal data in a nutshell

01/07/21

Bad faith trademark registration: what about pre-existing relations?

25/06/21

Data Protection Authority decision on communicating the circumstances for a dismissal to remaining staff - is …

24/06/21

Illegal uploads – CJEU’s landmark ruling for the platform economy

22/06/21

Global rise of Buy Now Pay Later: state of play in Belgium

21/06/21

CJEU clarifies competence of non-lead supervisory authorities in cross-border GDPR infringements (C-645/19)

18/06/21

Belgian DPA: fines prohibited in the absence of a prior order to comply?

14/06/21

Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

10/06/21

Communicatie naar aanleiding van het vertrek van werknemers: beperk je tot de essentie

09/06/21

The New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers of Personal Data from the EU

08/06/21

World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Fighting fake goods remains a priority

08/06/21

Data transfer tool – Adoption of new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses

07/06/21

Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

03/06/21

The Belgian DPA approved the EU Cloud Code of Conduct for cloud service providers acting as a processor

27/05/21

De AVG in (een checklist van) 10 punten? Ja, dat kan!

26/05/21

Europese Unie neemt de leiding in regulering van AI

26/05/21

As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

26/05/21

Vooruit en Vooruit: kunnen merken samen blijven bestaan?

24/05/21

Repeat trademark filings: General Court confirms bad faith filing in Monopoly case

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