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Strelia welcomes a new partner to lead its IP and Technology practice

Strelia is proud to welcome Tom De Coster as Partner to lead its IP and Technology practice.

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AI in the Legal Landscape

What does the general public expect from online legal information sources? To what extent do they trust tools such as Google or ChatGPT for legal advice? And do they find it accept…

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Opleidingen 25 en 27/08 - Confocus

Op de valreep voor de deadline van 1 september voor de permanente vorming van advocaten voor het gerechtelijk jaar 2024-2025 biedt Confocus nog 2 opleidingen, die plaatsvinden op 2…

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ISO/IEC 42005:2025 – A New Blueprint for Legal and Commercia…

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming…

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25/08/25
Trackingpixels en privacy: Frankrijk maakt werk van échte pr…

Wie onze boeken of blogs over cookies en online tracking gelezen heeft, wee…

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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!

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Facebook Sentenced to a Daily Fine of 250,000 Euros by a Belgian Court

Once again, Facebook is in the spotlight. On November 9, following the Recommendation 04/2015 of May 13, 2015, issued by the Belgian Data Protection A…

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Brussels Court orders Facebook to stop collecting personal data of non-members

Facebook uses “datr-cookies” to collect personal data of non-members. These datr-cookies are automatically installed on the browsers of non-members wh…

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Safe Harbor Invalidated by the CJEU; Are There Other Solutions for Transatlantic Transfers?

After the October 6, 2015, decision of the CJEU, it is clear that transfers of personal data may no longer take place under the Safe Harbor. This was …

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Oracle or Fata Morgana: can a licence lead to transfer of property in Belgium?

The Brussels Court of Appeal recently confirmed the landmark decision UsedSoft v. Oracle of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

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Het arrest Teekanne: een zure appel voor de voedingsindustrie?

De voorbije jaren zijn er steeds meer voedingsmiddelen op de markt gekomen die gericht zijn op de gezondheidsbewuste consument. Smoothies op basis van…

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Means, Other Than Safe Harbor, of Transferring Personal Data to the U.S. Potentially Vitiated?

After the decision of October 6, 2015, of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) invalidating the decision from the EU Commission (Decision 2000/520) o…

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Is Your App a Greedy One?

The 2014 and 2015 sweeps performed by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network ("GPEN"), an informal network of 57 privacy enforcement authorities in 43…

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Invalidation of Safe Harbour for EU-US data transfers – Sequel

With the ‘Schrems’ judgment of the EU Court of Justice of 6 October 2015, the CJEU declared the decision of the European Commission, establi…

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Zijn adblockers effectief diefstal?

Vorige week toonden de online kranten in België zich bijzonder strijdlustig tegen de aan populariteit winnende adblocker software. Een juridisch prece…

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European Court of Justice landmark decision of 6 October 2015 brings an end to Safe Harbour

Earlier this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited ruling in the case of Maximilan Schrems v. Irish Data Pro…

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Overheidsdiensten mogen persoonsgegevens niet zomaar uitwisselen

Het Europees Hof van Justitie heeft in een recent arrest de principes van afdoende informatieverstrekking aan de betrokkene bij doorgifte van persoons…

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Major legal framework change for personal data transfers to the U.S.

Many European companies transfer personal data to the United States (US). They can do so knowingly (e.g. when transferring data to group members) as w…

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Data transfers to the US: the European Court of Justice declares that the EU Commission’s Safe Harbour Decisio…

The Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) provides that European companies may transfer personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area i…

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CJEU Declares the EU Commission Safe Harbor Decision Invalid

On October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled that the Safe Harbor decision from the EU Commission (Decision 2000/520) is invalid.&n…

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Brussels Court of Appeal rules that the operator of satellite television must not pay royalties to the collect…

When the company Airfield (now called Eviso) started offering satellite television services in Belgium under the brands TV Vlaanderen and (later) Télé…

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The transfer of personal data to the United States under the "Safe Harbour" principles is no longer valid

The judgement rendered by the European Court of Justice on 6 October means that all the past advices given on the transfer of personal data from Europ…

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Data Protection: US Safe Harbour invalid - time to weigh anchor

In its judgment of 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the so-called Safe Harbour Decision of the European Commissi…

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Confidentiality Agreements Are Not Data Processing Agreements

Companies often rely on third parties to manage their websites, host databases, maintain their IT infrastructure, organize marketing campaigns, etc.

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Betere consumentenbescherming in EU vanaf 1 januari via Online Dispute Resolution platform

E-commerce groeit nog steeds erg snel in de EU, vooral ook in een aantal landen die in tegenstelling tot Nederland en Duitsland in eerste instantie de…

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L'accord transatlantique sur l'échange de données en matières judiciaire et de police

Les négociateurs européens et américains viennent d'arriver à un accord-cadre sur l'échange de données personnelles en matières judicaire et de police…

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