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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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04/09/25
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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Les mentions légales sur vos réseaux sociaux d’entreprise

Si vous gérez une entreprise, vous savez certainement que, plusieurs mentions légales doivent être légalement indiquées sur votre site Internet.

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European Parliament and Council ready to start negotiations on EU Data Act – Europe gets closer to adopting a …

In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime o…

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Application of the DLT Pilot Regime

As part of its Digital Finance Package introduced on 24 September 2020, the European Commission proposed a pilot regime for market infrastructures bas…

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Trademark protection in Web 3.0: Lessons from the Hermès vs. Metabirkins case

On 8 February 2023, a New York jury delivered its long-awaited verdict in a case brought by the French luxury brand Hermès, against the artist Mason R…

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ChatGPT et la protection des données à caractère personnel.

ChatGPT , le chatbot développé par l’entreprise OpenAI est disponible depuis le 30 novembre 2022 et permet à n’importe qui de pouvoir poser des questi…

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Het fiscaal gunstregime voor auteursrechten anno 2023 hervormd – Welk nieuws onder de zon?

De hervorming van het gunstig fiscaal stelsel voor auteursrechtenvergoedingen was de voorbije weken en maanden niet weg te slaan uit het nieuws. Zowel…

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Data Protection in Belgium: the 2023 focus of the BDPA

In 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ("BDPA") rendered a large number of decisions and identified priorities for the following year that poi…

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UPC-Overeenkomst | De Opt-Out

De hervorming van het Europees octrooirecht waarbij een Europees octrooi met eenheidswerking wordt ingevoerd, gaat gepaard met de oprichting van een E…

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UPC-Overeenkomst | Algemeen overzicht

Op 19 februari 2013 hebben vijfentwintig lidstaten van de Europese Unie (“de Unie”) een overeenkomst tot oprichting van het Eengemaakt Octrooigerecht …

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The Belgian Whistleblowing Act enters into force. What do you need to know regarding data protection?

The Belgian Parliament recently approved the Act implementing EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 …

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Third parties can now also lodge appeals before the Market Court against decisions of the DPA’s Litigation Cha…

The Constitutional Court ruled on 12 January 2023 that the absence of appeal possibilities for interested third parties against decisions of the Litig…

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New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

The new Belgian contract law has become applicable from 1 January 2023. Curious about the impact of these (new) rules on IT contracts concluded from t…

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Des seins nus sur Instagram et Facebook ?

Les seins nus sont admis sur Instagram et Facebook … s’ils sont masculins. Toute autre poitrine est bannie du réseau. Motif : exhibition sexuelle. Le …

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De auteursrechten in fiscalibus tot 2022 - de taxatiefase voorbij: what’s next?

Over het auteursrecht is de jongste maanden veel inkt gevloeid. Eind 2022 is een wetswijziging terzake goedgekeurd waarbij het fiscaal gunstregime van…

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The Whistleblowing Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette

In our newsflash of 7 December 2022, we wrote that the draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/…

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Draft Adequacy Decision by the European Commission: The Long-Awaited Replacem…

The European Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The fra…

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Looking ahead to the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s priorities for 2023

With the end of 2022 in sight, it’s time to look ahead to 2023. The new Executive Committee of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”) c…

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Draft Belgian Whistleblowing Act now adopted in Parliament!

The draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 (‘the Whistleblowing Directive’) into national…

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A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

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