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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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Google obliged to display comparable specialized search rivals

The European Commission has obtained an improved commitments proposal from Google in the context of the ongoing antitrust investigation into online se…

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Antiquité et authenticité : comprendre le descriptif des œuvres

L'authenticité est une des qualités essentielles de toute œuvre d'art ou antiquité. Pourtant, régulièrement, il n'est pas possible d'avoir une certitu…

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Control of access to the Pirate Bay

As from now, Internet Service Providers will have to check whether domain names refer to the Pirate Bay.

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Reprography remuneration now also for printers and prints?

In Belgium, reprography remuneration is raised for copying (from a paper base) protected works to paper.

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Combatting Online Trademark Abuse: The Court of Justice Strenghtens Trademark Holders' Arsenal

While offering trademark holders unparalleled marketing opportunities, the Internet also allows competitors to ride on their coattails. Such freeridin…

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Modifications légales importantes en matière de commerce électronique et de contrats à distance

Dans le cadre de la mise en place progressive du Code de droit économique et de la transposition de la directive 2011/83/UE relative aux droits des co…

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Iran back in business?

Iran counts almost 78 million inhabitants and showed an economic growth of 6 to 8% on average between 2006 and 2008. Economic growth has dropped in th…

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UPC Agreement (European Patent) : soon time for legislators and undertakings to take decisions

The UPC Agreement is a convention concluded between 25 Member States and which installs a unified patent court. With two regulations adopted by the Eu…

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IN PIRATE BAY CASE, BELGIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS LAWFULNESS OF GENERIC IP BLOCKING INJUNCTIONS

By the judgment rendered on 22 October 2013 in the Belgian version of the long-lasting The Pirate Bay saga, the Belgian Court of Cassation (Belgium’s …

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Supreme Court Confirms Order Obliging Internet Providers to Block Access to Pirate Bay Websites

On 22 October 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the obligation of internet provid…

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Brussels Court Of Appeal Confirms AB InBev Infringement of Maes’ Blue Colour Trade Mark

On 21 October 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled on a dispute between Alken Maes Brouwerijen N.V. and InBev Belgium N.V. concerning the alleged …

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Belgian Court of Cassation confirms that ISPs can be requested to block all domain names leading to a certain …

The Belgian Court of Cassation recently confirmed an order by an investigative judge to block all domain names leading to the filesharing website, “Th…

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Economic inspection assesses e-commerce

A general assessment of online tradesmen showed that 10% of undertakings active in e-commerce infringe the law. Most of them undertake an independent …

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Accessing workers’ private e-mails: return to square one?

In a judgment dated 7 February 2013, the Labour Court of Brussels distanced itself from recent case law of the labour jurisdictions and considered tha…

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BELGIAN PRIVACY COMMISSION CLARIFIES THE PROCEDURES FOR DATA TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

The Belgian Privacy Commission recently concluded a Protocol Agreement with the Ministry of Justice, which clari es the administrative procedure for d…

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Privacy Commission concludes a new protocol with the Ministry of Justice concerning the transfer of personal d…

On 25 May 2013, the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC) concluded a protocol with the Ministry of Justice in order to simplify the administrative procedu…

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Court of Cassation confirms access right of data subject

In a judgment of the Court of Cassation of 14 February 2013, the Court confirmed that the data controller’s obligation to file a privacy notification …

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Brussels Court of Appeal invalidates software editors’ settlement agreement because of wilful misrepresentatio…

The Belgian Judicial Code allows an intellectual property rightholder to seek, ex parte, a “descriptive seizure order” from the court if this righthol…

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WIPO publishes comparative analysis of the legal status of video games around the world

Video games have become an increasingly popular form of entertainment, as well as a powerful new platform for innovative art and a multibillion dollar…

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Beware for the upcoming inspections of the Belgian Privacy Commission

The establishment of an inspection service within the Belgian Privacy Commission. The Belgian Privacy Commission has recently announced that it will t…

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