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DLA Piper GDPR and Data Breach Survey 2024

2023 was a record year for GDPR enforcement with aggregate fines increasing by more than 14% to EUR 1.78bn and a new record fine of EUR 1.2bn levied against Meta

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27/09/24
Markets in crypto-assets regulation (MiCA): The scope is in …

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …

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DORA implementation in Luxembourg

The Luxembourg law implementing certain aspects of the Digital Operational …

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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 Luxembourg 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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European Court of Justice clarifies what constitutes a "parody"

On September 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel ("Court of A…

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Search engine activities are subject to data protection rules when processing online personal data

On 13 May 2014 the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered a decision in a case in which the Court had to answer important questions relating to …

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European Court of Justice specifies conditions under Article 8(3) of the Copyright Directive governing an inju…

In a decision of 27 March 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) held that Article 8(3) of Directive 2001/29/EC (the “Copyright Dir…

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Svensson-case: European Court of Justice rules hyperlinking to protected works can be done without consent

In 2012, the Court of Appeal of Svea (Sweden) submitted to the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) preliminary questions on whether providing hyperlin…

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European Court of Justice clarifies the scope of technological prevention measures designed to prevent unautho…

On 23 January 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in response to a request from the Tribunale di Milano (“Milan Court of Fir…

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The new council proposal of the Trade Secrets Directive

The draft directive introduces a common definition of trade secrets, as well as a means by which victims of trade secret misappropriation can seek red…

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Revocation of successful trademarks that became “common in the trade”

Successful trademarks may become generic and lose their exclusive trademark status. This was once more confirmed by the Court of Justice of the EU in …

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CJEU Google/AEPD: Google is a data controller and data subjects have the right to be forgotten

On 13 May 2014, the CJEU issued an important decision regarding data protection law and internet search engines. The CJEU ruled that an internet searc…

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La Cour de Justice confirme la légalité de principe des liens hypertextes au regard du droit d’auteur

Dans un arrêt Svensson fort attendu et prononcé ce 13 février 2014, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a conclu que le propriétaire d’un …

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A new right to claim data from bankrupt cloud computing providers

On 9 July 2013 a new law amending the Code of Commerce was enacted in Luxembourg (the “Law”). The Law introduces the right for a depositor to claim th…

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Working Party 29 guidance on cookie consent

Today the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")[1] published a working document on how consent for cookies may be obtained. The WP29's opinions and w…

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