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12/07/23

GDPR – New data transfer adequacy decision for the transfer of data between the United States and EU in force …

Following the invalidation of the Privacy Shield adequacy decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 16 July 2020 (see our article here…

11/07/23

Some useful clarifications on right of access under GDPR

The year 2023 has seen a number of clarifications with respect to the right of access under the GDPR:

26/05/23

New law adopted on the whistleblowers’ protection transposing the EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parli…

23/05/23

Entry into force of the law of 16 May 2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law: empl…

On 16 May 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des députés) adopted the long-awaited law (the "Law") transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the E…

19/05/23

Publication of Luxembourg law on whistleblowing

The law of 16 May 2023 (the “Law”) implements Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of pe…

16/05/23

Protection of whistle-blowers: what you need to know about the new law

On 16 May 2023, Bill of law No. 7945 was exempted from the second constitutional vote, meaning that Luxembourg will soon have a whistleblowing law, wh…

04/05/23

Whistle-blower protection: first constitutional vote

Luxembourg will soon have a Whistle-blower Protection Law as theParliament voted the Bill of law no. 7945 on 2 May 2023 (first constitutional vote)

23/03/23

New DLT Pilot Regime arrives in Luxembourg

On 23 march 2023, both the dlt pilot regime and the blockchain law iii will become applicable.

13/03/23

Implementation of the DLT pilot regime in Luxembourg – Blockchain law III

On 9 March 2023, bill of law 8055 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based…

21/02/23

NIS 2 Directive: an increased scope for a safer and cybercrime-free Union?

The NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union) entered into force on 16 January 2023, amends…

16/02/23

Intellectual property rights over software – recent case

The Court of Cassation confirmed in a recent decision that it is not possible to transfer rights over software without clear and precise provision in …

09/02/23

Une délibération surprenante a été prise par la CNIL le 20 décembre 2022 concernant l’utilisation de données d…

La société américaine LUSHA SYSTEMS INC, ci-après « LUSHA », commercialise une extension au navigateur Google chrome appelée « Lusha ». Cette dernière…

13/01/23

DORA In Force From 16 January 2023

Given the ever-increasing risk of cyberattacks, the eu has decided to strengthen the requirements surrounding the it security of financial entities.

09/01/23

Unified Patent Court: final stretch!

01/12/22

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…

01/11/22

Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force on 1 November 2022

The Digital Market Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October, and it will enter into force on 1 November. La…

11/10/22

5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

03/08/22

Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

25/07/22

GDPR: EU Commission’s Q&A about the New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers

On 25 May 2022, exactly 4 years after entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the European Commission (the “Commission”) …

15/07/22

EDPB Statement about transfers of personal data to Russia

On 12 July 2022, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published a Statement 02/2022 on personal data transfers to the Russian Federation. A…