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April 9, 2026

NIS2 ACT: Where does your organisation stand as we approach april 18, 2026?

Cyber risk is no longer confined to the IT department—it sits firmly at the heart of your business strategy. With the NIS2 Act now in force and the April 2026 deadline approaching, organisations are under increasing pressure to move beyond...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered its highly-anticipated judgment in two joined cases of Mio AB et al and Konektra involving designer furniture. In its judgment of 4 December 2025, the CJEU confirms and refines...
December 8, 2025

CJEU clarifies copyright protection for applied art in Mio / Konektra judgment

November 27, 2025

The EU’s Digital Omnibus

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission has presented the ‘Digital Omnibus’, an ambitious part of the new Digital Package, adjusting and streamlining existing EU digital legislation on AI, cybersecurity and data. The aim is to ease compliance with simplification...
As from 12 September 2025 the EU Data Act will apply (officially known as Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 that entered into force on 11 January 2024). The EU Data Act sets the rules and standards for data sharing, governance and reuse...
August 25, 2025

The EU Data Act is almost there. Do not forget to align existing IT contracts with the new rules.

January 16, 2025

Additional Information Obligation following the latest amendment of CAO 32bis

The collective bargaining agreement (‘collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst’) “CAO 32bis” which has been safeguarding employees’ rights since 1985 in the event of a change of employer as a result of a transfer of business following an agreement (‘asset deal’), has been amended...
CBA No. 81 First, it is important to take into account the Belgian Collective Bargaining Agreement No. 81 regarding the employer’s monitoring of “online communication data.” The CBA applies to employees’ use of email but also to communication via Teams,...
December 16, 2024

Mailboxes and departing employees from a GDPR perspective

May 29, 2024

The Data Act and requirements on switching between (data processing) service providers

Vendor lock-in is a well-known problem in SaaS or software partnerships. That's why complex clauses are often included in software agreements. However, these don't always suffise. The EU Data Act introduces a set of minimum contractual standards for the switching...
On the 2nd of February 2024, the plenary approved the Act on the Introduction of Book 6 of the Civil Code. As a result, the new rules of Book 6 will enter into force presumably on the 1st January 2025....
February 27, 2024

The abolition of the quasi-immunity of the execution agent

January 15, 2024

Update on the AI Act: the EU reached an agreement on the ‘final’ text

After the first proposal in April 2021, the approval of the draft Act in June 2023 and the negotiations, an agreement has been reached by the EU.
The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) raises interesting questions about the use of personal data by AI or machine learning technologies. AI undoubtedly introduces new and serious risks for the privacy rights of data subjects.
August 16, 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection: challenges and opportunities

August 7, 2023

Foreign Investment Control in Belgium as from 1 July 2023

On  1 July 2023, the Belgian Foreign Direct Investment or ‘FDI’ screening regime entered into force. This makes Belgium one of the last EU Member States to adopt legislation designed to protect its national security, public order and strategic interests...
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems possess the potential to bestow countless advantages, but they also harbor a multitude of risks. A clear regulatory framework becomes indispensible.   May 2023, the European Parliament voted the Commission’s proposal to establish new regulations...
June 21, 2023

AI Act: A Step Closer to a Framework