Erik Valgaeren addressed the European Lawyers Forum in New York on the challenges and opportunities offered by the GDPR.

Articles - In a groundbreaking judgment, the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) states that the investigating judge may order a suspect to provide the access code of his mobile phone. Hans Van Bavel and Charlotte Conings, our specialists in criminal law, shed a light on the judgment.

Articles - As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted. The Directive contains modernised rules in view of digital market developments such as the rise in online platforms.

Speaking slot - Stibbe is a long standing partner of the International Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP) which takes place in Brussels between 22 and 24 January 2020 This year's theme is “Data protection and Artificial intelligence”. Carol Evrard, associate in our TMT team, participates in a panel organised by TrustArc (a privacy compliance technology company based in San Francisco, California) on "Changing Technology and Laws: Can Accountability be a Key to Global Compliance?"

Articles - De Nederlandse privacy toezichthouder – de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (hierna: AP) – gaf in maart dit jaar een informatieblad uit waarin het afnemen van alcohol-, drugs- en geneesmiddelentesten op de werkvloer in algemene zin verboden werd verklaard.