236 results Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023. Stibbe assists Uchida Yoko Co with the acquisition of Open Assessment Technologies Stibbe assisted Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd., with the acquisition of 100% of Open Assessment Technologies S.A. (OAT™). Discover our SPC booklet Our Brussels IP/Life Sciences team has authored a booklet on the case-law of the Court of justice of the EU (CJEU) regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International. European Strategy for Data: Analysis of the proposed regulation of data governance On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on data governance and a related Q&A. On 1 October 2021, the Council of the European Union agreed position on the Data Governance Act. One year of Schrems II: a state of affairs for international data transfers International data transfers have been the subject of intense debates ever since the Court of Justice issued its landmark judgement of Schrems I, on 6 October 2015. Stibbe advises Aedifica Stibbe has advised Aedifica on the further expansion of its healthcare real estate portfolio in the Netherlands with the acquisition and lease of 2 elderly care residences in Oss and Dordrecht. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST). Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium. Adopting the new Standard Contractual Clauses to secure international personal data transfers Recently, the European Commission issued an implementing decision on standard new contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area. Sarah De Wulf and Malik Baba co-authored a book dedicated to the legal aspects of the video-game industry The book, entitled 'Legal Aspects of the video-game industry', provides a first answer to the most important legal questions that might arise in the lifecycle of a video-game company. De (beperkte) mogelijkheden voor strengere vergunningvoorschriften dan de algemene eisen in het Activiteitenbesluit en het toekomstige Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving Voor inrichtingen waarvoor op grond van de Wabo een omgevingsvergunning milieu is vereist, gelden naast de vergunningvoorschriften ook algemene regels op grond van het Activiteitenbesluit. Digital Law Up(to)date: Interesting points in a DPA decision based on a cross-border complaint relating to cookies The Belgian Data Protection Authority published an interesting decision of its Litigation chamber. The content of the decision is not completely new, but it provides (or recalls) some relevant elements for personal data practitioners. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA fines NGO and researcher for GDPR violations regarding the political profiling of tweets The Belgian DPA fined an NGO and a researcher both active in the fight against disinformation for violating GDPR provisions. Digital Law Up(to)date: The cookie consent framework of IAB Europe violates the GDPR On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority considered that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) violates the GDPR. Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines. Digital Law Up(to)date: Cookies on Belgian press sites - A second DPA decision against Rossel The Belgian DPA fined Groupe Rossel for several breaches of the GDPR on three of its websites. Nynke Brouwer new senior associate at Stibbe We are pleased to announce that Nynke Brouwer will be joining Stibbe’s Amsterdam office as senior associate. Her appointment as from 13 June 2022 will further strengthen our TMT/IP practice. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023.
Stibbe assists Uchida Yoko Co with the acquisition of Open Assessment Technologies Stibbe assisted Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd., with the acquisition of 100% of Open Assessment Technologies S.A. (OAT™).
Discover our SPC booklet Our Brussels IP/Life Sciences team has authored a booklet on the case-law of the Court of justice of the EU (CJEU) regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs).
Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International.
European Strategy for Data: Analysis of the proposed regulation of data governance On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on data governance and a related Q&A. On 1 October 2021, the Council of the European Union agreed position on the Data Governance Act.
One year of Schrems II: a state of affairs for international data transfers International data transfers have been the subject of intense debates ever since the Court of Justice issued its landmark judgement of Schrems I, on 6 October 2015.
Stibbe advises Aedifica Stibbe has advised Aedifica on the further expansion of its healthcare real estate portfolio in the Netherlands with the acquisition and lease of 2 elderly care residences in Oss and Dordrecht.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST).
Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium.
Adopting the new Standard Contractual Clauses to secure international personal data transfers Recently, the European Commission issued an implementing decision on standard new contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area.
Sarah De Wulf and Malik Baba co-authored a book dedicated to the legal aspects of the video-game industry The book, entitled 'Legal Aspects of the video-game industry', provides a first answer to the most important legal questions that might arise in the lifecycle of a video-game company.
De (beperkte) mogelijkheden voor strengere vergunningvoorschriften dan de algemene eisen in het Activiteitenbesluit en het toekomstige Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving Voor inrichtingen waarvoor op grond van de Wabo een omgevingsvergunning milieu is vereist, gelden naast de vergunningvoorschriften ook algemene regels op grond van het Activiteitenbesluit.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Interesting points in a DPA decision based on a cross-border complaint relating to cookies The Belgian Data Protection Authority published an interesting decision of its Litigation chamber. The content of the decision is not completely new, but it provides (or recalls) some relevant elements for personal data practitioners.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA fines NGO and researcher for GDPR violations regarding the political profiling of tweets The Belgian DPA fined an NGO and a researcher both active in the fight against disinformation for violating GDPR provisions.
Digital Law Up(to)date: The cookie consent framework of IAB Europe violates the GDPR On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority considered that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) violates the GDPR.
Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Cookies on Belgian press sites - A second DPA decision against Rossel The Belgian DPA fined Groupe Rossel for several breaches of the GDPR on three of its websites.
Nynke Brouwer new senior associate at Stibbe We are pleased to announce that Nynke Brouwer will be joining Stibbe’s Amsterdam office as senior associate. Her appointment as from 13 June 2022 will further strengthen our TMT/IP practice.