48 results Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. Het nieuwe privacybeleid van tiktok: nieuwe privacy-issues op de loer TikTok is een inmiddels welbekende van origine Chinese social media-app waarop korte filmpjes kunnen worden opgenomen en gedeeld. Sinds de app in 2017 werd uitgebracht, heeft de populariteit van TikTok een enorme vlucht genomen. Financial Regulation – Q2 2023 Update Changes to Dutch financial regulations entered into force on or around 1 July, including notable amendments for holders of a qualifying holding in certain Dutch regulated financial institutions. We have listed the main changes in this publication. ECJ further shapes independent position of DPOs In a judgment of 9 February 2023 (C-453/21), the European Court of Justice has further shaped the rules surrounding the independence of a data protection officer (DPO), one of the cornerstones of the GDPR. Is the Metaverse really dead? Well, not according to the EU Commission… The European Commission recently unveiled its vision for the Metaverse and virtual worlds. Stibbe appoints Sabrina Lai Cheong as Counsel Stibbe proudly announces the promotion of Sabrina Lai Cheong to Counsel in the Corporate and M&A practice of its Luxembourg office. Stibbe nomme Sabrina Lai Cheong en tant que Counsel Le bureau luxembourgeois de Stibbe a la fierté d’annoncer la promotion de Sabrina Lai Cheong au titre de Counsel, avec effet immédiat. Digital Law Up(to)date: European Parliament violates several provisions of the GDPR for EU Institutions On 5 January 2022, the EDPS issued a reprimand to the European Parliament for non-compliance with several provisions of the GDPR for EU Institutions and ordered it to update its data protection notices of an internal corona testing website. Europese Commissie herziet en verruimt een belangrijk staatssteunkader: consultatie wijzigingen AGVV geopend tot 8 december 2021 De Europese Commissie zet in op meer staatssteun voor innovatieve ondernemingen en duurzaamheid. Dit blijkt uit de voorgestelde wijziging van de Algemene groepsvrijstellingsverordening waarover tot 8 december a.s. een consultatie loopt. 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. Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”; (2) alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new terms of use In this blog, we present two interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) The supply of a copy of software together with a licence to use it can constitute a "sale of goods”; and (2) WhatsApp in turmoil for its privacy policy and terms of use. After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification as “Information Society Service” This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services. Stibbe Luxembourg nomme François Bernard en tant qu'Of Counsel Stibbe a le plaisir d'annoncer la promotion de François Bernard en tant qu'Of Counsel au sein du département Corporate & Finance de son bureau de Luxembourg. Private Equity in the Netherlands: Tax Update 2022 In today’s rapidly changing tax environment, it is important to be aware of all relevant tax developments. In the past months, several new tax rules have been implemented or announced. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian legislator strengthens legislation on crypto-exchange and wallet service providers On 11 February 2022, the Belgian Official Gazette published a new law modifying the Belgian anti-money laundering law. The objective of the text is to introduce new provisions to regulate crypto-exchange and wallet service providers. Digital Law Up(to)date: The use of the free version of Google Analytics violates the GDPR The Datenschutzbehörde, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA), found that the use of the free version of Google Analytics violated some provisions of the GDPR, and specifically the rules on international data transfers. New double tax treaty concluded between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom: changes ahead Luxembourg and the United Kingdom signed a new Double Tax Treaty on 7 June 2022 which includes several changes that might have an effect on investments involving the two jurisdictions. Digital Law Up(to)date: New EDPB guidelines to calculate the amount of GDPR administrative fines The EDPB adopted new guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under GDPR. The objective is to strengthen harmonisation and transparency of the methodology used by national supervisory authorities to calculate the amount of the fines. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
Het nieuwe privacybeleid van tiktok: nieuwe privacy-issues op de loer TikTok is een inmiddels welbekende van origine Chinese social media-app waarop korte filmpjes kunnen worden opgenomen en gedeeld. Sinds de app in 2017 werd uitgebracht, heeft de populariteit van TikTok een enorme vlucht genomen.
Financial Regulation – Q2 2023 Update Changes to Dutch financial regulations entered into force on or around 1 July, including notable amendments for holders of a qualifying holding in certain Dutch regulated financial institutions. We have listed the main changes in this publication.
ECJ further shapes independent position of DPOs In a judgment of 9 February 2023 (C-453/21), the European Court of Justice has further shaped the rules surrounding the independence of a data protection officer (DPO), one of the cornerstones of the GDPR.
Is the Metaverse really dead? Well, not according to the EU Commission… The European Commission recently unveiled its vision for the Metaverse and virtual worlds.
Stibbe appoints Sabrina Lai Cheong as Counsel Stibbe proudly announces the promotion of Sabrina Lai Cheong to Counsel in the Corporate and M&A practice of its Luxembourg office.
Stibbe nomme Sabrina Lai Cheong en tant que Counsel Le bureau luxembourgeois de Stibbe a la fierté d’annoncer la promotion de Sabrina Lai Cheong au titre de Counsel, avec effet immédiat.
Digital Law Up(to)date: European Parliament violates several provisions of the GDPR for EU Institutions On 5 January 2022, the EDPS issued a reprimand to the European Parliament for non-compliance with several provisions of the GDPR for EU Institutions and ordered it to update its data protection notices of an internal corona testing website.
Europese Commissie herziet en verruimt een belangrijk staatssteunkader: consultatie wijzigingen AGVV geopend tot 8 december 2021 De Europese Commissie zet in op meer staatssteun voor innovatieve ondernemingen en duurzaamheid. Dit blijkt uit de voorgestelde wijziging van de Algemene groepsvrijstellingsverordening waarover tot 8 december a.s. een consultatie loopt.
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.
Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”; (2) alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new terms of use In this blog, we present two interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) The supply of a copy of software together with a licence to use it can constitute a "sale of goods”; and (2) WhatsApp in turmoil for its privacy policy and terms of use.
After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification as “Information Society Service” This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services.
Stibbe Luxembourg nomme François Bernard en tant qu'Of Counsel Stibbe a le plaisir d'annoncer la promotion de François Bernard en tant qu'Of Counsel au sein du département Corporate & Finance de son bureau de Luxembourg.
Private Equity in the Netherlands: Tax Update 2022 In today’s rapidly changing tax environment, it is important to be aware of all relevant tax developments. In the past months, several new tax rules have been implemented or announced.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian legislator strengthens legislation on crypto-exchange and wallet service providers On 11 February 2022, the Belgian Official Gazette published a new law modifying the Belgian anti-money laundering law. The objective of the text is to introduce new provisions to regulate crypto-exchange and wallet service providers.
Digital Law Up(to)date: The use of the free version of Google Analytics violates the GDPR The Datenschutzbehörde, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA), found that the use of the free version of Google Analytics violated some provisions of the GDPR, and specifically the rules on international data transfers.
New double tax treaty concluded between Luxembourg and the United Kingdom: changes ahead Luxembourg and the United Kingdom signed a new Double Tax Treaty on 7 June 2022 which includes several changes that might have an effect on investments involving the two jurisdictions.
Digital Law Up(to)date: New EDPB guidelines to calculate the amount of GDPR administrative fines The EDPB adopted new guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under GDPR. The objective is to strengthen harmonisation and transparency of the methodology used by national supervisory authorities to calculate the amount of the fines.