GDPR

The European Health Data Space (EHDS): new opportunities and obligations for healthcare institutions

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will enter into force on 25 March 2025. The aim of the new European Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the EHDS is to optimise the exchange of and access to health information within the EU.

De AP op zoek naar de juiste regie in een veranderend privacy-landschap

Op 3 maart heeft de AP het evaluatierapport over haar functioneren naar de Tweede Kamer verstuurd. Het is duidelijk dat de AP voor uitdagingen staat in een veranderend privacy-landschap.

CJEU confirms “right of explanation” in battle between trade secrets and algorithmic transparency

The CJEU's recent ruling emphasizes the GDPR's demand for algorithmic transparency in automated decisions, challenging companies to explain their logic. The decision also shows the difficulty of balancing such transparency with trade secret protection.

Belgian data protection authority fines hospital after data breach for taking insufficient data protection measures

In 2021, a Belgian hospital fell victim to a ransomware attack that disrupted critical operations and compromised the personal data of 300,000 people. As a result, the Belgian data protection authority imposed a fine of €200,000 three years later.

Key takeaways and insights from the EDPB Pseudonymisation Guidelines

On 16 January, 2025, the EDPB released its guidelines on pseudonymisation. These guidelines are not yet finalized, as they remain open for public consultation until 28 February. In this blogpost, we highlight the key takeaways.

Netflix in own privacy cliffhanger: EUR 4.75 million fine from Dutch GDPR Watchdog

Netflix, the global streaming giant, has been fined €4.75 million by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) for failing to provide customers with adequate information about how their personal data was being processed.

Sélection de nouvelles questions préjudicielles en matière de droit de la consommation

Veuillez trouver ici une sélection de questions préjudicielles relatives au droit de la consommation pour les années 2023 et 2024.

Selectie nieuwe prejudiciële vragen over consumentenrecht

Hier vindt u een selectie van prejudiciële vragen over het consumentenrecht tussen uit 2023 en 2024.

Gegevensbescherming: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG

Tom Barkhuysen, Janita Hofman, Minke Reijneveld en Steven Bastiaans (Boels Zanders) schreven samen de jaarlijkse NTB kroniek: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG.

Stibbe wins court case on sex workers' rights

Stibbe represented women’s rights organisation Bureau Clara Wichmann and two sex workers in litigation on local policy and access around a streetwalking zone in Nijmegen.

The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less

Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.

TMT seminar series 2024

Following our successful TMT seminar series in 2023, our TMT team is happy to announce five new seminars taking place in 2024. Please find an outline of the seminars in the article below.

Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch?

The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways

The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU.

Sélection de nouvelles questions préjudicielles en matière de droit de la consommation

Veuillez trouver ici une sélection de nouvelles questions préjudicielles en matière du droit de la consommation en 2023.