Joris Deene
Invoice fraud is a persistent and growing problem for businesses, with fraudsters intercepting payment transactions and manipulating bank information. When you as a customer unknowingly pay on the forged...
Are you allowed to share a video of a public space incident on social media?
Online sharing of footage showing antisocial or dangerous behavior in traffic is becoming more common. But may you simply publish such videos without violating privacy or personal...
Should international streaming services co-pay for local productions?
International streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ can be legally required by Belgian authorities to contribute financially to the local audiovisual sector. The Constitutional Court ruled in...
Can a competitor simply imitate your product or packaging? The limits of parasitic competion after the Capri Sun ruling
May a competitor imitate the design of your successful product if there is no intellectual property right on it? Yes, as a rule, you may. The Supreme Court's Capri Sun ruling of March 2, 2026 confirms...
Doxing and stalking: when does the dissemination of personal data online effectively lead to a conviction?
The correctional court has jurisdiction to try doxing - the Supreme Court said so in a June 4, 2025 ruling. But jurisdiction is not the same as conviction. In a March 11, 2026 ruling, the...
May your company collect testimony about a competitor through social media?
Companies are increasingly confronted with negative posts or calls for testimonials on social media by competitors or interest groups. May an association simply launch an online call to...
Can you unilaterally terminate an IT contract if the budget derails?
When an IT project drastically exceeds agreed budgets, the question often arises as to whether you, the client, may unilaterally terminate the contract. A ruling by the French-speaking Business Court of Brussels from 1...
Can a judge pre-emptively ban the publication of a press article to protect your privacy?
Are you afraid that an impending press article will damage your good name or privacy and do you want to stop the publication through the courts in advance? The answer in Belgium is almost always no, because of the absolute ban on...
When is a request for access to personal data (GDPR) an abuse of right?
Increasingly, companies are facing individuals who are using the General Data Protection Regulation (GDG or GDPR) purely to claim lucrative damages. The Court of Justice of the European...
Can a critical edition of a public domain work be copyrighted?
Can the reconstruction of a historical manuscript that is in the public domain give rise to a new copyright? The Court of Justice ruled in a March 19, 2026 (C-649/23) ruling that it can, provided that the...
Is the government transparent enough about your data on MyMinfin?
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA) has ruled that the federal government does not always comply with its transparency obligations when processing personal data on citizen platforms. In a...
Photo copyright: the importance of originality and the burden of proof in online publications
Anyone who, as a photographer or journalist, believes that their copyrights are being infringed by an online publication faces a significant burden of proof. The mere fact that you took a picture is not sufficient for...
Dutch 
English