Joris Deene
In a ruling dated November 26, 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal decided to refer thirteen questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The key question is whether the automatic, mass...
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Can Belgium still introduce its own AI rules?
The introduction of the European AI Act not only means a new set of rules for companies, but also a restriction of the Belgian legislator's powers. By opting for maximum harmonization, the EU has...
Liability of online platforms: end of the “Safe Harbor” for GDPR violations?
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that operators of online marketplaces are directly liable as data controllers for the...
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Does the transfer of financial data to the US under FATCA violate the GDPR?
In a ruling dated November 26, 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal decided to refer thirteen questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The key question is whether the automatic, mass...
Can Belgium still introduce its own AI rules?
The introduction of the European AI Act not only means a new set of rules for companies, but also a restriction of the Belgian legislator's powers. By opting for maximum harmonization, the EU has...
Liability of online platforms: end of the “Safe Harbor” for GDPR violations?
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that operators of online marketplaces are directly liable as data controllers for the...
Where does the court have jurisdiction in cases of mass damage caused by Big Tech?
Have you, as a consumer or business, suffered damage as a result of anti-competitive behavior on an online platform? On December 2, 2025 (C-34/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important ruling...
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Does the transfer of financial data to the US under FATCA violate the GDPR?
In a ruling dated November 26, 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal decided to refer thirteen questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The key question is whether the automatic, mass...
Can Belgium still introduce its own AI rules?
The introduction of the European AI Act not only means a new set of rules for companies, but also a restriction of the Belgian legislator's powers. By opting for maximum harmonization, the EU has...
Liability of online platforms: end of the “Safe Harbor” for GDPR violations?
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that operators of online marketplaces are directly liable as data controllers for the...
Where does the court have jurisdiction in cases of mass damage caused by Big Tech?
Have you, as a consumer or business, suffered damage as a result of anti-competitive behavior on an online platform? On December 2, 2025 (C-34/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important ruling...
Is your commercial cooperation agreement null and void in the event of tacit renewal?
Many commercial contracts, such as franchise or concession agreements, are tacitly renewed if no one gives notice. But did you know that the person granting the right (e.g., the franchisor) may also terminate such a...
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Does the transfer of financial data to the US under FATCA violate the GDPR?
In a ruling dated November 26, 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal decided to refer thirteen questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The key question is whether the automatic, mass...
Can Belgium still introduce its own AI rules?
The introduction of the European AI Act not only means a new set of rules for companies, but also a restriction of the Belgian legislator's powers. By opting for maximum harmonization, the EU has...
Liability of online platforms: end of the “Safe Harbor” for GDPR violations?
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that operators of online marketplaces are directly liable as data controllers for the...
Where does the court have jurisdiction in cases of mass damage caused by Big Tech?
Have you, as a consumer or business, suffered damage as a result of anti-competitive behavior on an online platform? On December 2, 2025 (C-34/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important ruling...
Is your commercial cooperation agreement null and void in the event of tacit renewal?
Many commercial contracts, such as franchise or concession agreements, are tacitly renewed if no one gives notice. But did you know that the person granting the right (e.g., the franchisor) may also terminate such a...
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Can Belgium still introduce its own AI rules?
The introduction of the European AI Act not only means a new set of rules for companies, but also a restriction of the Belgian legislator's powers. By opting for maximum harmonization, the EU has...
Where does the court have jurisdiction in cases of mass damage caused by Big Tech?
Have you, as a consumer or business, suffered damage as a result of anti-competitive behavior on an online platform? On December 2, 2025 (C-34/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important ruling...
E-invoicing from 2026: the end of invoice disputes or a new legal trap?
From Jan. 1, 2026, the structured electronic invoice (e-invoice) will become the standard for transactions between companies liable for VAT in Belgium. This obligation, introduced to close the VAT gap and...
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Does the transfer of financial data to the US under FATCA violate the GDPR?
In a ruling dated November 26, 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal decided to refer thirteen questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The key question is whether the automatic, mass...
Liability of online platforms: end of the “Safe Harbor” for GDPR violations?
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that operators of online marketplaces are directly liable as data controllers for the...
Is your commercial cooperation agreement null and void in the event of tacit renewal?
Many commercial contracts, such as franchise or concession agreements, are tacitly renewed if no one gives notice. But did you know that the person granting the right (e.g., the franchisor) may also terminate such a...
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