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In a judgment of 26 June 2018, the Brussels Court of Appeal held that, by using its trade name "Sport Direct" and its website sportdirect.com for Belgian customers, Sport Direct BV was causing damage ...

The EU General Court's landmark Booking/Etraveli judgment validates the European Commission's power to block digital mergers based on entrenchment theories, even without horizontal overlaps or significant market share increases. This watershed ruling arrives alongside new Article 102 Guidelines and draft Merger Guidelines that reshape how dominant platforms must justify acquisitions and demonstrate competitive benefits in ecosystem markets.

The EU Cyber Resilience Act's incident reporting obligations take effect on September 11, 2026, requiring manufacturers of connected devices and software to report certain vulnerabilities and cybersecurity incidents. This marks a critical milestone in EU cybersecurity regulation, introducing new compliance requirements for companies that may already face reporting obligations under other digital regulations.

The European Commission has adopted its first comprehensive Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, marking a significant evolution in EU competition law enforcement. Following a three-year consultation process, these Guidelines codify evolving case law while addressing concerns about enforcement thresholds and introducing notable changes including the reintroduction of a 40% market share benchmark, refined evidentiary presumptions, and expanded guidance on digital markets and

De Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) stelt nieuwe cyberbeveiligingseisen aan fabrikanten, importeurs en distributeurs van producten met digitale elementen binnen de EU. Met belangrijke deadlines in september 2026 en december 2027, moeten organisaties nu al beginnen met het implementeren van security by design-principes, kwetsbaarheidsbeheer en meldplichten om compliance te verzekeren en boetes te vermijden.

As from 1 January 2023, provisions of the new law of contracts will apply.

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights the increasingly specific cybersecurity controls identified by regulators...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently entered a new phase, characterized by the increased deployment of so-called "AI Agents." While generative AI has already transformed how organizations function...

While considerable work remains on its detail, there is political agreement on the broad shape of the legislation.

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The European Union's data strategy introduces comprehensive interoperability obligations through the GDPR, Data Act, and Data Governance Act, fundamentally transforming how organizations handle data portability, switching between service providers, and data intermediation services. Organizations providing data processing services and those operating as data intermediaries face new compliance requirements, registration procedures, and operational standards that demand immediate attention and strategic implem

The EU's sweeping Data Act is now in force. In this part of our series highlighting the Data Act's key issues, our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights new obligations...

Many foreign companies operating in the European Union (the "EU") are unaware that their traditional business practices may violate EU and Member State laws regarding personal data protection. The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the "Directive") regulates the collection, use, and transfer of individually identifiable personal information about employees, such as name, address, telephone number, and marital status, as well as information such as salary, bonuses, terms of an employment cont