Personal Use by Employees of Employer Systems: Mr Bogdan Barbulescu vs the State of Romania Mr Barbulescu used certain business systems to send personal messages in breach of his employer’s stated Policy in this regard. The Employer monitored employee communications to ensure compliance with its Policy. Mr Barbelescu was found to have been in breach […]
In this our fourth blog about the GDPR, I am going to look at the rights of data subjects in relation to the processing, amendment and erasure of their data; and some of the new obligations on processors and controllers. Also, to continue the theme from the previous blogs, I am going to compare the […]
Territorial Scope and New Personal Data Definition A number of our non-EU clients have expressed considerable alarm about the GDPR, probably due to the volume of articles being generated in the technology industry press but be aware that whilst the final text of the GDPR is unlikely to be widely different from the draft language […]
Corporate/M&A partner Steven De Schrijver and senior associate Jeroen Mues have published an article entitled “M&A in Belgium – Current Trends and Outlook” in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Guide 2016, an ALM publication which provides expert analysis and updates from some of the leading law firms in jurisdictions across the globe, providing key insights on […]
In the appeal proceedings initiated by the owners and charterer of the ms. “Flinterstar” against the decision of 8 December 2015 of the president of the Bruges commercial court, the Ghent Court of Appeal passed a judgment favorable to Astrea’s principals, the Belgian federal government, on 22 February 2016. The Court of Appeal confirms the […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ana Menezes Monteiro of Caetano De Freitas & Associados. Ana has joined as our exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms member in Portugal. Majority of Ana’s work is InformationTechnology Services and Data protection area. She was the Compliance Director in a Technology and Consulting services multinational […]
On 16th January 2016, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a useful advice note on IT security advice for small businesses, called “A Practical Guide to IT Security”, a copy of which can be found on our link page. It is well worth a read for all owners and senior managers of small businesses, […]
The UK Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee reported on 1st February on the UK Government’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill, including on the costs of compliance for UK communications service providers (“CSPs”). The draft Investigatory Powers Bill will require CSPs to retain the internet browsing history of all of their customers for the previous twelve months. The Government appears to have […]
For more information on Licensing in Thailand for E-Commerce/Direct Marketing, please read my blog: http://johnformichellalegalbits.blogspot.com/2016/02/licensing-for-e-commerce-and-direct.html E-Commerce/Direct Marketing Licensing Thailand
Multi-nationals have long complained that there is no one-stop shop under the existing EU data protection regulations, to facilitate EU wide compliance with data protection rules. The existing data protection regulations set minimum thresholds, which can and have been applied in different ways in different countries. It is in the light of hopes for that […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Neff Law Firm, who have joined as our exclusive Technology, Media and Telecoms member in California, USA. Neff Law Firm is a prominent transactional technology, media and international law firm, also renowned for intellectual property protection and enforcement, that represents a […]
The technology industries in Europe (and of course we legal technology vultures for whom these industries are our food) are waiting with interest to see how bold the European Commission’s proposals will be at setting the new European Digital Agenda. In all probability the answer is probably going to be “not very bold”, or even […]