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DLA Piper GDPR and Data Breach Survey 2024

2023 was a record year for GDPR enforcement with aggregate fines increasing by more than 14% to EUR 1.78bn and a new record fine of EUR 1.2bn levied against Meta

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AI governance posing biggest challenge to AI deployment reveals law firm DLA Piper in research …

Global law firm DLA Piper today publishes its in-depth report "AI Governance: Balancing Policy, Compliance, and Commercial Value".

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12/03/24
Launch of coordinated enforcement action on the right of acc…

On 28 February, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched its Coor…

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DORA: first set of final level 2 rules for ICT and third-par…

The ESAs have published the first set of final draft technical standards un…

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Implementation of the DLT pilot regime in Luxembourg – Blockchain law III

On 9 March 2023, bill of law 8055 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based…

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NIS 2 Directive: an increased scope for a safer and cybercrime-free Union?

The NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union) entered into force on 16 January 2023, amends…

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Intellectual property rights over software – recent case

The Court of Cassation confirmed in a recent decision that it is not possible to transfer rights over software without clear and precise provision in …

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Une délibération surprenante a été prise par la CNIL le 20 décembre 2022 concernant l’utilisation de données d…

La société américaine LUSHA SYSTEMS INC, ci-après « LUSHA », commercialise une extension au navigateur Google chrome appelée « Lusha ». Cette dernière…

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DORA In Force From 16 January 2023

Given the ever-increasing risk of cyberattacks, the eu has decided to strengthen the requirements surrounding the it security of financial entities.

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Unified Patent Court: final stretch!

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A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

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Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force on 1 November 2022

The Digital Market Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October, and it will enter into force on 1 November. La…

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5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

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Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

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GDPR: EU Commission’s Q&A about the New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers

On 25 May 2022, exactly 4 years after entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the European Commission (the “Commission”) …

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EDPB Statement about transfers of personal data to Russia

On 12 July 2022, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published a Statement 02/2022 on personal data transfers to the Russian Federation. A…

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Revamped CSSF outsourcing guidance for the financial sector

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …

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New Copyright Directive 2019/790 has been implemented into Luxembourg law

On 1 April 2022, the bill implementing the EU directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was finally adopted.

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services ("Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came into force on 26 Dec…

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CSSF guidance on virtual assets - Recent developments in the financial sector

On 29 November 2021, the Commission de surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) published a Communiqué entitled “CSSF guidance on virtual assets…

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services  (the "Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came …

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The European Telecommunications Code has now been implemented

The law of 17 December 2021, which implements Directive (EU) 2018/1972 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (the “EECC”)…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all…

Not in the automotive sector? It doesn't matter: two Regulations adopted by UNECE (a United Nations body) on cybersecurity and software updates in the…

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