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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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01/12/25
UPC Court of Appeal sets test for assessing ‘inventive step’…

An important legal test for determining whether a European patent is valid …

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31/10/25
Bill of law 8625 on the media

On 30 September 2025, bill of law 8625 on the media (the “Bill of Law”) was…

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Luxembourg data protection authority publishes first decisions

For the very first time, the National Commission for Data Protection (“CNPD”) has published 18 decisions, six of which inflicted fines ranging from 1.…

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The CNPD Publishes Several Decisions Following Investigations

The Luxembourg Data Protection Authority (CNPD) has published its first decisions following investigations of non-compliance with the General Data Pro…

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CNPD’s action plan: what is its position?

On 1 May 2020, the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) published its strategy and work program for 2020-2022. This document defines the mai…

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GDPR compliance - New standard contractual clauses

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the following two sets of new standard contractual clauses in the context of the General Data Protecti…

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The end of illegal cookie banners?

Internet users are regularly confronted with increasingly invasive cookie banners. Multiple techniques are used, including a hidden or inexistant refu…

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Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…

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EU: New Standard Contractual Clauses – From theory to practice

The EU Commission has issued their long awaited new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). These are a vital tool to enable international transfers of p…

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Portugal suspends the transfer of data to the United States

On 27 April, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), Portugal’s national data protection authority ordered the National Institue of Statist…

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Digital Green Pass: EU data protection authorities’ position

On 31 March 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (the EDPS, together the Aut…

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Insufficient cybersecurity measures under GDPR: 100k EUR fine in Belgium & key fines elsewhere

On 26 April 2021, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) handed down its first fine specifically for cybersecurity fai…

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Regulatory changes in the audiovisual media sector

The Act of 26 February 2021 and certain grand ducal regulations have transposed into Luxembourg law the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (2018/180…

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Online intermediation services: new law for implementing the Platform-to-Business Regulation

Entry into force of the law of 5 March 2021 on certain rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 2019/1150 of the European Parliament

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REMINDER - Transitional period of Luxembourg’s former IP regime coming to an end

Luxembourg has an attractive IP regime offering an 80% tax exemption of net income and gains from qualifying IP assets.

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Law on electronic media amended to meet today's audiovisual needs

Law of 26 February 2021 amending the law of 27 July 1991 on electronic media and implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1808 (the "Audiovisual Media Service…

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Digital platforms – The gatekeepers under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act

In December last year the European Commission published its much anticipated draft Digital Markets Act. 

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Digital services act package

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published a long-awaited set of rules intended to reform the online space, in two parts: (i) the proposal…

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Brexit: European Union Trademarks – Situation as from 1 January 2021

The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and Brexit’s transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Here is what …

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CJEU clarifies legality of surveillance legislation for national security

Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled on case C-623/171 and the joined cases C-511/18, C-512/182 and C-520/183…

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Finally some practical EDPB guidance on how to make international data transfers lawful

After a long, four-month wait, we finally have recommendations from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “supplementary measures” in the conte…

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New rules on online platform transparency

New EU platform-to-business rules aimed at enhancing transparency of online platforms for business users are now applicable. Implementation of certain…

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