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We act on matters for businesses and government agencies in complex areas such as global compliance reviews, whistleblowing schemes, data transfers outside the European Economic Area and investigations by data protection authorities. We also act swiftly when clients face cybercrime, IT attacks or data breaches. Our close working relationships with other leading law firms in jurisdictions around the world, ensures that any cross-border matter is dealt with in a coordinated and efficient way. Subscribe to newsletter Practice areas E-Security General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy and Information Management Social Media Key Contact Judica Krikke Partner Amsterdam T. +31 20 546 02 12 Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels T. +32 2 533 53 43 Gérald Origer Executive Partner Luxembourg T. +352 26 61 81 11 Experience View all Market recognition With its commitment to offering clients the very best legal service, it is no surprise that Stibbe is repeatedly nominated as the top law firm in Belgium. Who's Who Legal 2013 "I go to Stibbe for its dedication to the success of its clients, its hard-working attitude, its support in the sometimes difficult context of a deal and its invaluable experience" Chambers Europe 2016, TMT chapter Other specialists View all Related news 08.09.2017 EU law 13 September 2017 : Seminar on Challenges and Chances of the GDPR with 8 months to go until applicability Seminar - Erik Valgaeren and Carol Evrard will be attending, as participants and panelists, the seminar organized by the University of Luxemburg, “Nearly there !? Challenges and Chances of the GDPR with 8 months to go until applicability”, next Wednesday, the September 13th. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carol Evrard 16.06.2017 BE law 23 June 2017: Seminar on the new legislation and jurisprudence regarding digital criminal investigation Seminar - On Friday 23 June 2017, Laurens Dauwe and Charlotte Conings will speak at a lunch seminar organized by Lexdura. Read more Team: Laurens Dauwe, Charlotte Conings 06.04.2017 NL law Stibbe lawyers speak at the “Privacy Congress & National Lawyer Days” organized by the Dutch Police Speaking slot - On 5 and 6 April, Christien Saris, Frédéric François and Marleen Velthuis spoke at the “Privacy Congress & National Lawyer Days” organized by the Dutch Police. Read more Team: Marleen Velthuis, Christien Saris 09.03.2017 NL law Eén Europese standaard voor bescherming persoonsgegevens Articles - Judica Krikke lichtte op 15 februari tijdens het congres IT & Information Security 2017 in ’s-Hertogenbosch de nieuwe Europese Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) toe. Volgens haar is de AVG voor veel Nederlandse bedrijven een wake up-call. “We hebben de Wet Bescherming Persoonsgegevens al geruime tijd, maar we hebben hem met z’n allen een beetje genegeerd.” Read more Judica Krikke Partner Amsterdam 21.08.2017 NL law Gebruik van afvalpassen voor ondergrondse containers strijdig met de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens. Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens treedt alsnog handhavend op Short Reads - Op 13 juli 2017 heeft de voorzieningenrechter van rechtbank Gelderland een belangrijke uitspraak gewezen over de verwerking van persoonsgegevens bij het gebruik van een afvalpassensysteem voor ondergrondse afvalcontainers. De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (“AP”) constateerde dat de gemeente Arnhem in strijd handelde met de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens (“Wbp”) omdat persoonsgegevens werden verwerkt zonder dat dit noodzakelijk was voor de publiekrechtelijke taak. Read more Christien Saris Senior Associate Amsterdam 30.05.2017 EU law The Growth of Collective Redress in the EU: A Survey of Developments in 10 Member States—the need to maintain safeguards Articles - In 2013, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on Collective Redress. It invited Member States to adopt a collective redress framework by July 2016 that would include the features mentioned in the Recommendation and then by July 2017, to report to the Commission about the extent to which they had done so. On the basis of the Member States’ report, the Commission will assess whether further actions by the EU is required. Read more Team: Jeroen Kortmann, Oliver Stevens 16.03.2017 BE law Moeilijke verstandhouding in ICT-recht - Bijlage bij De Standaard - Fokus Legal Success Articles - Privacy, cybercriminaliteit, hacking… ICT-recht is een rechtstak die de laatste jaren voortdurend nieuwe uitdagingen op haar bord kreeg. Met de wet op het ethisch hacken en de GDPR-richtlijnen duiken opnieuw belangrijke dossiers op. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels 24.02.2017 NL law District Court The Hague: WhatsApp is more than data transition medium and must appoint Dutch representative Short Reads - On 22 July 2015, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ("DPA") imposed an order on WhatsApp Inc., backed by a penalty for non-compliance. The DPA concluded that WhatsApp must appoint a representative in the Netherlands within three months, subject to a penalty of €10,000 per day with a maximum of €1,000,000. Read more Team: Elisa Hendriksen, Judica Krikke 08.08.2017 BE law 12 October 2017: Stibbe speaks at seminar on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing Seminar - On July 20 2017, the Chamber adopted the preliminary draft law (new AML Act) for the implementation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The current anti-money laundering scheme will be completely replaced and thus rewritten. Read more Team: Ivan Peeters, Sarah De Dijn, Carol Evrard 12.04.2017 NL law What does a legal entity know? Short Reads - In civil law many rules rely for their legal effect on the presence of certain knowledge or a certain intention with one of the parties. If the party at hand is a legal entity, like a limited company (besloten vennootschap), it can be difficult to determine what the entity knew. Fragments of information can be present in different parts of the organisation; an officer of the company may have gained his knowledge trough his private life; he may also have a duty of confidentiality. Read more Branda Katan Senior Associate Amsterdam 15.03.2017 LU law 25 April 2017: Erik Valgaeren is a panellist at the "Law Enforcement Challenges in the Online Context" conference at the University of Luxembourg Seminar - This conference will focus on two sets of challenges for law enforcement and criminal justice that have developed in the collection and sharing of computer based evidence and en-forcement. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels 24.02.2017 NL law Amsterdam Court of Appeal denies copyright and database right protection for standard test-result tables Short Reads - On 22 November 2016, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam rendered its judgment in the case of Pearson Assessment and Information against Bär Software. 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