In spite of prior warnings by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority FSMA, cryptocurrency fraud continues to trap ever more victims in Belgium. Therefore the FSMA is publishing a new warning today against these forms of fraud. It has also updated the list of cryptocurrency trading platforms for which it has detected indications of …

La loi du 11 juillet 2018 modifiant le Code pénal et le titre préliminaire du Code de procédure pénale en ce qui concerne la responsabilité pénale des personnes morales est entrée en vigueur dans l’ordre juridique belge depuis le 30 juillet 2018.  Cette loi introduit deux modifications importantes en ce qui concerne la responsabilité pénale …

Kort verslag van het debat over blockchain tijdens de Consulegis Autumn Conference in Praag afgelopen maand, waaraan Bart Van den Brande  graag meewerkte in naam van Sirius Legal: Blockchain, Smart Contracts & Cryptocurrencies From left to right: Avinash Hotchandani (Robertsons / Hong Kong), Maarten Jansen (De Advocaten Van Van Riet / Netherlands), Nicola Mc Neely (Capital Law / UK) , and Bart van der Brande (Sirius legal / Belgium), Martin Hütte (Hütte Law / …

After several of our neighboring countries had previously released statistics for the first six months of GDPR supervision, the Belgian Data Protection Authority has now also issued a first status update six months after the GDPR became applicable. Some interesting statistics relate to the number of reports of data leaks and complaints received. Slower start, …

Two recent judgments by reinforce air passenger rights in their relationship with airlines and ticketing websites when buying airlines tickets. In both cases, passenger will come out better protected in case their flight is canceled by the airline or in case they decide themselves not to use (part of) a booked airline ticket. Reimbursement of …

For the fourth consecutive year, Sirius Legal has partnered with The Internatinal Comparative Guide to Gambling to provide the Belgian chapter for this excellent overview of gambling law throughout the world.  We are proud to present our contribution on Belgian gambling law below.  It is accessable also on the ICLG website or in print.  we have a limited …

Sirius Legal has already informed you several times about the new Geoblocking Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/302) which the European Commission announced on 23 March last. With this regulation, the EU wants to tackle discrimination against customers on grounds of nationality or whereabouts in online sales. After all, it is still too often the case that …

The Belgian Council of Ministers approved stricter rules for subscription based in app gaming and SMS services last month. Many of the new rules actually existed already, but the minister hopes with this update finally to get rid of the many abuses in the sector. The rules still have to be approved by the parliament. According …

The French privacy authority CNIL has recently issued guidelines for the privacy-friendly use of blockchain technology. With this, the CNIL wants to take a first step towards legal certainty for all organizations and networks that want to use blockchain when processing personal data. Data protection is a major challenge for the development and use of …

In early October, the Belgian Advertising Council announced a “Recommendation for Online Influencer Marketing”. This text should provide clarity after the FPS Economy in May published a document on its own initiative, which received rather heavy criticism. The criticism came mainly because there was no consultation with the sector. In the meantime the Council itself organized consultations …