Kris Somers
A summer without Facebook?
So last week, the Irish privacy watchdog, acting on its own initiative, informed its counterparts of plans to halt Facebook parent...
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This contribution reflects the personal opinion of its author. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be interpreted as such. Unless mentioned otherwise, legal focus is on Belgian and European law
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Kris Somers
- Jul 15
- 3 min
The new rules on dual distribution: what information can you (still) share?
The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) entered into force on 1 June 2022...
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Kris Somers
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
2021 - the year in privacy risk review
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires most publicly traded companies to annually disclose in their Form 10-K submissions...
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Kris Somers
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Revisiting an old war
On February 24th 2021, a proposal of law was submitted to the Belgian House of Representatives to enact a new Civil Code. High time...
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Kris Somers
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
JurisCom Founder joins CIPM ranks
A few months following his CIPP/E accreditation, JurisCom founder Kris Somers has earned the ANSI-accredited designation of Certified...
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Kris Somers
- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
The devil in the detail
So you started to implement the new standard contractual clauses (SCC) for international data transfers into your new agreements and you...
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Kris Somers
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
New SCC - beyond the data transfers
The new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) that the European Commission adopted on June 4 in relation to international data transfers...
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Kris Somers
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
Three years of GDPR: looking back and forward
Three years may seem like ages to anyone in the corporate world, but to legal professionals it is as short a season as it is to parents...
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Kris Somers
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
Updated SCC: a new suit for your international data transfers
UPDATE: On 4 June 2021, the European Commission issued the modernised standard contractual clauses under the GDPR for data transfers from...
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Kris Somers
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
How the virus is affecting international data transfers
While the privacy world is waiting with baited breath for the European Commission's new standard contractual clauses (SCC) to get out of...
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Kris Somers
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
JurisCom founder certifies as privacy professional
Happy to report that I have succesfully completed the accreditation course for Certified International Privacy Professionals (CIPP/E). As...
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Kris Somers
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Brexit and GDPR: quo vadis?
When the UK left the EU on 1 January 2021, it essentially became a third country. Logically, this would then mean that it should be...
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Kris Somers
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
The (draft) updated SCCs: A new hope for international data transfers?
The recent Schrems 2 ruling by the European Court of Justice has caused many a data protection officer some sleepless nights. In...
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Kris Somers
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
What about your inbox when you are in the outbox?
What happens to your e-mails when you (voluntarily or involuntarily) leave your job? In its decision of September 29, 2020, the Belgian...
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Kris Somers
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
A New Hope for Standard Contractual Clauses?
In the wake of the seminal Schrems 2 ruling by the European Court of Justice (see JurisCom contribution here), the European Commission is...
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Kris Somers
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
Can a director be an employee?
"Yes and no" is a close second to "it depends" on many a lawyer's list of favourite replies to legal questions. And sometimes, "yes and...
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Kris Somers
- Sep 5, 2020
- 1 min
"Hart tegen Corona"
Terwijl Covid19 ons dagelijks leven blijft beheersen, herstellen de zwaarst getroffen patiënten van de eerste Coronagolf moeizaam van hun...
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Kris Somers
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
GDPR - a fine balancing act
Articles 12-15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) list the obligations of a data controller to provide the data subject,...
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Kris Somers
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Economic dependence: a Trojan horse in B2B relationships?
With the (postponed) introduction of the theory of economic dependence in December 2020, Belgium joins the ranks of an increasing number...
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Kris Somers
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
Schrems II - back to square one?
Who said that a sequel never beats the original? While that may be a truism in Hollywood, it surely does not necessarily translate to...
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