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    31/10/2024
    Europe

    October 2024 Highlights: Key UK and EU Operational Resilience Updates

    As the landscape of operational resilience continues to evolve, this past month has been particularly eventful, marked by significant developments in both the UK and EU. With the impending deadline for compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on January 17, 2025, institutions are racing to meet stringent requirements designed to enhance their resilience to digital threats. In the UK, the anticipation builds as regulators are due to publish the finalised Critical Third Parties Regime Rules by the end of 2024, which will further shape the operational resilience framework. Additionally,...
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    25/10/2024
    International

    No fruit from the poisonous tree – The Bavarian Highest Regional Court declines recognition of a cost award rendered in an intra-EU investor-state arbitration

    In a recent decision (order of 13 September 2024 – 11 Sch 146/23), the Bavarian Highest Regional Court (BayOblG) ruled on the recognition of an arbitral award on costs that had been rendered in an arbitration conducted pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The proceedings had been initiated by German investors against the Czech Republic under the Energy Charter Treaty and the bilateral investment treaty between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Germany. The arbitral tribunal had assumed jurisdiction but dismissed...
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    23/10/2024
    Belgium

    How can you legally protect your website from being read and copied by AI companies?

    Recently, Getty Images filed a lawsuit against Stability AI, accusing it of using copyrighted images to train its AI models without Getty’s consent. The question may also arise whether popular generative AI tools like Midjourney use databases containing copyright protected material without the consent of the rights holders to generate their images.Recent lawsuits, which include class actions, will help determine to what extent AI developers may use copyright protected works to train their models.As mentioned in our previous article, the owners of copyrights may rely on their exclusive rights...
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    22/10/2024
    Bélgica

    EU’s NIS 2 enters into force: compliance is now mandatory

    On 18 October 2024, NIS 2 officially came into force across all EU member states. While many member states missed the deadline to create national cybersecurity legislation based on NIS 2, that is not the case for Belgium. The new legislation aims to enhance the security and resilience of critical entities across the EU. With the clock now ticking, it is imperative for organisations to act swiftly to ensure compliance and safeguard their operations. In this article, we will delve into some key aspects of NIS 2, providing you with an overview of what to expect.1. What’s the applicable legislation...
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    18/10/2024
    EU

    The Council adopts the Listing Act

    On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted the package of measures known as the “Listing Act” (the Act), following the provisional agreement reached with the European Parliament (the EP) earlier this year. The Listing Act aims to make EU capital markets more attractive for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The Act made changes to:Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the EP and of the Council (the Prospectus Regulation),Regulation No 596/2014 of the EP and of the Council (the MAR), andRegulation No 600/2014 of the EP and of the Council (the MiFIR).Additionally,...
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    17/10/2024
    Bélgica

    Belgian supreme court rules in favour of tenant over hotel in COVID-19 case

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    On 13 September 2024, the Belgian Supreme Court ruled that a tenant of a hotel building is entitled to a rent reduction for the loss of enjoyment resulting from government measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court applied the force majeure doctrine (Article 1722 of the old Civil Code), even though physical access to hotels was never prohibited by the government.An appeals judge ruled that COVID-19 measures constituted force majeure, preventing the landlord during the period of restrictions to comply with its obligation to provide the tenant with peaceful enjoyment of the hotel....
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