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Playboy Case: When can linking pirated content be considered unlawful?Until now, the common practice of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and some other member states’ courts was that hyperlinks…

Should stricter rules apply to UBER, AIRBNB and other sharing economy businesses?In 2014, Barcelona’s main taxi operator, Asociacion Profesional Elite Taxi (APET), filed a lawsuit with a Spanish court, stating…

Claims for damages in case of falls, “Slippery surface!” signsLately there has been a steady increase in the number of cases where injured parties claim to have fallen due to…

Change of the PIT brackets and other tax changes in 2017Based on the latest amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act (ZDoh-2R) the current third PIT bracket (41%) is divided…

What the new Register of Beneficial Owners of business entities brings?The new Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act establishes a register of beneficial owners of companies to be…

EU copyright reform: what will happen to Youtube and Facebook?Internet platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook, which promote and package online video and other contents, face greater obligations with the…

Will UBER drivers be treated as employees in the future?The decision of the Employment Tribunal of Great Britain could bring changes in the treatment of self-employed individuals providing a taxi…

A creditor cannot always count on succeeding with enforcement on a real estateA creditor who has acquired an enforcement resolution can be »leapfrogged« by third persons who claim that they…

The shape of the Rubik's cube cannot be registered as a 3D trademarkThe recent ECJ ruling regarding the Rubik’s Cube solidifies the case law concerning the registration of 3D trademarks.…

Liquidated damages in a lease contract cannot be enforcedIs the lessor entitled to charge liquidated damages to the consumer if the consumer terminates the lease contract or fails to pay…