Rankings Environment
"I have seen very fine teamwork between the lawyers and outside specialists." - Legal 500 2025 "One of Lydian’s strengths is that they can provide very specific and practical advice. The team works in a highly efficient manner.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/awards-and-rankings/rankings-environment
- https://www.lydian.be/en/awards-and-rankings/rankings-public-sector
Rankings Public Sector
"Lydian can make complex matters understandable for non-lawyers." - Chambers & Partners 2025 "Lydian proactively knows the way forward and advises on upcoming possible risks." - Chambers & Partners 2025
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/which-extent-can-artists-use-trademarks-their-works
To which extent can artists use trademarks in their works?
The Benelux Court of Justice (“BCJ”), an international court composed of magistrates from the highest courts of the three Benelux countries, rules on issues regarding the application of the Benelux treaties such as the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (“BCIP”).
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/fact-sheet-evidence
Fact sheet: Evidence
Issues with regard to proof are crucial in most disputes and proceedings.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/checklist-gdpr-and-organization-social-elections-2020
Checklist: GDPR and the organization of the social elections 2020
Social elections procedure involves the processing of a lot of (often sensitive) personal data of employees. Think for example of the lists of candidates or voters, the voting papers, lists of executive staff.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/better-protection-whistleblowers-its-way
Better protection for whistleblowers on its way
Employees often play a key role in exposing and preventing breaches of important legislation by the company or organization they work for. These breaches can often be very harmful to the public interest.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/public-procurement-new-thresholds-publication
Public procurement – new thresholds for publication
The European Commission has notified the Member States of its draft regulations setting the thresholds that will apply from 1 January 2020 for two years.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/fact-sheets-dispute-resolution-methods-arbitration-mediation
Fact sheets – dispute resolution methods, arbitration & mediation
Today, at the occasion of the Conflict Resolution Day, our Dispute Resolution Team releases two other fact sheets about Dispute Resolution Methods and Arbitration in Belgium.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/fsma-and-centre-cyber-security-publish-guidance-management-cybersecurity-risks
FSMA and centre for cyber security publish guidance for the management of cybersecurity risks
Just in time for Cyber Security Month: the FSMA has published, in collaboration with the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium, a document on the basic principles for the management of cybersecurity risks.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/cookies-pre-checked-box-does-not-constitute-valid-consent
Cookies: pre-checked box does not constitute a valid consent
On 1 October 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on a number of preliminary questions addressed to it by the German Bundesgerichtshof regarding the concept of consent by a data subject to the processing of (personal) data by means of cookies and the duty of information incumben