As a matter of principle, the use of email “for advertising purposes” (i.e. “any communication with the direct or indirect objective of promoting the sale of products irrespective of the place or means of communication used”) is forbidden without a prior, free, specific and informed consent ... Read More
Article 32 of the Constitution guarantees public access to administrative documents as a general rule. Among exceptions to that rule is Article 6 (§2) 2° of the Law of 11 April 1994 on the transparency of the public administration (the “Law”) that allows a relevant public authority to refuse ... Read More
On 10 November 2016, the Court of Appeal of Antwerpen condemned an individual for illegally selling and exporting medicines, as evidenced by his presence and behavior on a Darknet forum. On 28 March 2017, the Court of Cassation dismissed the appeal lodged by the latter who argued that the findings ... Read More