Belgium:
Brussels Court Of Appeal Annuls Interim Decision On Use Of Cookies By Social Media Platform
28 September 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On June 29, the Court of Appeal of Brussels struck down (source
document in French and Dutch) a lower court's interim decision
barring a social network company from using cookies. The Court of
Appeal noted that Belgian courts do not have jurisdiction over
foreign companies and held that there was no urgency justifying the
interim relief procedure. The main proceedings remain pending
before the lower court.
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