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Speeches & Presentations

• "The use of telephone, internet and e-mail by employees in the public sector and the employer’s right to control this use," Seminar organised by the legal publisher Vanden Broele (March 24, 2011). Co-presenters: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "A visit from the social inspection - rights and duties of the employer," Webinar hosted by the Belgian Legal Counsel Institute (BLCI) (December 2, 2010). Co-presenters: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Risks at the workplace: facing new challenges? - Harassment, Privacy, Discrimination", Belgian Legal Counsel Institute (BLCI) Seminar, Brussels (January 21, 2009). Co-Presenters: Frederik Van Remoortel and Emmanuel Plasschaert.
• "The employment agreements of executives" at IFE Benelux Seminar on Executives' remuneration (February 16, 2005). Co-Presenters: Frederik Van Remoortel and Emmanuel Plasschaert.

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Publications

• "Apps on Smart Devices and Data Protection: February 27, 2013 Opinion of the Article 29 Working Party Provides Valuable Guidance," Crowell & Moring's E-Discovery Law Insights (April 1, 2013). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Privacy and Data Protection: EU Commission's Proposal For New Data Protection Regulation – Status," Crowell & Moring's E-Discovery Law Insights (January 29, 2013). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Factoring," Bijzondere overeenkomsten. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer (August 2012). Co-Authors: Frederik Van Remoortel and Steven Verbeke.
• De vakbondsafvaardiging (Edition 2012). Co-Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Jaarboek Sociaal Overleg: De vakbondsafvaardiging 2010," ["Yearbook Social Consultation: Trade Union Representation 2010"], Kluwer (2010). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel in cooperation with Emmanuel Plasschaert and Catherine Mairy.
• "Company Restructuring and the Impact on Employment — Collective Redundancies," ACC's European Briefings (June 2009). Co-Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Yves Heijmans, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Er is meer nodig voor de tewerkstelling van oudere werknemers," De Tijd (August 24, 2006). Co-Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "De kwalificatie van de overeenkomst door partijen en de beoordelingsmarge van de precies motiverende feitenrechter," ["The classification of the agreement by the parties and the margin of appreciation of the judge accurately motivating his decision"], T.B.B.R. 2005, n° 5, 276-277 (January 1, 2006). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "The employment agreement of executives," IFE Seminar on executives’ remuneration, Antwerp (February 16, 2005). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Jaarboek Sociaal Overleg: De vakbondsafvaardiging," ["Yearbook Social Consultation: Trade Union Representation"] Kluwer (December 2004). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel in cooperation with Emmanuel Plasschaert and Catherine Mairy.
• "Homologatie van het besluit tot verplaatsing van de zetel van een vennootschap in vereffening," ["Homologation of a decision to transfer the corporate seat of a company during a winding up procedure"], R.W. 2003-04, ed. 22, 872-873 (annotation under the Ghent Appeal Court decision dd. January 13, 2003). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "E-mail en internetgebruik in lokale besturen [E-surveillance in local governments]," Praktisch Handboek Personeelsmanagement (January 2, 2003). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel in cooperation with Christoph De Preter.
• "De Discriminatiewet: Een wet met een potentieel grote impact [The discrimination Act: An act with possibly an important impact]," RABG 2003, ed. 9, 510-513 (January 2, 2003). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "De Discriminatiewet van 25 februari 2003 en de gevolgen in arbeidsverhoudingen," ["The Discrimination Act of February 25, 2003 and the consequences on labor relations"], Het Poelaertplein, 2002-2003, n°5, p. 8 (January 1, 2003). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Factoring," Recht voor de Onderneming, 2e edition (2001). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Factoring," Bijzondere overeenkomsten. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer (1999). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Factoring," Advocatenpraktijk, Kluwer (1999). Author: Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Controle van telefoon-, internet- en e-mailgebruik binnen lokale besturen" [Monitoring of telephone, internet and e-mail use in local governments], De Gemeente in de Praktijk Co-Authors: Frederik Van Remoortel and Emmanuel Plasschaert.

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Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - March 2013," Privacy Law Alert (March 28, 2013). Contacts: Thomas De Meese, Flip Petillion, Sofie Cubitt, Jan Janssen, Karel Janssens, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - January 2013," Privacy Law Alert (January 22, 2013). Contacts: Thomas De Meese, Flip Petillion, Frederik Van Remoortel, Sofie Cubitt, Karel Janssens, Emmelie Wijckmans.
• "European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - July 2012," EU TMT & Privacy Bulletin (July 12, 2012). Contacts: Thomas De Meese, Flip Petillion, Karel Janssens, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - February 2012," Privacy Law Alert (February 28, 2012). Contacts: Thomas De Meese, Flip Petillion, Karel Janssens, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Outplacement Reminder – The employer should take the initiative," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (November 7, 2008). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Public statements on non-recruitment of candidate employees of a foreign origin constitute direct discrimination," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (August 8, 2008). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "New Exemptions For Foreign Workers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (November 16, 2007). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Theft Prevention in the Workplace – Expected Changes Under Belgian Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (December 5, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Dismissal on the Grounds of Sickness: Prohibited or Permitted?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (September 15, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "New Obligations in Terms of Outplacement," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (August 10, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.
• "Privacy, Information and Consultation of the Works Council," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (June 30, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel, Thomas P. Gies.
• "Introducing Crowell & Moring's European Labor Law Alerts," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (June 20, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel.

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Firm News & Announcements

Apr.01.2013

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