Legal news (2025)

DELSOL Avocats has once again been distinguished at the Palmarès du Droit organised in Paris by Le Monde du Droit. The expertise of our teams was rewarded in the following categories : Wealth law : GoldenTrophy Non-profit organisations : GoldenTrophy Distressed companies : Silver Trophy Corporate tax : Bronze Trophy These awards are all the...

Since February 3, 2025, after five and a half months of waiting, Belgium has a new center-right federal government composed of a coalition of five parties : the Flemish nationalists (NVA), the French-speaking liberals (MR), the French-speaking centrists (Les Engagés), the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V), and the Flemish socialists...

The decree of February 7, 2025, published in the Official Journal on March 1, expands the list of databases included within the « catalog » of the French National Health Data System (hereinafter referred to as « SNDS »). As a reminder, in accordance with Articles L1461-1 and following of the French Public Health Code, the SNDS is a centralized...

On February 6, 2025, the European Commission published guidelines on the notion of "AI system" [1] ("Guidelines") as defined by article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on Artificial Intelligence [2] ("AI Act") and clarified by its Recital 12. As a reminder, the AI Act defines an AI system as "a machine-based system that is designed to...

Artificial intelligence ("AI") is at the heart of medical and technological innovations, but its fast development raises significant ethical and legal questions. The European Union aims to address these concerns through the publication of new guidelines on prohibited AI practices, issued as part of the implementation of Regulation (EU)...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be listed in 6 Chambers and Partners 2025 rankings : Construction - Band 3 Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 2 Litigation : Highly Regarded - Band 2 Pharma/Life sciences - Band 4 Tax - Band 6 General Business Law - Spotlight In addition to these collective rankings, Geoffroy GOUBIN and Gaëlle MERLIER have...

On January 6, 2025, the French CNIL presented its strategic plan, highlighting its priorities to meet the digital challenges of the coming years. The plan is structured around three major themes, along with related concerns such as smartphone applications and digital identity. Artificial intelligence and the advent of generative AI...

On December 23, 2024, the CNIL announced the opening of a public consultation on a draft « Framework for the GDPR certification of processors » [3] (« Certification framework »). In accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR [4], a controller wishing to entrust a processor with carrying out processing on its behalf must only use « processors...

DELSOL Avocats, a multi-disciplinary business law firm that assists its clients both in France and abroad, is pleased to announce the arrival of Geoffroy Goubin as a partner in the White-collar crime – Compliance and Civil and Commercial Litigation departments. For over 50 years, DELSOL Avocats has been assisting clients with complex legal...

Digital medical devices (hereinafter “DMD”), particularly those incorporating artificial intelligence (hereinafter “AI”) technologies, are developing rapidly in the healthcare sector. To support this development, the competent regulatory authorities are committed to assessing both the safety and efficacy of these DMD. Thus, DMD that are reimbursed...

In a decision dated December 5th, 2024, the French data protection authority (“CNIL”) ordered KASPR company (“KASPR”) to pay a €240,000 fine. KASPR markets a paid extension for CHROME that enables its customers to obtain the professional contact details of people whose profiles they visit on LinkedIn social network. For this purpose, KASPR builds...