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2 September 2026 · 8 mins read

Belgian case law online: a guide to the official sources

JUPORTAL, Justel, Council of State, EUR-Lex: where to find Belgian case law online, what each official database covers and what it leaves out.

  • case law
  • sources
  • research
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31 August 2026 · 9 mins read

GLM 5.2 hosted by Mistral: digital sovereignty in practice

Mistral now hosts GLM 5.2, a Chinese open weights model, on European infrastructure. What this case teaches law firms about digital sovereignty in practice.

  • sovereignty
  • confidentiality
  • mistral
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31 August 2026 · 9 mins read

AI for lawyers: 5 everyday tasks to delegate, prompts included

Summarising judgments, timelines, contract checks, case law, formal notices: five tasks to delegate to AI for lawyers, with copy-ready prompts.

  • ai
  • prompts
  • productivity
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30 August 2026 · 8 mins read

Legal AI in 2026: what is actually changing for Belgian lawyers

Legal AI in 2026: mass adoption, the AI Act now applying, hallucinated case law sanctioned. A factual overview for Belgian law firms, beyond the hype.

  • trends
  • ai act
  • adoption
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29 August 2026 · 9 mins read

AI watermarks and content: what Article 50 of the AI Act requires

Since 2 August 2026, Article 50 of the AI Act requires transparency and labelling of AI-generated content. What a law firm needs to check, and what can wait.

  • ai act
  • transparency
  • compliance
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