180 results Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions. The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium The Belgian screening mechanism for FDIs will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belgium's critical infrastructure and to protect sectors crucial to Belgium's public order, national security and strategic interests. Tirza Cramwinckel nominated for the Gouden Zandloper award We are proud to announce that our colleague Tirza Cramwinckel has been nominated for a Gouden Zandloper Award. Stibbe contributes to Chambers Tax Controversy 2023 Stibbe’s Tax team contributes to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers and Partners Tax Controversy 2023. Stibbe welcomes Philip De Roo as Counsel Stibbe welcomes employment law expert Philip De Roo as new Counsel in its Brussels office. Philip strengthens Stibbe’s Employment, Benefits and Pensions practice as of 3 July 2023. Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. Ready, set, go! The Dutch national security screening FDI regime takes off The Dutch Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions Security Screening Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames – Vifo Act) entered into force on 1 June 2023. Solace for companies seeking guidance on sustainability agreements Now that the European Commission adopted the revised Horizontal Guidelines (HGs), including the new chapter on sustainability agreements, companies wishing to set up sustainability initiatives finally have more certainty on the applicable guidance. Stibbe advises care chain Goed Stibbe advised Goed, the network of pharmacies, home care shops and audiology shops of health insurance fund CM, on the sale of its hearing centres chain to Audika Belgium. The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations. ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom. Séminaire Compliance & Sustainability Le lundi 12 juin, Stibbe organise le séminaire Compliance & Sustainability. N'hésitez pas à vous inscrire. Reliance on war exclusion clause after cyberattack fails; insurers must pay out over a billion dollars in damages The NotPetya computer virus went global in 2017. Many companies, including pharmaceutical company Merck, suffered major damage as a result. Merck was insured with several all-risk property insurers and claimed compensation for their losses. Mail van burgemeester was wel degelijk appellabel besluit Een mail van een burgemeester aan een burger naar aanleiding van diens verzoek iets aan bedreigingen door een medebewoner te doen, blijkt wél een appellabel besluit. No time to waste: over de inwerkingtreding van nieuwe duurzaamheidsregelgeving omtrent kunststof voedselverpakkingen Per 1 juli 2023 en per 1 januari 2024 treedt nieuwe duurzaamheidsregelgeving omtrent voedselverpakkingen in werking. Vrijwel iedereen zal te maken krijgen met deze duurzaamheidsregelgeving. Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices. The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In Q2 2023, the European Parliament will vote on the much-discussed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions.
The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium The Belgian screening mechanism for FDIs will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belgium's critical infrastructure and to protect sectors crucial to Belgium's public order, national security and strategic interests.
Tirza Cramwinckel nominated for the Gouden Zandloper award We are proud to announce that our colleague Tirza Cramwinckel has been nominated for a Gouden Zandloper Award.
Stibbe contributes to Chambers Tax Controversy 2023 Stibbe’s Tax team contributes to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers and Partners Tax Controversy 2023.
Stibbe welcomes Philip De Roo as Counsel Stibbe welcomes employment law expert Philip De Roo as new Counsel in its Brussels office. Philip strengthens Stibbe’s Employment, Benefits and Pensions practice as of 3 July 2023.
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
Ready, set, go! The Dutch national security screening FDI regime takes off The Dutch Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions Security Screening Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames – Vifo Act) entered into force on 1 June 2023.
Solace for companies seeking guidance on sustainability agreements Now that the European Commission adopted the revised Horizontal Guidelines (HGs), including the new chapter on sustainability agreements, companies wishing to set up sustainability initiatives finally have more certainty on the applicable guidance.
Stibbe advises care chain Goed Stibbe advised Goed, the network of pharmacies, home care shops and audiology shops of health insurance fund CM, on the sale of its hearing centres chain to Audika Belgium.
The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations.
ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom.
Séminaire Compliance & Sustainability Le lundi 12 juin, Stibbe organise le séminaire Compliance & Sustainability. N'hésitez pas à vous inscrire.
Reliance on war exclusion clause after cyberattack fails; insurers must pay out over a billion dollars in damages The NotPetya computer virus went global in 2017. Many companies, including pharmaceutical company Merck, suffered major damage as a result. Merck was insured with several all-risk property insurers and claimed compensation for their losses.
Mail van burgemeester was wel degelijk appellabel besluit Een mail van een burgemeester aan een burger naar aanleiding van diens verzoek iets aan bedreigingen door een medebewoner te doen, blijkt wél een appellabel besluit.
No time to waste: over de inwerkingtreding van nieuwe duurzaamheidsregelgeving omtrent kunststof voedselverpakkingen Per 1 juli 2023 en per 1 januari 2024 treedt nieuwe duurzaamheidsregelgeving omtrent voedselverpakkingen in werking. Vrijwel iedereen zal te maken krijgen met deze duurzaamheidsregelgeving.
Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In Q2 2023, the European Parliament will vote on the much-discussed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue.