857 results Aansprakelijkheid van de Staat bij vliegtuigcrash in Faro In haar uitspraak van 8 januari 2020 oordeelde Rechtbank Den Haag dat de Nederlandse Staat onrechtmatig heeft gehandeld jegens de slachtoffers en nabestaanden van de vliegramp in Faro (Portugal) in 1992, waarbij een Nederlands toestel was betrokken. De on European Commission to pull the strings of foreign subsidies The European Commission is adding powers to its toolbox to ensure a level playing field between European and foreign(-backed) companies active on the EU market. Return to sender: Court annuls ministerial unblocking of postal merger The Rotterdam District Court has annulled the Dutch Minister’s very first clearance of a blocked merger (between postal operators PostNL and Sandd), on grounds of public interest. New competition tool: something old, something new, something borrowed Large online platforms may face more regulatory obligations, whilst non-dominant companies’ unilateral conduct may soon be curbed. Swifter merger clearance and shorter merger filings in Belgium Companies can expect swifter merger clearance and simpler filing rules in Belgium. The Belgian Competition Authority has published a communication with additional rules concerning the simplified procedure for certain types of concentrations. CBb confirms: no cartel fine, still interest to appeal cartel decision Companies can challenge a decision establishing that they committed a competition law violation, even if no fine was imposed on them. Commission continues cross-border trade crusade The European Commission is on a roll in its fight against territorial sales restrictions. Commission’s objectives in the digital sector focus on “fairness" On 19 February 2020, the European Commission revealed the first pillars of its strategic and policy objectives in the digital space over the next five years. ECJ confirms: gun jumping is double trouble Companies beware: the European Court of Justice has confirmed the Commission’s practice of imposing two separate fines for gun jumping. Bankgarantie, ongerechtvaardigde verrijking en faillissement Gertjan Boekraad schreef een annotatie bij een uitspraak van de rechtbank Midden-Nederland van 4 oktober 2019 over een schuldeiser die voor een failliet bedrijf een bankgarantie heeft doen stellen en voor de daaruit voortvloeiende vordering uit ongerechtv Hondenbezitter niet aansprakelijk voor schade - voldaan aan relativiteitsvereiste? Handelt een hondeneigenaar gevaarzettend als hij zijn hond niet aanlijnt en een andere (wél aangelijnde) hond als reactie hierop zijn baasje omver trekt? En strekt de in een Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening opgenomen aanlijnplicht ertoe dit soort situati Dutch court rules that investors suffer investment loss in the market where securities are listed and traded On 29 January 2020, the Rotterdam District Court ruled on the question of which laws are applicable to the tort claims brought by (former) Petrobras investors against Petrobras (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2020:614). Stibbe lawyers call on legislator to put civil procedure reforms on hold In a publication in the Dutch Lawyers’ Journal (Nederlands Juristenblad) we call on the Dutch legislator to put on hold a series of recently proposed bills that would reform Dutch Civil Procedure. Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie in werking getreden De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) is op 1 januari 2020 in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter. Consumers and Sustainability: 2020 competition enforcement buzzwords The ACM will include the effects of mergers on labour conditions in its review. It will also investigate excessive pricing of prescription drugs. CDC/Kemira: Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies European principle of effectiveness to limitation periods In a private enforcement case brought by CDC against Kemira, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies the European principle of effectiveness and rules that claims are not time-barred under Spanish, Finnish and Swedish law. Den Bosch Court of Appeal revives damages claims in Dutch prestressing steel litigation On 28 January 2020, the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch issued a ruling in the Dutch prestressing steel litigation. No full judicial review of each document seized during dawn raid Companies should keep a careful record of which documents the Belgian Competition Authorities seize during a dawn raid. Pagination Previous page Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Next page
Aansprakelijkheid van de Staat bij vliegtuigcrash in Faro In haar uitspraak van 8 januari 2020 oordeelde Rechtbank Den Haag dat de Nederlandse Staat onrechtmatig heeft gehandeld jegens de slachtoffers en nabestaanden van de vliegramp in Faro (Portugal) in 1992, waarbij een Nederlands toestel was betrokken. De on
European Commission to pull the strings of foreign subsidies The European Commission is adding powers to its toolbox to ensure a level playing field between European and foreign(-backed) companies active on the EU market.
Return to sender: Court annuls ministerial unblocking of postal merger The Rotterdam District Court has annulled the Dutch Minister’s very first clearance of a blocked merger (between postal operators PostNL and Sandd), on grounds of public interest.
New competition tool: something old, something new, something borrowed Large online platforms may face more regulatory obligations, whilst non-dominant companies’ unilateral conduct may soon be curbed.
Swifter merger clearance and shorter merger filings in Belgium Companies can expect swifter merger clearance and simpler filing rules in Belgium. The Belgian Competition Authority has published a communication with additional rules concerning the simplified procedure for certain types of concentrations.
CBb confirms: no cartel fine, still interest to appeal cartel decision Companies can challenge a decision establishing that they committed a competition law violation, even if no fine was imposed on them.
Commission continues cross-border trade crusade The European Commission is on a roll in its fight against territorial sales restrictions.
Commission’s objectives in the digital sector focus on “fairness" On 19 February 2020, the European Commission revealed the first pillars of its strategic and policy objectives in the digital space over the next five years.
ECJ confirms: gun jumping is double trouble Companies beware: the European Court of Justice has confirmed the Commission’s practice of imposing two separate fines for gun jumping.
Bankgarantie, ongerechtvaardigde verrijking en faillissement Gertjan Boekraad schreef een annotatie bij een uitspraak van de rechtbank Midden-Nederland van 4 oktober 2019 over een schuldeiser die voor een failliet bedrijf een bankgarantie heeft doen stellen en voor de daaruit voortvloeiende vordering uit ongerechtv
Hondenbezitter niet aansprakelijk voor schade - voldaan aan relativiteitsvereiste? Handelt een hondeneigenaar gevaarzettend als hij zijn hond niet aanlijnt en een andere (wél aangelijnde) hond als reactie hierop zijn baasje omver trekt? En strekt de in een Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening opgenomen aanlijnplicht ertoe dit soort situati
Dutch court rules that investors suffer investment loss in the market where securities are listed and traded On 29 January 2020, the Rotterdam District Court ruled on the question of which laws are applicable to the tort claims brought by (former) Petrobras investors against Petrobras (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2020:614).
Stibbe lawyers call on legislator to put civil procedure reforms on hold In a publication in the Dutch Lawyers’ Journal (Nederlands Juristenblad) we call on the Dutch legislator to put on hold a series of recently proposed bills that would reform Dutch Civil Procedure.
Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie in werking getreden De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) is op 1 januari 2020 in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter.
Consumers and Sustainability: 2020 competition enforcement buzzwords The ACM will include the effects of mergers on labour conditions in its review. It will also investigate excessive pricing of prescription drugs.
CDC/Kemira: Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies European principle of effectiveness to limitation periods In a private enforcement case brought by CDC against Kemira, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies the European principle of effectiveness and rules that claims are not time-barred under Spanish, Finnish and Swedish law.
Den Bosch Court of Appeal revives damages claims in Dutch prestressing steel litigation On 28 January 2020, the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch issued a ruling in the Dutch prestressing steel litigation.
No full judicial review of each document seized during dawn raid Companies should keep a careful record of which documents the Belgian Competition Authorities seize during a dawn raid.