875 results Financiële sector moet klimaatrisico’s bespreken met klanten Financiële instellingen moeten in gesprekken met klanten aandacht besteden aan klimaatrisico’s. Bij zakelijke klanten met name over de mogelijke impact van klimaatrisico’s op hun bedrijfsvoering. Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”. Jurisdictional hide & seek: merger thresholds and buyer joint ventures Companies beware: the turnover of a joint venture buying a target is not necessarily decisive for determining whether the EU merger thresholds are met. Belgian prohibition on abuse of economic dependence comes into force and new fining guidelines In 2019, Belgium introduced legislation banning abuse in relationships between companies where there is no dominant position, but rather a position of economic dependence. The act entered into force on 22 August 2020. This article has FIVE stars! New Dutch consumer rules to curb fake reviews Consumers often rely on online reviews to decide what bike to buy, where to eat or what article to read. But what if those reviews are fake? New Dutch rules were announced on 23 October 2020 seeking to ensure a higher level of consumer protection online. General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence. De SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) In deze bijdrage, geschreven door Derk Lemstra en Rik van Kessel, wordt de special purpose acquisition company, kortweg SPAC besproken. Stibbe advises Nuvei Corporation Stibbe has advised Nuvei Corporation, the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, on the acquisition of Smart2Pay. Stibbe authors the Belgian chapter of the Pharmaceutical IP and Competition Law Review Philippe Campolini, Sophie Van Besien, Ignace Vernimme and Peter Wytinck authored the Belgian Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review. Chambers and Partners Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide The Chambers Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide covers 34 jurisdictions and discusses the impact of various topics including; COVID-19, the high-yield market, foreign currency exchange, and debt buy-back. Edouard d'Anterroches contributes to BLI's white paper on impact finance Stibbe Luxembourg's Funds Partner Edouard d'Anterroches offers an analytic view on the margins and possibilities granted by the regulation on social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF) to foster innovative impact investment solutions in the European Union. De renaissance van de voorlopige maatregelen in het mededingingsrecht Mededingingsautoriteiten zijn op zoek naar instrumenten om snel in te grijpen bij ontluikende mededingingsproblemen op de techmarkten. Financiële instellingen zetten zich wereldwijd in voor biodiversiteit Zesentwintig financiële instellingen uit tien verschillende landen hebben de 'Finance for Biodiversity Pledge' ondertekend. Tegengaan van ontbossing door financiële sector Het Platform voor Duurzame Financiering heeft een gids gepubliceerd over het tegengaan van ontbossing. Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision. Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands. Stibbe Luxembourg lawyers co-author the SFDR Implementation Guide Edouard d'Anterroches, Audrey Jarreton and Nicolas Pradel co-authored the SFDR Implementation Guide published on 9 March 2021 by the ABBL, ALFI and ACA for the use of their members. Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. Pagination Previous page Page 20 Current page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Next page
Financiële sector moet klimaatrisico’s bespreken met klanten Financiële instellingen moeten in gesprekken met klanten aandacht besteden aan klimaatrisico’s. Bij zakelijke klanten met name over de mogelijke impact van klimaatrisico’s op hun bedrijfsvoering.
Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”.
Jurisdictional hide & seek: merger thresholds and buyer joint ventures Companies beware: the turnover of a joint venture buying a target is not necessarily decisive for determining whether the EU merger thresholds are met.
Belgian prohibition on abuse of economic dependence comes into force and new fining guidelines In 2019, Belgium introduced legislation banning abuse in relationships between companies where there is no dominant position, but rather a position of economic dependence. The act entered into force on 22 August 2020.
This article has FIVE stars! New Dutch consumer rules to curb fake reviews Consumers often rely on online reviews to decide what bike to buy, where to eat or what article to read. But what if those reviews are fake? New Dutch rules were announced on 23 October 2020 seeking to ensure a higher level of consumer protection online.
General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence.
De SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) In deze bijdrage, geschreven door Derk Lemstra en Rik van Kessel, wordt de special purpose acquisition company, kortweg SPAC besproken.
Stibbe advises Nuvei Corporation Stibbe has advised Nuvei Corporation, the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, on the acquisition of Smart2Pay.
Stibbe authors the Belgian chapter of the Pharmaceutical IP and Competition Law Review Philippe Campolini, Sophie Van Besien, Ignace Vernimme and Peter Wytinck authored the Belgian Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review.
Chambers and Partners Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide The Chambers Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide covers 34 jurisdictions and discusses the impact of various topics including; COVID-19, the high-yield market, foreign currency exchange, and debt buy-back.
Edouard d'Anterroches contributes to BLI's white paper on impact finance Stibbe Luxembourg's Funds Partner Edouard d'Anterroches offers an analytic view on the margins and possibilities granted by the regulation on social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF) to foster innovative impact investment solutions in the European Union.
De renaissance van de voorlopige maatregelen in het mededingingsrecht Mededingingsautoriteiten zijn op zoek naar instrumenten om snel in te grijpen bij ontluikende mededingingsproblemen op de techmarkten.
Financiële instellingen zetten zich wereldwijd in voor biodiversiteit Zesentwintig financiële instellingen uit tien verschillende landen hebben de 'Finance for Biodiversity Pledge' ondertekend.
Tegengaan van ontbossing door financiële sector Het Platform voor Duurzame Financiering heeft een gids gepubliceerd over het tegengaan van ontbossing.
Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision.
Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands.
Stibbe Luxembourg lawyers co-author the SFDR Implementation Guide Edouard d'Anterroches, Audrey Jarreton and Nicolas Pradel co-authored the SFDR Implementation Guide published on 9 March 2021 by the ABBL, ALFI and ACA for the use of their members.
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.