404 results French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation. Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance. The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions. Is de hoge transactie nog wel aantrekkelijk genoeg? De rechtbank Amsterdam legde een geldboete op van € 240.000,- in een strafzaak waarin het OM de verdachte eerder een schikking van € 700.000 had aangeboden. De zaak geeft te denken over de aantrekkelijkheid van de hoge transactie voor de verdachte. Bestraffen van bestuurders begrensd In de media wordt steeds vaker gesproken over het vervolgen van leden van de Raad van Bestuur van grote ondernemingen. Het lijkt bijna normaal te zijn geworden om hen een paar maanden gevangenisstraf toe te wensen wanneer er iets fout. The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 24 January 2023 2023 will be the end game of the European Commission’s competition policy review. Shiny new competition policy tools for dealing with social, digital and vertical aspects as well as foreign investment issues are upcoming, ongoing or being finalised. Stibbe advises RWE on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of the Magnum power plant in Eemshaven Stibbe advises RWE on the acquisition from Vattenfall of the state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant Magnum with a capacity of 1.4 gigawatt and a 5.6 megawatts solar plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands. Een onhoudbare aanpak bij afpakken Aan de horizon gloort een nieuwe procedure waarmee crimineel vermogen kan worden afgepakt zonder dat iemand is veroordeeld voor een strafbaar feit: de ‘non conviction based confiscation’ (NCBC). Deze procedure is echter juridisch onhoudbaar. Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules. District Court ruled on the recognition of the res judicata effect of a Turkish judgment and dismissed an antitrust follow on damages claim regarding the cathode-ray tube markets The District Court of Oost-Brabant recognized the res judicata effect of a Turkish court of appeal judgment, in which the Turkish court had dismissed antitrust damages claims brought by Vestel against Philips, Samsung, LGE, Technicolor, TTD and TDP. De 'strijd' tussen transparantie en geheimhouding van accountants De roep vanuit de maatschappij om meer transparantie rondom het optreden en de bevindingen van accountants is duidelijk hoorbaar. Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten. Commission steers market definition to the 21st century Companies have a new and improved tool for the competitive assessment of their conduct and intended acquisitions. The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant markets for the purpose of EU competition law enforcement. FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable. Settlement procedure and fine for vertical price fixing in Belgium The Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of €490,112 on Le Creuset for vertical price fixing (also known as resale price maintenance). On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available. De misplaatste miljoenenboete Op 30 januari 2024 legde de rechtbank Oost-Brabant een miljoenenboete op aan een Limburgs chemiebedrijf. Advocaat Daan Doorenbos gaat in op de straf die is opgelegd en hoe weinig passend die is bezien vanuit het strafrecht. Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands Stibbe participated in the Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands of The Dutch Council for Refugees (Stichting Vluchtelingenwerk) in 2022 and 2023. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation.
Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance.
The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
Is de hoge transactie nog wel aantrekkelijk genoeg? De rechtbank Amsterdam legde een geldboete op van € 240.000,- in een strafzaak waarin het OM de verdachte eerder een schikking van € 700.000 had aangeboden. De zaak geeft te denken over de aantrekkelijkheid van de hoge transactie voor de verdachte.
Bestraffen van bestuurders begrensd In de media wordt steeds vaker gesproken over het vervolgen van leden van de Raad van Bestuur van grote ondernemingen. Het lijkt bijna normaal te zijn geworden om hen een paar maanden gevangenisstraf toe te wensen wanneer er iets fout.
The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 24 January 2023 2023 will be the end game of the European Commission’s competition policy review. Shiny new competition policy tools for dealing with social, digital and vertical aspects as well as foreign investment issues are upcoming, ongoing or being finalised.
Stibbe advises RWE on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of the Magnum power plant in Eemshaven Stibbe advises RWE on the acquisition from Vattenfall of the state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant Magnum with a capacity of 1.4 gigawatt and a 5.6 megawatts solar plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
Een onhoudbare aanpak bij afpakken Aan de horizon gloort een nieuwe procedure waarmee crimineel vermogen kan worden afgepakt zonder dat iemand is veroordeeld voor een strafbaar feit: de ‘non conviction based confiscation’ (NCBC). Deze procedure is echter juridisch onhoudbaar.
Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules.
District Court ruled on the recognition of the res judicata effect of a Turkish judgment and dismissed an antitrust follow on damages claim regarding the cathode-ray tube markets The District Court of Oost-Brabant recognized the res judicata effect of a Turkish court of appeal judgment, in which the Turkish court had dismissed antitrust damages claims brought by Vestel against Philips, Samsung, LGE, Technicolor, TTD and TDP.
De 'strijd' tussen transparantie en geheimhouding van accountants De roep vanuit de maatschappij om meer transparantie rondom het optreden en de bevindingen van accountants is duidelijk hoorbaar.
Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten.
Commission steers market definition to the 21st century Companies have a new and improved tool for the competitive assessment of their conduct and intended acquisitions. The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant markets for the purpose of EU competition law enforcement.
FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable.
Settlement procedure and fine for vertical price fixing in Belgium The Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of €490,112 on Le Creuset for vertical price fixing (also known as resale price maintenance).
On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available.
De misplaatste miljoenenboete Op 30 januari 2024 legde de rechtbank Oost-Brabant een miljoenenboete op aan een Limburgs chemiebedrijf. Advocaat Daan Doorenbos gaat in op de straf die is opgelegd en hoe weinig passend die is bezien vanuit het strafrecht.
Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands Stibbe participated in the Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands of The Dutch Council for Refugees (Stichting Vluchtelingenwerk) in 2022 and 2023.