95 results ACM launches probe into Apple's App Store The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced that it is opening an investigation into whether Apple abuses the position it has attained with its App Store. The investigation will initially focus on news apps. Report on competition law's digital future: time for (r)evolution? Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice? Stibbe StartsUP welcomes disruptive mobility-startup Hardt Disruptive mobility-startup Hardt is the second company in 2019 that joins the Stibbe StartsUP programme. As a winner of Elon Musk's 'SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition', Hardt will be able to benefit from legal expertise provided by Stibbe on a range of is Don't take the ACM's digital inspection guidelines too literally The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets' (ACM) digital inspection guidelines should be on every company's reading list. However, they should not be taken too literally; at least according to the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal in The Hague. Ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten op privételefoons vallen onder Wet openbaarheid van bestuur De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State heeft in een uitspraak van 20 maart 2019 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:899) bevestigd dat ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten onder de reikwijdte van de Wet openbaarheid van bestuur (Wob) vallen. Entry into force of the RBE Regulation and update The Grand-Ducal Regulation on beneficial owner registration came into force on 1 March 2019, detailing the RBE Law. The LBR Circular 19/01 of 25 February 2019 further explains the new beneficial owner register to assist users. Maaltijdbezorgers Deliveroo werkzaam op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst en maaltijdbezorging door Deliveroo valt onder werkingssfeer Cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer (annotatie) Naar het oordeel van de Kantonrechter Amsterdam zijn de maaltijdbezorgers van het digitale werkplatform Deliveroo werknemers én is Deliveroo een vervoersbedrijf waarop de cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer van toepassing is. Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million. Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual. PSD2 implemented in the Netherlands Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here. Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable. Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law. Overzicht steunmaatregelen zzp’ers en relevantie voor de platformeconomie Het kabinet heeft op 17 maart 2020 een ‘noodpakket banen en economie’ aangekondigd, dat onder meer voorziet in maatregelen ter ondersteuning van zzp’ers bij acute problemen die zij ten gevolge van de coronacrisis (gaan) ondervinden. 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. Stibbe represents Helpling Stibbe represents Helpling in a case brought by the FNV. Stibbe advises Expedia on the IPO of trivago Expedia is one of the world’s leading travel companies, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes some of the world’s most trusted online travel brands, including trivago. Stibbe advises Vicrea on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders to Total Specific Solutions Stibbe advises Vicrea, a market leading software provider of GEO IT solutions for the local government domain in the Netherlands, on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders of all shares to Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a leading company for busines Stibbe advises Qorvo Stibbe advised Nasdaq listed Qorvo, a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, on its acquisition of Netherlands-based privately-held GreenPeak Technologies. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Next page
ACM launches probe into Apple's App Store The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced that it is opening an investigation into whether Apple abuses the position it has attained with its App Store. The investigation will initially focus on news apps.
Report on competition law's digital future: time for (r)evolution? Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice?
Stibbe StartsUP welcomes disruptive mobility-startup Hardt Disruptive mobility-startup Hardt is the second company in 2019 that joins the Stibbe StartsUP programme. As a winner of Elon Musk's 'SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition', Hardt will be able to benefit from legal expertise provided by Stibbe on a range of is
Don't take the ACM's digital inspection guidelines too literally The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets' (ACM) digital inspection guidelines should be on every company's reading list. However, they should not be taken too literally; at least according to the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal in The Hague.
Ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten op privételefoons vallen onder Wet openbaarheid van bestuur De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State heeft in een uitspraak van 20 maart 2019 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:899) bevestigd dat ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten onder de reikwijdte van de Wet openbaarheid van bestuur (Wob) vallen.
Entry into force of the RBE Regulation and update The Grand-Ducal Regulation on beneficial owner registration came into force on 1 March 2019, detailing the RBE Law. The LBR Circular 19/01 of 25 February 2019 further explains the new beneficial owner register to assist users.
Maaltijdbezorgers Deliveroo werkzaam op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst en maaltijdbezorging door Deliveroo valt onder werkingssfeer Cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer (annotatie) Naar het oordeel van de Kantonrechter Amsterdam zijn de maaltijdbezorgers van het digitale werkplatform Deliveroo werknemers én is Deliveroo een vervoersbedrijf waarop de cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer van toepassing is.
Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million.
Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual.
PSD2 implemented in the Netherlands Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here.
Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable.
Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law.
Overzicht steunmaatregelen zzp’ers en relevantie voor de platformeconomie Het kabinet heeft op 17 maart 2020 een ‘noodpakket banen en economie’ aangekondigd, dat onder meer voorziet in maatregelen ter ondersteuning van zzp’ers bij acute problemen die zij ten gevolge van de coronacrisis (gaan) ondervinden.
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.
Stibbe advises Expedia on the IPO of trivago Expedia is one of the world’s leading travel companies, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes some of the world’s most trusted online travel brands, including trivago.
Stibbe advises Vicrea on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders to Total Specific Solutions Stibbe advises Vicrea, a market leading software provider of GEO IT solutions for the local government domain in the Netherlands, on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders of all shares to Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a leading company for busines
Stibbe advises Qorvo Stibbe advised Nasdaq listed Qorvo, a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, on its acquisition of Netherlands-based privately-held GreenPeak Technologies.