896 results Stibbe advises RWE The Administrative Law Division of the Council of State ruled on the upscaling of the Karolinapolder wind park in Dinteloord on 12 April 2023. Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. ECJ in Unilever: commercial policy by dominant undertakings on thin ice Unilever shows the need to assess evidence on lack of anti-competitive effects in abuse cases and how liability can extend across different levels of the supply chain. Dominant undertakings had better think twice when imposing policy on distributors. Abuse: an access request you canāt refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to āpureā access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance. 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 ACMās 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 ACMās recent policy statements and enforcement actions. ECJ further shapes independent position of DPOs In a judgment of 9 February 2023 (C-453/21), the European Court of Justice has further shaped the rules surrounding the independence of a data protection officer (DPO), one of the cornerstones of the GDPR. Stibbe advises Pallas Stibbe is advising the stichting Voorbereiding Pallas-reactor on the licence under the Nuclear Energy Act granted on 15 February 2023 by the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ANVS) and on all other required government approvals. Belgian DPA rules on employee geographic tracking by public authorities On 21 February 2023, the litigation chamber of the Belgian data protection authority has ruled on the legitimacy of the geographic tracking of employees by a public authority. Three months after the UBO-case ā Where do we stand and whatās next? This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action. Draft bill published to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government launched an online consultation on a draft bill to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption as per 1 January 2024 in case of the acquisition of a share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate.Ā The EU Green Bond Standard In the blog below, Jeroen van Eck of our Financial Markets team looks back on, and ahead to, the developments surrounding green bonds in the EU. The future of nuclear power in the Netherlands (part 2): Borssele preferred site for two new nuclear power plants On 9 December 2022, Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy presented to the Second Chamber of the House of Representatives his further elaboration of the coalition agreement's intentions on nuclear energy. Stibbe advises Proximus Stibbe advised Proximus on the issuance of a new 7-year bond. Proposed copyright tax reform feared to push investors abroad The controversial tax reform for income generated through copyright will have an enormous impact in various sectors such as IT. Revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code published The Dutch Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee (the Committee) adopted the revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the 2022 Code) on 20 December 2022.Ā Het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht: aandachtspunten voor de vastgoed- en bouwpraktijk Op 1 januari 2023 treden boek 1 āalgemene bepalingenā en boek 5 āverbintenissenā van het Burgerlijk Wetboek in werking. Dit artikel focust op een selectie van vernieuwingen die bijzondere relevantie hebben voor de vastgoed- en de bouwpraktijk. The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 24 January 2023 2023 will be the end game of the European Commissionās 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. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Stibbe advises RWE The Administrative Law Division of the Council of State ruled on the upscaling of the Karolinapolder wind park in Dinteloord on 12 April 2023.
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
ECJ in Unilever: commercial policy by dominant undertakings on thin ice Unilever shows the need to assess evidence on lack of anti-competitive effects in abuse cases and how liability can extend across different levels of the supply chain. Dominant undertakings had better think twice when imposing policy on distributors.
Abuse: an access request you canāt refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to āpureā access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance.
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 ACMās 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 ACMās recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
ECJ further shapes independent position of DPOs In a judgment of 9 February 2023 (C-453/21), the European Court of Justice has further shaped the rules surrounding the independence of a data protection officer (DPO), one of the cornerstones of the GDPR.
Stibbe advises Pallas Stibbe is advising the stichting Voorbereiding Pallas-reactor on the licence under the Nuclear Energy Act granted on 15 February 2023 by the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ANVS) and on all other required government approvals.
Belgian DPA rules on employee geographic tracking by public authorities On 21 February 2023, the litigation chamber of the Belgian data protection authority has ruled on the legitimacy of the geographic tracking of employees by a public authority.
Three months after the UBO-case ā Where do we stand and whatās next? This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action.
Draft bill published to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government launched an online consultation on a draft bill to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption as per 1 January 2024 in case of the acquisition of a share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate.Ā
The EU Green Bond Standard In the blog below, Jeroen van Eck of our Financial Markets team looks back on, and ahead to, the developments surrounding green bonds in the EU.
The future of nuclear power in the Netherlands (part 2): Borssele preferred site for two new nuclear power plants On 9 December 2022, Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy presented to the Second Chamber of the House of Representatives his further elaboration of the coalition agreement's intentions on nuclear energy.
Proposed copyright tax reform feared to push investors abroad The controversial tax reform for income generated through copyright will have an enormous impact in various sectors such as IT.
Revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code published The Dutch Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee (the Committee) adopted the revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the 2022 Code) on 20 December 2022.Ā
Het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht: aandachtspunten voor de vastgoed- en bouwpraktijk Op 1 januari 2023 treden boek 1 āalgemene bepalingenā en boek 5 āverbintenissenā van het Burgerlijk Wetboek in werking. Dit artikel focust op een selectie van vernieuwingen die bijzondere relevantie hebben voor de vastgoed- en de bouwpraktijk.
The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 24 January 2023 2023 will be the end game of the European Commissionās 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.