112 results Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions. Stibbe StartsUP welcomes Qaring Stibbe is delighted to announce that Qaring is the latest start-up to join the Stibbe StartsUp program. Branda Katan appointed Professor by Special Appointment at Leiden University Leiden University has appointed Branda Katan Professor by Special Appointment for the Corporate Litigation chair as from 1 March 2023. The chair was proposed by the Association for Corporate Litigation. Fewer or more consumer rights for a more sustainable world? On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March, our consumer law experts discuss what legal measures can be taken to reduce the negative impact on climate. 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. Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance. Competition law developments in 2022 While 2022 revolved around new and improved regulatory tools, the focus in 2023 will be on putting these tools to use. More merger-related obligations, digital sector scrutiny and clarity on competition-law and consumer-law aspects is imminent. Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims. Recent developments regarding Foreign Subsidies Regulation, Pillar Two and redemption of interest rate swaps In this Tax Alert we briefly discuss three recent tax developments. Stibbe advised Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club Stibbe is advising Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club alongside Spanish law firm Perez Llorca in relation to a business combination agreement with Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany. Stibbe advised BPD Stibbe advised BPD in relation to the development of Booking.com's new international multifunctional campus at Oosterdokseiland (ODE) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The long arm of regulation – Dutch chapter by Roderik Vrolijk and Senna Leentjens The continued global scrutiny of financial services firms, alongside the sustained pressure on those charged with regulating them to deliver tangible results, continues to drive financial services regulators to seek assistance from their overseas counterp Philippe Campolini joins Stibbe’s leading IP practice as partner Stibbe is delighted to welcome IP lawyer and life sciences specialist Philippe Campolini as new partner in its Brussels office. The hiring of Philippe reinforces the firm’s leading intellectual property practice and responds to developing market needs. Call of duty: Commission must state reasons when straying from its guidelines The European Commission has lost a second battle concerning its EUR 15 million fine imposed upon interdealer broker ICAP, this time before the European Court of Justice. Brand owners beware: Commission tough on cross-border sales restrictions The European Commission recently imposed a EUR 6.2 million fine on Hello Kitty owner Sanrio for preventing its licensees from selling licensed merchandising products across the entire EEA. General court dismisses all five appeals in the optical disk drives cartel The General Court recently upheld a Commission decision finding that suppliers of optical disk drives colluded in bids for sales to Dell and HP by engaging in a network of parallel bilateral contacts over a multi-year period. ICO to impose record-breaking fines for inadequate security measures and data breaches Though the European data protection authorities have taken their time in enforcing the GDPR two announcements by the ICO in the UK regarding proposed fines for British Airways and Marriott demonstrate that large fines are about to start landing regularly. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions.
Stibbe StartsUP welcomes Qaring Stibbe is delighted to announce that Qaring is the latest start-up to join the Stibbe StartsUp program.
Branda Katan appointed Professor by Special Appointment at Leiden University Leiden University has appointed Branda Katan Professor by Special Appointment for the Corporate Litigation chair as from 1 March 2023. The chair was proposed by the Association for Corporate Litigation.
Fewer or more consumer rights for a more sustainable world? On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March, our consumer law experts discuss what legal measures can be taken to reduce the negative impact on climate.
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.
Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance.
Competition law developments in 2022 While 2022 revolved around new and improved regulatory tools, the focus in 2023 will be on putting these tools to use. More merger-related obligations, digital sector scrutiny and clarity on competition-law and consumer-law aspects is imminent.
Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims.
Recent developments regarding Foreign Subsidies Regulation, Pillar Two and redemption of interest rate swaps In this Tax Alert we briefly discuss three recent tax developments.
Stibbe advised Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club Stibbe is advising Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club alongside Spanish law firm Perez Llorca in relation to a business combination agreement with Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.
Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany.
Stibbe advised BPD Stibbe advised BPD in relation to the development of Booking.com's new international multifunctional campus at Oosterdokseiland (ODE) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The long arm of regulation – Dutch chapter by Roderik Vrolijk and Senna Leentjens The continued global scrutiny of financial services firms, alongside the sustained pressure on those charged with regulating them to deliver tangible results, continues to drive financial services regulators to seek assistance from their overseas counterp
Philippe Campolini joins Stibbe’s leading IP practice as partner Stibbe is delighted to welcome IP lawyer and life sciences specialist Philippe Campolini as new partner in its Brussels office. The hiring of Philippe reinforces the firm’s leading intellectual property practice and responds to developing market needs.
Call of duty: Commission must state reasons when straying from its guidelines The European Commission has lost a second battle concerning its EUR 15 million fine imposed upon interdealer broker ICAP, this time before the European Court of Justice.
Brand owners beware: Commission tough on cross-border sales restrictions The European Commission recently imposed a EUR 6.2 million fine on Hello Kitty owner Sanrio for preventing its licensees from selling licensed merchandising products across the entire EEA.
General court dismisses all five appeals in the optical disk drives cartel The General Court recently upheld a Commission decision finding that suppliers of optical disk drives colluded in bids for sales to Dell and HP by engaging in a network of parallel bilateral contacts over a multi-year period.
ICO to impose record-breaking fines for inadequate security measures and data breaches Though the European data protection authorities have taken their time in enforcing the GDPR two announcements by the ICO in the UK regarding proposed fines for British Airways and Marriott demonstrate that large fines are about to start landing regularly.