34 results Commission reveals first piece of antitrust sustainability puzzle The European Commission has published a Policy Brief setting out its preliminary views on how to fit the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals into the EU competition rules. Energy, Industry and Climate Special topics Environment and Planning Special topics Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach. Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines. Double roles in attributing knowledge The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019. Data Protection & Employment Law: Can They Be Reconciled? At the GDPR 360° seminar, Carol Evrard, Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin and Cyril Fischer discussed some of the numerous interrelations between data protection and employment law. European Court of Justice resolves – Peeters/Gatzen claim falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 (Brussels I recast) instead of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 (Insolvency Regulation) On 6 February 2019, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Peeters/Gatzen claim falls within the scope of Regulation Brussels I and therefore the Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings does not apply. Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents. Seminar 'Sustainable Finance: how do we finance our way to green?' Stibbe will be hosting a live seminar on Thursday 18 November (NL) and an online webinar on Monday 22 November (ENG) on 'Sustainable Finance: how do we finance our way to green?'. Advocate General’s opinion on the Dutch anti-base erosion rules: will the approach in Lexel be revisited? An opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding a request for a preliminary ruling from the Dutch Supreme Court was published on 14 March. The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands On 1 July 2022, Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy informed the Lower House about the actions the government has taken to implement the coalition agreement in the area of nuclear energy. The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. Overview of Legislative Proposal on Collective Action (NL) – Update June 2019 In the Netherlands, it is possible for a representative entity to bring a "collective action" on an "opt-out basis" under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (the "DCC"). However, under the current provisions in Dutch law, the representative entity is The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU. Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2
Commission reveals first piece of antitrust sustainability puzzle The European Commission has published a Policy Brief setting out its preliminary views on how to fit the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals into the EU competition rules.
Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach.
Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines.
Double roles in attributing knowledge The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019.
Data Protection & Employment Law: Can They Be Reconciled? At the GDPR 360° seminar, Carol Evrard, Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin and Cyril Fischer discussed some of the numerous interrelations between data protection and employment law.
European Court of Justice resolves – Peeters/Gatzen claim falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 (Brussels I recast) instead of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 (Insolvency Regulation) On 6 February 2019, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Peeters/Gatzen claim falls within the scope of Regulation Brussels I and therefore the Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings does not apply.
Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents.
Seminar 'Sustainable Finance: how do we finance our way to green?' Stibbe will be hosting a live seminar on Thursday 18 November (NL) and an online webinar on Monday 22 November (ENG) on 'Sustainable Finance: how do we finance our way to green?'.
Advocate General’s opinion on the Dutch anti-base erosion rules: will the approach in Lexel be revisited? An opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding a request for a preliminary ruling from the Dutch Supreme Court was published on 14 March.
The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands On 1 July 2022, Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy informed the Lower House about the actions the government has taken to implement the coalition agreement in the area of nuclear energy.
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.
Overview of Legislative Proposal on Collective Action (NL) – Update June 2019 In the Netherlands, it is possible for a representative entity to bring a "collective action" on an "opt-out basis" under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (the "DCC"). However, under the current provisions in Dutch law, the representative entity is
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU.
Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices.