174 results 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. Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier). Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network. The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market". 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 Advice from the Social and Economic Council (SER): potential diversity quota for supervisory boards of listed companies According to the Dutch government, the increase in the proportion of women in top positions is lagging behind its objectives. Advies SER: mogelijk diversiteitsquotum voor RvC's van beursvennootschappen Read this article in English De groei van het aandeel vrouwen in topfuncties blijft volgens het kabinet achter bij haar doelstellingen. Bovendien vervalt op 1 januari 2020 de wettelijke streefcijferregeling, waarbij ‘grote’ vennootschappen streven naar Wanted: fast solutions for fast-growing platforms Dominant digital companies be warned: calls for additional tools to deal with powerful platforms in online markets are increasing. GDPR meets corporate: (new) opportunities in an M&A case The GDPR is everywhere, also in M&A cases. This article covers some practical points how to cope with GDPR during a deal from beginning to end. 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. Nima Lorjé Counsel Amsterdam Stibbe publishes Q&A on coronavirus Stibbe in Amsterdam answers questions from consumers, small businesses, foundations and NGOs about the coronavirus. Coronavirus Q&A voor consumenten, zzp'ers, (kleine) ondernemingen, stichtingen en NGO’s Stibbe in Amsterdam publiceert coronavirus Q&A voor consumenten, zzp'ers, kleine ondernemers, stichtingen en NGO's. Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). De voortgang van de diversiteit in de (sub)top De Wet ingroeiquotum en streefcijfers ("Diversiteitswet") geldt reeds sinds 1 januari 2022. Actualiteiten Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (IMVO) Op 14 december 2023 hebben de Europese wetgevingsorganen overeenstemming bereikt over de inhoud van de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”). Stibbe e-book 2023: belangrijkste ontwikkelingen bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht in blogs en podcasts Ook dit jaar hebben wij een Stibbe e-book samengesteld dat dit keer uit twee delen bestaat: een selectie van onze reguliere Stibbeblogs en podcasts die afgelopen jaar verschenen zijn. Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commission’s overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
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.
Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier).
Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network.
The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market".
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
Advice from the Social and Economic Council (SER): potential diversity quota for supervisory boards of listed companies According to the Dutch government, the increase in the proportion of women in top positions is lagging behind its objectives.
Advies SER: mogelijk diversiteitsquotum voor RvC's van beursvennootschappen Read this article in English De groei van het aandeel vrouwen in topfuncties blijft volgens het kabinet achter bij haar doelstellingen. Bovendien vervalt op 1 januari 2020 de wettelijke streefcijferregeling, waarbij ‘grote’ vennootschappen streven naar
Wanted: fast solutions for fast-growing platforms Dominant digital companies be warned: calls for additional tools to deal with powerful platforms in online markets are increasing.
GDPR meets corporate: (new) opportunities in an M&A case The GDPR is everywhere, also in M&A cases. This article covers some practical points how to cope with GDPR during a deal from beginning to end.
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.
Stibbe publishes Q&A on coronavirus Stibbe in Amsterdam answers questions from consumers, small businesses, foundations and NGOs about the coronavirus.
Coronavirus Q&A voor consumenten, zzp'ers, (kleine) ondernemingen, stichtingen en NGO’s Stibbe in Amsterdam publiceert coronavirus Q&A voor consumenten, zzp'ers, kleine ondernemers, stichtingen en NGO's.
Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
De voortgang van de diversiteit in de (sub)top De Wet ingroeiquotum en streefcijfers ("Diversiteitswet") geldt reeds sinds 1 januari 2022.
Actualiteiten Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (IMVO) Op 14 december 2023 hebben de Europese wetgevingsorganen overeenstemming bereikt over de inhoud van de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”).
Stibbe e-book 2023: belangrijkste ontwikkelingen bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht in blogs en podcasts Ook dit jaar hebben wij een Stibbe e-book samengesteld dat dit keer uit twee delen bestaat: een selectie van onze reguliere Stibbeblogs en podcasts die afgelopen jaar verschenen zijn.
Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commission’s overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts.