482 results Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed. The need for speed in mergers is no reason to ignore rights of defence On 16 January 2019, the European Court of Justice clarified the procedural guarantees the European Commission needs to provide to merging parties during merger reviews. Successful challenges to merger decisions seem to be the exception The General Court recently confirmed the high degree of discretion enjoyed by the European Commission in the context of merger control decisions, particularly with respect to assessments of an economic nature. Low prices, high fines: Commission's creative purchase cartel fine upheld Companies should take note that the European Commission will deviate from its own general fining methodology if a particular case calls for it. The General Court recently upheld the Commission's novel fining approach in regard of a purchase cartel. Part two - GDPR and Public Law: Data protection in public procurement Since the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) became applicable almost one year ago, multiple questions have arisen about its interaction with other fields of law. In this three-part blog series of “GDPR and public law”, we discuss three capita se 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. European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections? ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change. Results of ISDA consultation on benchmark fallbacks now available Results of ISDA consultation on benchmark fallbacks now available. As part of an initiative to amend its standard derivatives documentation to facilitate the replacement of existing interbank offered rates (IBORs) by new risk free rates (RFRs), the Intern Tax Alert: Budget Day tax proposals On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for internatio Overstromingen en vergunningen: hoe zit het nu juist? Met de vaststelling van de zogenaamde watergevoelige openruimtegebieden (ook wel de "WORG") hoopt de Vlaamse regering een nieuwe stap te zetten richting in haar overstromingsbeleid. En hoe beter een grond tegen overstromingen beschermen dan er een (relati Energy Charter Treaty arbitration clause cannot be relied on in intra-EU investment disputes, says EC Following the Achmea judgement of the CJEU, the European Commission issued a new document providing guidance on the protection of cross-border EU investments. In this communication, which is not binding from a legal perspective but reflects the EU Commiss The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposing Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 into national law with the brand new Law of 13 January 2019. European Data Protection Board provides welcoming guidance on the territorial scope of the GDPR “If personal data of a Korean employee working for a U.S. company is processed in the HR department in London, does the GDPR apply?” “Is the GPDR applicable to a Dutch customer visiting the website of a Canadian company?” Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe. Rotterdam District Court rules on follow-on damages claim in relation to Dutch bitumen cartel The Rotterdam District Court recently clarified that the date of news coverage of a European Commission dawn raid will not set off the limitation period for a cartel damages claim if it is not clear to the potential cartel victim that [...]. Franchise argument in laundry cartel does not wash with Dutch court Companies participating in a franchise agreement are advised to carefully assess possible competition law concerns, particularly if the franchisees are (potential) competitors. Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? Everything you need to know about Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and more The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects. Read below everything you need to know about the (pre-)contractual necessity cr Pagination Previous page Page 19 Current page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Next page
Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed.
The need for speed in mergers is no reason to ignore rights of defence On 16 January 2019, the European Court of Justice clarified the procedural guarantees the European Commission needs to provide to merging parties during merger reviews.
Successful challenges to merger decisions seem to be the exception The General Court recently confirmed the high degree of discretion enjoyed by the European Commission in the context of merger control decisions, particularly with respect to assessments of an economic nature.
Low prices, high fines: Commission's creative purchase cartel fine upheld Companies should take note that the European Commission will deviate from its own general fining methodology if a particular case calls for it. The General Court recently upheld the Commission's novel fining approach in regard of a purchase cartel.
Part two - GDPR and Public Law: Data protection in public procurement Since the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) became applicable almost one year ago, multiple questions have arisen about its interaction with other fields of law. In this three-part blog series of “GDPR and public law”, we discuss three capita se
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.
European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections?
ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change.
Results of ISDA consultation on benchmark fallbacks now available Results of ISDA consultation on benchmark fallbacks now available. As part of an initiative to amend its standard derivatives documentation to facilitate the replacement of existing interbank offered rates (IBORs) by new risk free rates (RFRs), the Intern
Tax Alert: Budget Day tax proposals On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for internatio
Overstromingen en vergunningen: hoe zit het nu juist? Met de vaststelling van de zogenaamde watergevoelige openruimtegebieden (ook wel de "WORG") hoopt de Vlaamse regering een nieuwe stap te zetten richting in haar overstromingsbeleid. En hoe beter een grond tegen overstromingen beschermen dan er een (relati
Energy Charter Treaty arbitration clause cannot be relied on in intra-EU investment disputes, says EC Following the Achmea judgement of the CJEU, the European Commission issued a new document providing guidance on the protection of cross-border EU investments. In this communication, which is not binding from a legal perspective but reflects the EU Commiss
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposing Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 into national law with the brand new Law of 13 January 2019.
European Data Protection Board provides welcoming guidance on the territorial scope of the GDPR “If personal data of a Korean employee working for a U.S. company is processed in the HR department in London, does the GDPR apply?” “Is the GPDR applicable to a Dutch customer visiting the website of a Canadian company?”
Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe.
Rotterdam District Court rules on follow-on damages claim in relation to Dutch bitumen cartel The Rotterdam District Court recently clarified that the date of news coverage of a European Commission dawn raid will not set off the limitation period for a cartel damages claim if it is not clear to the potential cartel victim that [...].
Franchise argument in laundry cartel does not wash with Dutch court Companies participating in a franchise agreement are advised to carefully assess possible competition law concerns, particularly if the franchisees are (potential) competitors.
Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? Everything you need to know about Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and more The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects. Read below everything you need to know about the (pre-)contractual necessity cr