475 results ECJ accepts carve-out Italy in Commission’s Amazon Buy Box investigation The EU Court of Justice dismissed Amazon’s claim that the exclusion of Italy from the European Commission’s investigation into its Buy Box feature deprived Amazon of its protection against a parallel investigation by the Italian competition authority. Annulment of contract: mistake and fraud A contract, once entered into, gives parties a sense of security. After a period of close negotiation, agreement is reached and the signing of the contract provides closure. Compensation after infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation: European developments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant development in the European data strategy in the past years and is continuously evolving. Actuele ontwikkelingen in stikstofland. Van de KDW en een NOx-drempelwaarde, tot een Europese Verordening natuurherstel, piekbelasters en PAS-melders Ontwikkelingen op het gebied van stikstof gaan snel. Ook sinds de in ons eerdere blogbericht besproken Kamerbrieven uit november 2022 en februari 2023 is er veel gebeurd. In dit blogbericht geven wij een update van de laatste actualiteiten. To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera Remedies for breach of contract: what, when and how? Enforceable obligations are an important aspect of commercial interaction. Contracts provide for this need by proving the terms and conditions to which parties agreed. However, in reality a promise made is not necessarily a promise kept 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. ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases. 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). 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. Interpretation of contracts under Dutch law: beware of the interpretation clause! Under Dutch law, the interpretation of contracts is governed by the 'Haviltex' standard. Parties who favour legal certainty sometimes opt for their own standard instead by including an 'interpretation clause'. Wat is een rechtspersoon in de zin van artikel 51 Sr? In het septembernummer van Ars Aequi schreef Daan Doorenbos een bijdrage over het onderwerp "Wat is een rechtspersoon in de zin van artikel 51 Sr?". Meer ruimte voor termijnoverschrijding De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State en het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven bieden meer ruimte voor het aannemen van een verschoonbare overschrijding van bezwaar- en beroepstermijnen. Preventieve zorgplicht uit artikel 13 Wbb vereist niet dat bodemverontreiniging in het geheel voorkomen dient te worden Op grond van artikel 13 van de Wet bodembescherming (Wbb) geldt er een algemene zorgplicht die verplicht om bij (dreigende) bodemverontreiniging alle maatregelen te nemen die redelijkerwijs gevergd kunnen worden. EBA publishes its guidelines on remote customer onboarding On 22 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions (the “Guidelines”). De nieuwe Ecologische Autoriteit: takenpakket en knelpunten Sinds kort heeft Nederland een Ecologische Autoriteit. Deze autoriteit geeft invulling aan de behoefte die het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (“PBL”) eind 2019 signaleerde. It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel. Pagination Previous page Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page
ECJ accepts carve-out Italy in Commission’s Amazon Buy Box investigation The EU Court of Justice dismissed Amazon’s claim that the exclusion of Italy from the European Commission’s investigation into its Buy Box feature deprived Amazon of its protection against a parallel investigation by the Italian competition authority.
Annulment of contract: mistake and fraud A contract, once entered into, gives parties a sense of security. After a period of close negotiation, agreement is reached and the signing of the contract provides closure.
Compensation after infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation: European developments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant development in the European data strategy in the past years and is continuously evolving.
Actuele ontwikkelingen in stikstofland. Van de KDW en een NOx-drempelwaarde, tot een Europese Verordening natuurherstel, piekbelasters en PAS-melders Ontwikkelingen op het gebied van stikstof gaan snel. Ook sinds de in ons eerdere blogbericht besproken Kamerbrieven uit november 2022 en februari 2023 is er veel gebeurd. In dit blogbericht geven wij een update van de laatste actualiteiten.
To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera
Remedies for breach of contract: what, when and how? Enforceable obligations are an important aspect of commercial interaction. Contracts provide for this need by proving the terms and conditions to which parties agreed. However, in reality a promise made is not necessarily a promise kept
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.
ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases.
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).
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.
Interpretation of contracts under Dutch law: beware of the interpretation clause! Under Dutch law, the interpretation of contracts is governed by the 'Haviltex' standard. Parties who favour legal certainty sometimes opt for their own standard instead by including an 'interpretation clause'.
Wat is een rechtspersoon in de zin van artikel 51 Sr? In het septembernummer van Ars Aequi schreef Daan Doorenbos een bijdrage over het onderwerp "Wat is een rechtspersoon in de zin van artikel 51 Sr?".
Meer ruimte voor termijnoverschrijding De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State en het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven bieden meer ruimte voor het aannemen van een verschoonbare overschrijding van bezwaar- en beroepstermijnen.
Preventieve zorgplicht uit artikel 13 Wbb vereist niet dat bodemverontreiniging in het geheel voorkomen dient te worden Op grond van artikel 13 van de Wet bodembescherming (Wbb) geldt er een algemene zorgplicht die verplicht om bij (dreigende) bodemverontreiniging alle maatregelen te nemen die redelijkerwijs gevergd kunnen worden.
EBA publishes its guidelines on remote customer onboarding On 22 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions (the “Guidelines”).
De nieuwe Ecologische Autoriteit: takenpakket en knelpunten Sinds kort heeft Nederland een Ecologische Autoriteit. Deze autoriteit geeft invulling aan de behoefte die het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (“PBL”) eind 2019 signaleerde.
It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel.