263 results Cease fire on troubled companies! Royal Decree temporarily suspends enforcement Royal Decree No. 15 introduces a temporary moratorium amid COVID-19, shielding debtor-companies from enforcement measures and bankruptcy declarations. Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations. Court rules ACM can use accidental evidence found in dawn raids While skimming through employees’ chat conversations and e-mails, it is not uncommon for competition authorities to stumble across other potential antitrust violations, separate from the initial scope of the search. ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant. Are your distribution contracts ready for the revised VBER? On 9 July 2021, the Commission published its draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the accompanying Vertical Guidelines. Towards a European legal framework for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Online platforms and uploading of protected works: a priori no liability for operators of online platforms In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users. Voortgang wetsvoorstel inzake evenwichtige man/vrouwverhouding Op 11 februari 2021 is het wetsvoorstel inzake evenwichtige man/vrouwverhouding aangenomen door de Tweede Kamer. Het wetsvoorstel is momenteel in behandeling bij de Eerste Kamer. Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management. Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions. ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector. Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries. Google Shopping: self-preferencing is a form of abuse of dominance On 10 November 2021, the General Court (GC) almost entirely dismissed Google’s action against the European Commission’s Google Shopping decision. Stibbe StartsUP programme open to new applicants With our unique start-up programme we continue to support innovative companies that may face a variety of legal challenges in their early stages. Afdeling advisering van de Raad van State buigt zich over Klimaatnota: aanvullende maatregelen nodig om klimaatdoelen te halen Met de Klimaatconferentie in Glasgow en de verscheidene rapporten (zoals het IPCC rapport) die de afgelopen tijd verschenen, staat wederom de vraag centraal of de gestelde klimaatdoelen zullen worden gehaald. The Netherlands' Budget Day 2021: the impact of the Dutch 2022 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 21 September 2021 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2022 Tax Plan (Belastingplan). Disclaimer Privacy and Cookie Policy Pagination Previous page Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page
Cease fire on troubled companies! Royal Decree temporarily suspends enforcement Royal Decree No. 15 introduces a temporary moratorium amid COVID-19, shielding debtor-companies from enforcement measures and bankruptcy declarations.
Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations.
Court rules ACM can use accidental evidence found in dawn raids While skimming through employees’ chat conversations and e-mails, it is not uncommon for competition authorities to stumble across other potential antitrust violations, separate from the initial scope of the search.
ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant.
Are your distribution contracts ready for the revised VBER? On 9 July 2021, the Commission published its draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the accompanying Vertical Guidelines.
Towards a European legal framework for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
Online platforms and uploading of protected works: a priori no liability for operators of online platforms In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users.
Voortgang wetsvoorstel inzake evenwichtige man/vrouwverhouding Op 11 februari 2021 is het wetsvoorstel inzake evenwichtige man/vrouwverhouding aangenomen door de Tweede Kamer. Het wetsvoorstel is momenteel in behandeling bij de Eerste Kamer.
Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management.
Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions.
ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector.
Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries.
Google Shopping: self-preferencing is a form of abuse of dominance On 10 November 2021, the General Court (GC) almost entirely dismissed Google’s action against the European Commission’s Google Shopping decision.
Stibbe StartsUP programme open to new applicants With our unique start-up programme we continue to support innovative companies that may face a variety of legal challenges in their early stages.
Afdeling advisering van de Raad van State buigt zich over Klimaatnota: aanvullende maatregelen nodig om klimaatdoelen te halen Met de Klimaatconferentie in Glasgow en de verscheidene rapporten (zoals het IPCC rapport) die de afgelopen tijd verschenen, staat wederom de vraag centraal of de gestelde klimaatdoelen zullen worden gehaald.
The Netherlands' Budget Day 2021: the impact of the Dutch 2022 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 21 September 2021 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2022 Tax Plan (Belastingplan).