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MyStibbe 

MyStibbe is our portal for sharing knowledge and online collaboration. On MyStibbe, we share news & insights relevant to you, to help you stay on top of legal developments. You can easily customise MyStibbe to find articles, blogs, conferences, seminars and much more, to suit your specific business and legal needs. 

Stibbe Collaborate  

Stibbe Collaborate is a user-friendly virtual workspace where both internal and external parties can access related files and information. Equipped with an advanced security system, users can access the same documents, peruse them, edit them, or upload additional documents (depending on the accorded rights).

For more information, please refer to your contact person.

Stibbe uses ZIVVER to send and receive large files that are usually rejected due to their size. ZIVVER also allows us to send privacy-sensitive information using the latest security. Read more about this service and how to use it by clicking the link above.

Blogs

Our detailed Stibbeblog.nl offers clear summaries and analyses of recent rulings and legislative changes on environmental law, planning and zoning, public law and commercial litigation in the Netherlands. These are provided by our public law, environment and planning and commercial litigation practice groups.

On our Environment and Energy blog (BE), our specialists share with you the latest developments in EU, Belgian and regional environmental, planning and energy law.

Digital Economy

NL Law - A knowledge hub to analyse the legal impact of the digital (r)evolution

Significant technological developments, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things, smart mobility and the rise of digital platforms have brought lasting change to our economy. These developments change the way companies do business, creating new legal challenges along the way. This website helps to navigate these challenges.

Nieuwontslagrecht

Providing an up-to-date source of parliamentary developments regarding the new dismissal law in the Netherlands, this website enables clients to easily follow the legislative process of the Work and Security Act (Wet werk en zekerheid – Wwz) and the Labour Market in Balance Act (Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans – Wab). As changes occur, they will be reported here.

For questions concerning this web tool, please contact Jaap van Slooten

UBO Webtool

BE, NL, LUX Law - Since the required information and the conditions to be a UBO differ from Member State to Member State, we have created this webtool. Our webtool not only contains all the latest developments about the UBO register, but also helps identify the UBO for your organisation and clarify what information must be registered with the UBO-register in the Member State your organisation is incorporated in. Our webtool provides in the possibility to identify the UBO for organisations incorporated in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Platform labour

NL Law – The rise in the number of digital work platforms, such as Uber and Helpling, inevitably increases labour law issues. Answers to questions on these issues are often unclear. The impact of platform work can be wide-ranging and influences not only platform workers and work platforms but also traditional labour relations.

Through this website (in Dutch only) we share our knowledge and fascination on this new dimension in the context of labour law.

www.pgomgevingswet.nl

With this detailed website the full parliamentary history of the environmental and planning act (Omgevingswet) in the Netherlands is made easily accessible to clients. Beside each article is an explanation of what the legislature means by the article. It’s also updated with each new phase of the legislative process.

For questions concerning this web tool, please contact Jan Reinier van Angeren.

Listed Companies Webtool

The Stibbe Listed Companies Webtool (in Dutch) enables our listed corporate clients to not only prepare for and convene their general meetings quickly and easily, but also to find the answers themselves to all kinds of frequently recurring corporate questions.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

EU Law – The GDPR will have a broad impact on your business, both online and offline. So be prepared, and let us help you avoid pitfalls so you can stay focused on your business.  

Enforcement by the Personal Data Authority

NL Law - The General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2018. Since then, the privacy watchdog can impose very high fines on companies, institutions, governments and natural persons who violate the privacy legislation. The first fines for violations have now been imposed in Ireland and Austria; it is likely that the Netherlands will not be far behind. In this tool (Dutch only) you will find all relevant information about enforcement by the Personal Data Authority.

Standards for Remuneration Act

NL Law –  This tool (in Dutch only) contains information on the Standards for Remuneration Act (Wet normering topinkomens). The purpose of this act is to restrict excessive remuneration and severance payments in the public and semi-public sector. This tool provides you with current developments on legislation, case law and literature.

Collective Actions for mass damages

NL Law – On 15 November 2016 the bill on the settlement of mass claims in a class action was submitted to the House of Representatives. This bill seeks to introduce the possibility of collective redress. The aim of the bill is to promote an efficient and effective collective settlement of mass claims.

On 11 April 2017, the bill was declared controversial and will not be dealt with until there is a new cabinet. This tool contains the latest developments.

Netherlands Commercial Court 

NL Law - The Netherlands Commercial Court is a new international commercial court, which opened its doors in Amsterdam on 1 January 2019. The major 'selling point' of the Court is that the entire proceedings will be conducted in English, including any written statements, hearings, communication with the Court and hearings. This website provides all relevant information on the Netherlands Commercial Court.

New Belgian Companies Code

BE Law –  On 20 July 2017 the Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal regarding a new Companies Code.  The proposal seeks to modernise Belgian company law.

Considering the broad and sweeping nature of the changes, the new Companies Code will affect every company in various ways.

Public Procurement Updates

BE Law – Stibbe analyzes the main and recent Belgian legislative and regulatory changes, as well as the case law of the State Council, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the courts and tribunals, in the area of public procurement.

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General Pension Funds

This website contains information on recent changes in the Dutch Pension Act (Pensioenwet) relevant to parties interested in, or in the process of, setting up a general pension fund (algemeen pensioenfonds). The information will be updated regularly to match current developments.

For questions concerning this subject, please contact Paul Vestering.

Sector Knowledge

Today's legal expertise is about more than simply understanding specific areas of law. Today, legal expertise requires a deep understanding of current themes and developments in the sectors in which our clients are active. Through our sector knowledge dashboards, we share our thorough knowledge of opportunities, challenges and trending topics across a variety of professional arenas that influence our business lives. Visit our sector knowledge dashboards on energy transition and climate and mobility and infrastructure for tailored news and insights, legal developments, parliamentary information, articles by Stibbe lawyers, an overview of related upcoming events and key contact information of our experts in these fields.

• www.stibbeenergytransition.com
• www.stibbemobility.com