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Experience - On 11 July 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on, among other things, the integration plan, the environmental permit and the Nature Conservation Act permit for the Fryslân wind farm. The objections to the decisions have been declared unfounded and the construction of the wind farm with 89 wind turbines in the IJsselmeer may continue.

Experience - On Friday 6 July, the District Court Midden-Nederland ruled in the summary proceedings filed by Beter Onderwijs Nederland (BON) against Maastricht University, among others, about providing courses in English at Dutch universities. All claims filed by BON have been rejected. 

Experience - On 4 July 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the permitting for wind farm Oostpolder.

Experience - Stibbe advises Advent International, the US based venture capital and private equity firm, on the Dutch corporate aspects of the acquisition by Advent of General Electric’s (GE) distributed power unit for $3.25 billion.

Inside Stibbe - Brussels, 5 July 2018 - Henk Verstraete joins the Stibbe Brussels tax team