17.01.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Eurus Energy Europe Experience - Stibbe advised Eurus Energy Europe (Eurus), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, in respect of the onshore Windpark Deil. Read more Team: Martin In de Braekt, Li Wee Toh, David Meijeren, Sabine Baegen, Neeltje Walgemoed
10.07.2018 NL law Stibbe advises on the construction of Oostpolder wind farm Experience - On 4 July 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the permitting for wind farm Oostpolder. Read more Anna Collignon Partner Amsterdam
05.07.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Advent International 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. Read more Team: Fons Leijten, Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema
22.02.2018 NL law Stibbe advises on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm Experience - On 21 February 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm. The zoning plan and other permits are now irrevocable and the construction of the wind farm, including 45 wind turbines, in the municipalities Aa and Hunze and Borger-Odoorn may begin Read more Anna Collignon Partner Amsterdam
22.08.2017 EU law Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of C & D Technologies Experience - Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of C & D Technologies. Read more Team: Eva Das, Rein van Helden, Paul Quist, Sam Dykes
01.01.2017 BE law Stibbe advises the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC/AFCN) Experience - Assisting the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) and the Belgian State in the context of nuclear law. Read more Jan Bouckaert Partner Brussels
04.11.2015 Stibbe advises ALSTOM on its disposal of its energy and grid business to General Electric Experience - Stibbe advised Alstom on the Dutch corporate law aspects of the reorganisation of the ALSTOM Group in connection with the disposal of its energy and grid business to General Electric (GE) and the subsequent establishment of joint ventures in three key energy sectors. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema
19.02.2014 NL law Stibbe advises EPZ Experience - Advising EPZ on Long Term Operation (LTO) of its nuclear power plant at Borssele till 2033. The Dutch Council of State has ruled in favor of EPZ. Read more Tijn Kortmann Of counsel Amsterdam
25.06.2012 BE law Stibbe assists the Nuclear Energy Research Centre Experience - Assisting the Nuclear Energy Research Centre (SCK-CEN) on the financing, construction, and licensing of its new experimental nuclear reactor Myrrha. Read more Team: Nathanaelle Kiekens, Frederik Vandendriessche, Ian Arnouts
06.06.2019 NL law Masterclass: Alcohol and drug testing in the workplace Masterclass - Stibbe will host a masterclass entitled 'Alcohol and drug testing in the workplace' on 6 June in Amsterdam. During this masterclass, employment law expert Johan Zwemmer and privacy experts Frederiek Fernhout and Judica Krikke will discuss the Dutch Data Protection Authority's general prohibition of these tests and discuss whether and how employers should implement. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Johan Zwemmer, Frederiek Fernhout
27.05.2019 EU law One year of GDPR - The regulatory warm-up Short Reads - The first year of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is over. Although early noises predicted an entirely new data protection regime, the European legal framework did not change substantially, the major changes being an expansion of the territorial scope to non-EU countries and stronger powers of enforcement. In spite of fears and rumours of immediate enforcement and huge fines, most regulators focused on helping companies achieve compliance, or they enforced without directly imposing fines. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Erik Valgaeren, Christien Saris, Sara Bevernaege, Carol Evrard, Marc Spuijbroek, Steven Bastiaans, Sarah De Wulf, Frederiek Fernhout, Cyril Fischer, Carolien Michielsen, Lisa Peek, Karlijn van den Heuvel, Lizanne van der Hoeven, Joe Jay de Haas
21.03.2019 NL law 15 aspects of Brexit you did not know Short Reads - A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Judica Krikke, Floris ten Have, Astrid Helstone, Jeroen Kortmann, Job van Hooff, Reinout de Boer, Martin In de Braekt, Rogier Raas, Anna Collignon, Jasper Klopper
04.02.2019 BE law Grey Day Articles - Vandaag is het ‘Grey Day’, de dag waarop we alle hernieuwbare energie die we in ons land in een jaar produceren, hebben opgebruikt. Grey Day 2019 valt iets later dan Grey Day 2018, die op 2 februari vorig jaar viel, maar nog steeds beduidend vroeg. Read more Cedric Degreef Senior Associate Brussels
06.06.2019 NL law Masterclass: Alcohol- en drugstesten op de werkvloer Masterclass - Stibbe in Amsterdam organiseert op 6 juni de masterclass 'Alcohol- & drugstesten op de werkvloer'. Tijdens deze masterclass bespreken arbeidsrechtexpert Johan Zwemmer en privacydeskundigen Frederiek Fernhout en Judica Krikke het algemene verbod van de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens op deze testen voor werkgevers en leggen zij onder meer uit hoe hiermee moet worden omgegaan. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Johan Zwemmer, Frederiek Fernhout
21.05.2019 NL law Mini-symposium “De accountant – Paard van Troje?” Seminar - Op dinsdag 21 mei organiseert de afdeling Corporate Criminal Law & Investigations van Stibbe een mini-symposium rond het thema van de accountant als pseudo-opsporingsambtenaar en de controlecliënt als potentiële verdachte. Read more Team: Daan Doorenbos, Muriël Rosing, Monique van der Linden, Jakoline Winkels
14.03.2019 NL law De Kernenergiewet in vogelvlucht Articles - Om invulling te geven aan haar plicht een bijdrage te leveren aan de mondiale klimaatopgave zoals neergelegd in het klimaatverdrag van Parijs heeft de Nederlandse overheid zichzelf verschillende klimaatdoelstellingen gesteld. Zo is het streven om in Nederland de uitstoot van broeikasgassen in 2030 met 49% te verminderen ten opzichte van 1990. Read more Team: Tijn Kortmann, Anne-Marie Span
22.01.2019 BE law Conference on Smart Cities Conference - On 22 januari 2019, Stibbe organizes with Die Keure a conference on Smart Cities and the many legal challenges they pose, with topics such as blockchain, GDPR, innovative urban development, energy supply, innovative public procurement and self-driving cars. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Guan Schaiko, Cedric Degreef, Carolien Michielsen
04.06.2019 NL law Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents Short Reads - In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents. If the signatory unambiguously denies that the signature on the document is his or hers or claims that another party has tampered with the signature (for instance, through forgery or copying a signature from one document and pasting it in another), it is up to the party invoking the signed document to prove the signature's authenticity (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:572). Read more Wouter den Hollander Associate Amsterdam
01.05.2019 NL law Termination of an agreement: compelling grounds? Short Reads - When does a reason given for termination of an agreement qualify as a compelling ground? That was the central question in the Dutch Supreme Court's decision of 29 March 2019 (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:446). Depending on the nature of the agreement and the circumstances of the case, termination may only take place under certain conditions, e.g. only on compelling grounds. Read more Team: Branda Katan, Cathrien van Bunningen
21.02.2019 NL law Annotatie bij AbRvS 5 december 2018, nr. 201705445/1/A1 Articles - Last onder dwangsom. Overtreding artikelen 2.89, eerste lid, 2.90, eerste lid en tweede lid en 6.30, eerste lid, Bouwbesluit 2012. Afwijken van functionele eisen. Beoordeling gelijkwaardigheid conform artikel 1.3, eerste lid, bouwbesluit 2012. Read more Team: Anna Collignon, Steven Bastiaans
08.01.2019 NL law Van inrichting naar MBA. Enkele praktische consequenties nader belicht Articles - De wetgever heeft de keus gemaakt om in de Omgevingswet (Ow) niet meer het begrip inrichting als aangrijpingspunt te hanteren voor de regulering maar “de milieubelastende activiteit” (MBA). Read more Valérie van 't Lam Counsel Amsterdam