Oil and Gas

Articles - Recent efforts by the Dutch government to amend the tax treatment of stock option plans are examined by Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars in this article in Tax Notes International. The proposed changes are welcome, but might not solve all liquidity concerns.

Short Reads - The draft temporary bill on Expedited Liquidation Transparency presented by the Dutch Minister of Justice on 28 June 2021 aims to increase transparency, improve protection of creditors and reduce the risk of abuse. We expect that this bill could be in effect indefinitely, as the issues it addresses were pressing long before COVID-19.

Articles - The ICLG to Environment & Climate Change Law 2021 covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations - including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, liabilities, among others - in 18 juridictions.

Inside Stibbe - Stibbe is pleased to announce that Martin In de Braekt and Heleen Kersten (Stibbe Amsterdam) have been ranked in the A Word About Wind's (AWAW) 2020 Legal Power List, an independent publication of the 100 most influential lawyers (across in-house counsel and within law firms) working in the global wind industry.

Articles - This article, published in Tax Notes International, examines two recent Dutch proposals, which could have an immediate impact on Dutch and non-Dutch corporate taxpayers and existing national or international structures.

Short Reads - On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell. In this blog, a multidisciplinary team from Stibbe gives its first view of this ruling and explains why it could be a groundbreaking ruling.

Short Reads - In 2018, 2019 en 2020 hebben we de eerste periodes van waterschaarste gezien in Nederland. Dit ging gepaard met nodige schade, hinder en ongemakken door watertekorten in verschillende sterk van (zoet)water afhankelijke sectoren, zoals de landbouw, de scheepvaart, de industrie, de drinkwatervoorziening en de natuur.

Short Reads - Van 27 mei 2020 tot en met 10 juni 2020 heeft het conceptvoorstel voor de Wet stikstofreductie en natuurverbetering in internetconsultatie voorgelegen. In dit conceptwetsvoorstel heeft het kabinet zijn nieuwe structurele aanpak van de stikstofproblematiek verankerd. Anders dan het Programma Aanpak Stikstof (PAS) voorziet het conceptwetsvoorstel niet in een systeem voor de toekenning van ontwikkelingsruimte voor vergunningverlening, maar in een systeem waarbij condities en herstel van de natuur in Natura 2000-gebieden voorop staan.