18.03.2021 NL law Stibbe participates in AquaConnect programme Experience - The research programme AquaConnect involves a consortium working on solutions to enable the Netherlands and other delta areas to become self-sufficient in their supply of fresh water. The consortium of educational and knowledge institutions, companies, governments, and other parties is committed to the reuse of wastewater and brackish groundwater using new water purification technologies. Stibbe is legal advisor within this consortium. Read more Team: Annalies Outhuijse, Anna Collignon
10.09.2019 EU law Stibbe wins case concerning Isla refinery air pollution on Curaçao Experience - Many residents of Curaçao suffer due to severe air pollution from the Isla oil refinery. With Stibbe’s help, a number of residents living under 'the smoke of Isla', alongside environmental organisations, have sued the state of Curacao for wrongful acts towards them. Read more Team: Tom Barkhuysen, Machteld Claessens, Daphne Rijkers
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
09.12.2016 BE law Stibbe advised Wind aan de Stroom and Triodos on a project finance package. Experience - Stibbe advised Wind aan de Stroom and Triodos on a project finance package for the development of the extension of its wind farm on the Antwerp left bank with five extra wind turbines. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Wouter Ghijsels, Frederik Vandendriessche, Leen De Vuyst
07.09.2016 BE law Stibbe advises Blue Gate Antwerp Experience - Assisting Blue Gate Antwerp in the redevelopment of its petroleum business cluster. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Rudy Nauwelaerts, Nathanaelle Kiekens
05.07.2016 BE law Stibbe advises Valorlub Experience - Assisting Valorlub with regard to the take back-obligation of lubricants and its application and interpretation on the European level as well as in the Flemish, Brussels and Walloon regions. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Olivier Di Giacomo
29.08.2013 NL law Stibbe advises ZuidasDok Experience - Advising on the development of the ZuidasDok area in Amsterdam, an integrated project consisting of offices, a railway station, housing and (underground) infrastructure (railway and highway). The ZuidasDok is one of the key projects in national policy. Read more Team: Jan Reinier van Angeren, Valérie van 't Lam
03.08.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Stichting Duurzaam Verpakkingsglas Experience - Advising Stichting Duurzaam Verpakkingsglas on the Dutch system of waste recycling, including litigation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment Read more Tijn Kortmann Of counsel Amsterdam
29.04.2012 BE law Stibbe advises aviation client against noise nuisance Experience - Assisting Belgocontrol in legal proceedings against Riemst, a Flemish commune, regarding noise nuisance in the area of Liège airport. Read more Bruno Lombaert Partner Brussels
14.03.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Provinces of Flevoland and Friesland Experience - Advising governmental bodies, such as the provinces of Flevoland and Friesland in public law cases, such as EC law, subsidies and planning and environmental law issues. Read more Team: Tom Barkhuysen, Anna Collignon, Jan van Oosten
26.10.2010 BE law Stibbe advises Belgocontrol Experience - Assisting Belgocontrol in legal proceedings pursued by Ryanair, BATA, and others to seek damages for the losses they incurred because of the spontaneous strikes by Brussels Airport’s air-traffic controllers in 2009. Read more Bruno Lombaert Partner Brussels
05.10.2010 BE law Stibbe advises the Flemish Region in an EU litigation Experience - Assisting the Flemish Region in an EU litigation by defending its interests based on Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, previously Article 226 TEC). Read more Jan Bouckaert Partner Brussels
15.12.2021 NL law Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners Inside Stibbe - We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Valérie van ‘t Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck and Roderik Vrolijk to partner as per 1 January 2022. These appointments further strengthen our practices Environment & Planning, Real Estate and the Financial Markets Group. Stibbe Amsterdam will grow to 44 partners. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Valérie van 't Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck, Roderik Vrolijk
26.07.2021 EU law Bekrachtiging Europese Klimaatwet en onthulling klimaatpakket ‘Fit for 55’ Short Reads - Met de bekrachtiging van de Europese Klimaatwet door het Europees Parlement en de introductie van het klimaatpakket 'Fit for 55', wordt het duidelijker hoe de weg naar een klimaatneutraal Europa er uit gaat zien. Read more Team: Valérie van 't Lam, Lisa van der Maden
26.03.2021 BE law International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law 2021 - European Union chapter 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. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Guan Schaiko, Maarten Christiaens
26.10.2020 EU law Swimming in ECJ case law: The rocky journey to EU law applicability in the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone Articles - Regarding activities taking place at sea, the applicability of EU law depends on the nature and geographic location of the activity as well as on the formulation of the geographical scope of the legal instrument. Read more Jaap Waverijn Junior Associate Amsterdam
05.11.2021 NL law Afdeling advisering van de Raad van State buigt zich over Klimaatnota: aanvullende maatregelen nodig om klimaatdoelen te halen Short Reads - 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. Read more Team: Lisa van der Maden, Francisca Ribeiro Bártolo
26.07.2021 EU law Ratification of European Climate Law and unveiling of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package Short Reads - In our recent blog we informed you about the European Climate Law, which will lay down in law the goal of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Included in this discussion was the provisional agreement on the Climate Law that the European Parliament and the Council reached on 21 April 2021. Recent developments gave rise to write this update: the European Parliament has ratified the Climate Law and confirmed the goal of the European Union on climate neutrality by 2050. Read more Team: Valérie van 't Lam, Lisa van der Maden
28.01.2021 BE law Update on Climate Change Litigation Articles - One year after the Dutch Supreme Court upheld the Urgenda decision, climate change litigation is still trending. In this blog, we will inform you on four developments in the climate change litigation landscape that build on the principles laid down in the Urgenda case law, while also giving rise to new questions. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Guan Schaiko, Maarten Christiaens
08.09.2020 NL law Anna Collignon speaks at study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law Speaking slot - On Tuesday 8 September, the Association of Environmental Lawyers (VMA) is organising a study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law. Anna Collignon will speak about the current legal framework for nitrogen deposition and jurisprudence after the PAS ruling. Read more Anna Collignon Partner Amsterdam
17.08.2021 NL law Obstakelverlichting op windturbines, hoe zit het ook alweer? Short Reads - Tot een aantal jaar geleden hadden veel windturbines 's avonds en 's nachts rood knipperende verlichting. Dat werd door omwonenden en passanten wel als circusverlichting ervaren. Deze klacht wordt nu minder gehoord, omdat het nu gebruikelijk is dat die verlichting vastbrandend is. Maar waarom hebben veel windturbines verlichting en welke eisen gelden? Dat zetten we in dit blogbericht uiteen. Read more Team: Jan van Oosten, Neeltje Walgemoed
26.07.2021 EU law Ratification of European Climate Law and unveiling of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package Short Reads - In our recent blog we informed you about the European Climate Law, which will lay down in law the goal of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Included in this discussion was the provisional agreement on the Climate Law that the European Parliament and the Council reached on 21 April 2021. Recent developments gave rise to write this update: the European Parliament has ratified the Climate Law and confirmed the goal of the European Union on climate neutrality by 2050. Read more Team: Valérie van 't Lam, Lisa van der Maden
26.10.2020 EU law Navigating Legal Barriers to Mortgaging Energy Installations at Sea – the Case of the North Sea and the Netherlands Articles - The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds. Read more Jaap Waverijn Junior Associate Amsterdam
17.07.2020 BE law Gedogen van een bouwovertreding in een dading. Hof van Cassatie zegt: nietig Articles - Een dadingsovereenkomst waarin een partij zich ertoe verbindt om de bouwovertredingen van de contractspartij te gedogen, heeft een ongeoorloofde oorzaak. Met een dergelijke overeenkomst beogen de contractspartijen immers om een met de openbare orde strijdige toestand - de bouwovertredingen - in stand te houden. De overeenkomst is in haar geheel behept met een ongeoorloofde oorzaak en aldus nietig. Als één van de partijen zijn leveringsverbintenis niet nakomt, kan de andere partij dan ook geen schadevergoeding vorderen. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Bastiaan Schelstraete, Ann Apers