21.03.2019 BE law Stibbe assists Sofico in intelligent routing in Wallonia Experience - Assisting SOFICO, the Walloon Region’s financing company, in one of Wallonia’s most innovative and ambitious PPP projects. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Bruno Lombaert, France Maussion, Peter Wytinck, Wouter Ghijsels, Leen De Vuyst, Olivier Di Giacomo, Sofie Heremans, Delphine Gillet, Renaud Smal, Nicolas Cariat, Pascaline Dierckx, Carol Evrard, Olivia de Lovinfosse, Anne-Sophie Bouvy, Julia Simba
31.01.2019 BE law Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator on the creation of a new tram network in Liège. Experience - Assisting the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) on the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia. Proud to be part of the first major PPP project ever closed in Wallonia. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Wouter Ghijsels, Bruno Lombaert, France Maussion, Wim Panis, Peter Wytinck, Olivier Di Giacomo
18.10.2018 NL law Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Experience - Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project. The Blankenburg connection is a key infrastructure project in the Netherlands, improving the roads and accessibility around the Port of Rotterdam and the wider Rotterdam region. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Rein van Helden, Ingmar de Groot, Jan Reinier van Angeren, Manon Cremers, Robert Steeg, Iris Hendriksen, Sam Dykes, Dennis Mollema, Lieke Stroeve
25.01.2018 BE law Stibbe successfully assisted the Brussels Capital Region in the PPP renovation of the Leopold II Tunnel Experience - Stibbe successfully assisted the Brussels Capital Region (represented by Minister Pascal Smet) in the PPP renovation of the Leopold II Tunnel (2.5 km), Belgium’s longest underpass, which has 65,000 road users daily. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Bruno Lombaert, Wim Panis, Marc Fyon, Irène Mathy, Pascaline Dierckx, Anne-Sophie Bouvy, Olivia de Lovinfosse, Marie Baes, Linde Bevernaege
15.11.2017 BE law Stibbe successfully assisted Iret Development on new Antwerp Police HQ building transaction Experience - Stibbe successfully acted as counsel to Iret Develoment in its tendering procedure, development, and negotiations of the more than EUR 100 million public–private partnership (PPP) project, which is the new police headquarters building in Antwerp (Post X site) and is based on a DBFM contract. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Jan Bouckaert, Wouter Ghijsels, Wim Panis, Nathanaelle Kiekens, Sofie Heremans
05.10.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Heijmans Capital, 3i Infrastructure and Fluor Infrastructure on the PPP A27/A1 road project Experience - Stibbe advised the consortium 3Angle B.V., comprising of Heijmans Capital (a joint venture of Heijmans and 3i Infrastructure), 3i Infrastructure and Fluor Infrastructure, in connection with all legal aspects of the PPP A27/A1 road project. Read more Team: Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro, Jan Reinier van Angeren, Eva Das, Rein van Helden, Robert Steeg
19.07.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Water Board (Hoogheemraadschap) of Delfland Experience - Stibbe advises the Water Board (Hoogheemraadschap) of Delfland in connection with all the legal aspects of the refinancing of the PPP/DBFMO project Harnasch Polder Waste Water Treatment Plant. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Robert Steeg, Erik Verweij
19.07.2016 Stibbe advises Heijmans and Facilicom Experience - Stibbe advises Heijmans and Facilicom in connection with their joint venture for the Design, Build, Maintenance and Operation of the New Amsterdam Courthouse PPP project. Read more Team: Eva Das, David Orobio de Castro
28.06.2016 BE law Stibbe assists a consortium consisting out of Willemen and Democo Experience - Stibbe assists the Belgian prime contractors Democo and Willemen in the course of the negotiations regarding the design, build and finance of the new headquarters of the Ostend police. Read more Rony Vermeersch Partner Brussels
01.11.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam Experience - Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam in connection with the design and construction of the 'Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm' in the North Sea, based on an integrated design and construction contract, as well as various (completion) issues, etc. Read more David Orobio de Castro Partner Amsterdam
01.11.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam Experience - Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam with regard to the restructuring of the A15 MAVA and Ondertunneling A2. Stibbe activities includes amending joint venture agreements, construction contracts etc. The A2 project is based on the UAV-gc. The A15 transaction entails a project finance structure on DBFM basis. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro, Erik Verweij
21.08.2015 BE law Stibbe assists a consortium consisting out of DEME Environmental Contractors and Bopro Experience - Stibbe assists a consortium consisting out of DEC (DEME Environmental Contractors) and Bopro in relation to their successful bid for the Blue Gate PPP project in Antwerp. Read more Rony Vermeersch Partner Brussels
08.11.2019 BE law Interview with Wouter Ghijsels on Next Gen lawyers Articles - Stibbe’s managing partner Wouter Ghijsels shares his insights on the next generation of lawyers and the future of the legal profession at the occasion of the Leaders Meeting Paris where Belgian business leaders, politicians and inspiring people from the cultural and academic world will discuss this year's central theme "The Next Gen". Read more Wouter Ghijsels Managing Partner Brussels
30.05.2018 Les premiers plans d’aménagement directeurs sont en cours d’élaboration ! Articles - A la suite de la réforme du CoBAT intervenue par l’ordonnance du 30 novembre 2017, le Gouvernement bruxellois a adopté, le 3 mai 2018 plusieurs mesures réglementaires indispensables à la mise en œuvre des « plans d’aménagement directeurs » (PAD). Le Ministre-Président a, pour sa part, donné, le 8 mai 2018, pour instruction à Perspective.brussels (bureau bruxellois de la planification) d’entamer le travail d’élaboration des projets de PAD pour plusieurs pôles stratégiques de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Mediapark, Loi, anciennes casernes d’Ixelles, etc). Read more Team: France Maussion, Olivier Di Giacomo
20.04.2018 NL law Impact of the Energy Transition Act (wet VET) on the activities of system operators and energy suppliers Short Reads - Legislative background On 22 December 2015, the Dutch Senate rejected the legislative proposal "STROOM", which included provisions to effectuate the Dutch Energy Agreement (Energieakkoord), by the narrowest of margins. Subsequently, a substantively similar legislative proposal, the Energy Transition Act (wet VET) was tabled and then shelved, as it was declared "controversial" by the Dutch House of Representatives, meaning that debate on the proposal was postponed until the new Dutch government was in office. Read more Team: Martin In de Braekt, Victor van Campen
02.02.2018 BE law Herkwalificatie van een vastgoedtransactie als overheidsopdracht voor werken Articles - Een vastgoedtransactie is in beginsel niet onderworpen aan het overheidsopdrachtenrecht. In casu oordeelt de Raad van State echter (in kort geding) dat het woonproject strikt moet beantwoorden aan door de overheid opgelegde voorwaarden die zijn vastgesteld met het oog op doelstellingen van algemeen belang inzake stadsvernieuwing. Om die reden wordt besloten dat er in werkelijkheid sprake is van een overheidsopdracht van werken. Read more Team: David D'Hooghe, Nathanaelle Kiekens
03.09.2019 BE law Entrée en vigueur du volet "permis" de la réforme du CoBAT. Quoi de neuf pour les projets mixtes? Articles - Le volet de l’ordonnance du 30 novembre 2017 réformant le CoBAT et l’ordonnance relative au permis d’environnement concernant les permis d’urbanisme, de lotir et d’environnement est entré en vigueur ce 1er septembre. C’est l’occasion de faire le point sur les nouvelles dispositions applicables aux « projets mixtes ». Read more Team: France Maussion, Olivier Di Giacomo, Renaud Smal
07.05.2018 LU law De quelques développements sur l'exécution et la fin des contrats de concession Articles - Analyse des dispositions actuelles et à venir relatives à l'exécution et à la fin des contrats de concession en droit luxembourgeois. Read more Benjamin Marthoz Counsel Luxembourg
05.04.2018 NL law Dutch Government announces termination of natural gas extraction in Groningen Short Reads - In a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives dated 29 March 2018, Minister Wiebes of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate announced that natural gas extraction from the Groningen gas field will be terminated entirely in the coming years. No later than 2022 and possibly one year sooner, the natural gas extraction level will be reduced to below 12 billion Nm3. In subsequent years, it will gradually be reduced to zero. Read more Team: Martin In de Braekt, Victor van Campen
12.10.2016 NL law Uitbreiding van de programmatische aanpak onder de Wet natuurbescherming Short Reads - Met de inwerkingtreding van de Wet natuurbescherming wordt een algemene grondslag geïntroduceerd voor toepassing van een programmatische aanpak zoals we het ook kennen voor stikstof. Deze programma’s hebben tot doel via maatregelen de draagkracht van de natuur te verbeteren, zodat ruimte ontstaat voor het toelaten van nieuwe economische ontwikkelingen. Read more Lisa van der Maden Associate Amsterdam
22.05.2019 BE law Rony Vermeersch acts as moderator at the occasion of AG Real Estate's PPP panel discussion Speaking slot - On the 23rd of May Rony Vermeersch acts as moderator at a panel discussion on PPP organized by AG Real Estate during the We are Real Estate fair in Brussels. Read more Rony Vermeersch Partner Brussels
23.04.2018 La Région wallonne encadre la location de surfaces commerciales de courte durée Articles - Phénomène économique en constante progression, les commerces éphémères – ou « pop-up stores » – font désormais l’objet d’un cadre juridique spécifique en Région wallonne, destiné à lever l’insécurité juridique qui planait sur les baux commerciaux consentis pour une durée inférieure à un an. Read more Team: France Maussion, Olivier Di Giacomo, Damien Léonard
02.02.2018 BE law Requalification d’une transaction immobilière en marché de travaux Articles - En principe, une transaction immobilière n’est pas soumise au droit des marchés publics. En l’espèce, le Conseil d’Etat juge (en référé) que le projet d’habitation doit strictement répondre aux conditions imposées par les pouvoirs publics. Ces conditions ont été établies en vue de poursuivre les objectifs d’intérêt général en matière de renouveau urbain. Pour cette raison, il a été décidé qu’il était en réalité question d’un marché de travaux. Read more Team: David D'Hooghe, Nathanaelle Kiekens
12.10.2016 NL law Uitbreiding van de programmatische aanpak onder de Wet natuurbescherming Short Reads - Op 1 januari 2017 is de inwerkingtreding van de Wet natuurbescherming voorzien. Hiermee wordt een algemene grondslag geïntroduceerd voor toepassing van een programmatische aanpak, zoals we het thans ook kennen voor stikstof. Deze programma’s hebben tot doel via maatregelen de draagkracht van de natuur te verbeteren, zodat ruimte ontstaat voor het toelaten van nieuwe economische ontwikkelingen. Read more Lisa van der Maden Associate Amsterdam