Stibbe attends IBA's Annual Conference in Vienna

Seminar - François Bernard, Senior Associate at Stibbe Luxembourg, will conduct a seminar in Luxembourg on 25 June in collaboration with Legitech on Directive proposal COM2018 (241 final) amending the cross-border merger regime currently enshrined in Directive (EU) 2017/1132 and introducing a new regime applicable to cross-border conversions and divisions.

Articles - Het domein van milieurecht kent een sterke Europeesrechtelijke inslag. Voor basisregels inzake natuurbescherming, luchtkwaliteit of klimaat, ligt het juridisch zwaartepunt al lang niet meer bij de lidstaten. Reden te meer om in de gaten te houden wat er op EU-niveau in de pijplijn zit en op lidstaten afkomt. Ook na de Europese verkiezingen zal de nieuwe Europese Commissie verschillende initiatieven nemen. Zowel impliciet als expliciet lichtten de Commissie en haar vertegenwoordigers de voorbije maanden al een tipje van de sluier op.

Roundtable - Erik Valgaeren, TMT Partner at Stibbe Brussels, and his team organize a roundtable on software quality in our Brussels office on June 6th, 2019. Software quality is a recurring theme in many matters handled by our TMT team. Whether our assistance relates to preparing tender documents, contracting effectively, assessing proper performance or allocating ownership and accountability in challenging IT projects, questions concerning software quality always arise.

Short Reads - As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections? Or should they be considered self-employed (see our Stibbe website on this issue)? The rise of online platforms also triggers more general legal questions on the relationship between online platforms and their users. Importantly, the European Union is becoming increasingly active in this field.