26 January 2017: Stibbe Annual Competition Law Update

Short Reads - On 22 August 2020, the ban on abuse of economic dependence was implemented in Belgium (Article IV.2/1 of the Code of Economic Law). Now that almost a year has passed and the first judgments have been rendered, we assess what first lessons can be drawn from these judgments. The rulings show that the ban is regularly relied upon in court and has lowered the hurdle for plaintiffs to make their case.

Articles - Annotatie bij het ‘Varkens in Nood’-arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie. Schending Verdrag van Aarhus. EU-recht. Milieubesluitvorming. Personenfuik. Onderdelenfuik. Ontvankelijkheid beroep. Procesrecht. Inspraak. Toegang tot rechter. Uniforme openbare voorbereidingsprocedure.  

Short Reads - Companies involved in M&A deals falling below the EU and national notification thresholds need to think twice about their deal’s potential impact on competition from now on.

Short Reads - On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, also known as the “WHOA”, hereinafter: the "Dutch Scheme”) came into effect. We discussed several aspects of the Dutch Scheme in our previous blogs.