Jeroen Kortmann is moderator of panel at GCR's 8th Annual Brussels Conference "The bigger picture"

Short Reads - Op donderdag 7 november 2019 was prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven te gast bij ons op kantoor voor het seminar "Van Stint tot Fipronil: een schadefonds voor gedupeerden van voortvarend overheidsingrijpen in crisissituaties". In het sprekerspanel met o.a. Berthy van den Broek, Janet van de Bunt, Monique de Groot en Edwin Renzen en ook in de zaal waren de meesten duidelijk gecharmeerd van zo’n fonds Van Vollenhoven. Maar er blijven nog genoeg vragen over hoe zo’n fonds precies zou moeten worden ingericht.

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".

Articles - The European Commission recently issued guidance on the participation of third country bidders in public procurement. It clarified bids may be excluded, but remains silent on whether they may be accepted and under which conditions. The Commission is of the opinion that contracting authorities or entities can exclude bids if no access is secured. However, it does not discuss if and under which conditions contracting authorities or entities can allow foreign bids if no access is secured.

Seminar - Stibbe is organising a symposium in Amsterdam on Thursday 7 November entitled 'From Stint to Fipronil: a compensation fund for victims of energetic government intervention in crisis situations'. During this symposium, Stibbe lawyer Tijn Kortmann and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, alongside other experts,  will speak about the compensation fund which, according to van Vollenhoven, injured parties should be able to call upon if a decision by the government turns out to be too drastic.