Stibbe attends the ABS Global Conference in Barcelona

Short Reads - Recently, the Dutch bill for the implementation of BRRD II (i.e. Directive (EU) 2014/59 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, as amended by Directive (EU) 2019/879) in the Netherlands was submitted to Dutch Parliament, where it is currently under debate.

Inside Stibbe - Stibbe’s Real Estate practice has been named by PropertyNL on its annual list of top real estate lawyers in The Netherlands.

Short Reads - Non-Fungible Tokens, widely known as NFTs, have recently gained much attention due to their role in the transfer of digital artworks. The market for NFTs grew from USD 13.5m in the first six months of 2020 to USD 2.5bn in the first half of 2021 and is still growing at an expansive rate. Notwithstanding their increasing popularity in the world of art, NFTs have many potential applications. In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about.

Short Reads - Onherroepelijke natuurvergunningen lijken anno 2021 geen rustig bezit meer te zijn. Bij provincies liggen op dit moment verzoeken voor om tot intrekking van (onherroepelijke) natuurvergunningen over te gaan. Intrekking zou een noodzakelijke passende maatregel zijn ter uitvoering van artikel 6, lid 2 Habitatrichtlijn. Jurisprudentie geeft inmiddels enige duidelijkheid. Maar de praktijk blijkt weerbarstig en laat zien dat de nodige vragen onbeantwoord blijven. In dit blog bespreken wij de stand van zaken.