Stibbe legal partner Accenture Innovation Awards

Short Reads - In the past years, non-banks have shaken up the lending landscape in the European Union (“EU”). Fintech lending platforms and other non-bank lenders (including Bigtechs) have entered and disrupted the lending markets.

Short Reads - The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest. Therefore, on 10 December 2020, it published a new policy document (in Dutch) setting out what businesses can expect when the ACM checks their algorithms. On the same day, the ACM also launched a trial with online music library Muziekweb to improve the ACM’s knowledge about the categories of data that are likely to be relevant in such investigations. All signs indicate the ACM’s intention to become more active in this area.

Articles - Recent kwam in de Wolters Kluwer reeks ‘Monografieën Sociaal Recht’ het boek ‘Platformisering, algoritmisering en sociale bescherming’ uit. Dit boek is op verzoek van Instituut GAK samengesteld door academici van de Universiteit Tilburg, onder leiding van Mijke Houwerzijl. Het boek, waaraan dertien auteurs een bijdrage leverden, betreft “sociaaljuridische vraagstukken die zich doen bij de (r)evolutie naar een andere wereld van werk”. Daarbij stonden centraal uitdagingen die gepaard gaan met technologisch aangedreven processen van platformisering en algoritmisering.

Seminar - After a first webinar on the groundbreaking Schrems II case, Stibbe's TMT department is hosting a follow-up webinar on international data transfers in the light of recent important developments. The webinar takes place on 15 December 2020 at 11:00 am.