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Early 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) conducted a review of management bodies in a sample of 20 banks across the European Union.

The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design.

With the recent formation of a new Belgian federal government, the real estate sector is facing some important changes. By breaking down the federal coalition agreement (2025-2029), we explore what to expect in the upcoming years.

On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future.

Marieke Driessen, Derk Lemstra and Rogier Raas participated in the CFO Forum - The Annual Meeting 2024, organised by our partner Transformation Forums, on 23 May 2024. You can read the insights of the meeting in the report.

Unilever shows the need to assess evidence on lack of anti-competitive effects in abuse cases and how liability can extend across different levels of the supply chain. Dominant undertakings had better think twice when imposing policy on distributors.

The ACM’s push for companies to come forward for an antitrust blessing of their sustainability solutions is paying off. The ACM has again given informal guidance to companies wishing to make sustainability agreements.

De Vlaamse Regering heeft in haar regeerakkoord een reeks belangrijke beleidsdoelstellingen vastgelegd. Ontdek in deze blogpost de hoogtepunten van wat de Vlaamse Regering de komende vijf jaar op bestuursrechtelijk vlak wil veranderen.

In this article, Ali al Khatib and Tess Linders address climate litigation and what is known as the ‘fair share’ of governments.

In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices.

In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings.

Sinds 1 juli 2023 is het Besluit uitgebreide producentenverantwoordelijkheid textiel in werking getreden.

Tom Barkhuysen and Valérie van 't Lam wrote a preliminary opinion for the Koninklijke Vereeniging 'Handelsrecht' on how to enforce the CSDDD's open standards.

On Tuesday 17 September 2024 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2025 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2025 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and the 2025 Other Tax Measures (Overige Fiscale Maatregelen).

The Commission’s guidelines on collective agreements clarify the manoeuvre room solo self-employed persons have under the competition rules to collectively boost their working conditions. A Directive on platform work working conditions is on the way.

Navigating the various AFM shareholding notification obligations in the Netherlands for listed companies and their shareholders can be complex. Emilie Renardel de Lavalette published an article breaking down the required filings.

Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), the concept of establishment is no longer the focal point for the regulation, but rather the environmentally harmful activity. In this blog post, we among others describe what happens to permits.

The Environment and Planning Act introduces two new policy instruments: the environmental strategy and the programme. In this blog post, we take a closer look at the nature and function of both instruments within the new environmental law system.