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After a busy 2024 in terms of screening action, there is no time to take a rest for the Dutch and EU legislators on the topic of investment screening. Time for another update!

The Dutch national security screening regime (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames or Wet Vifo) enters into force today, 1 June.

While 2022 revolved around new and improved regulatory tools, the focus in 2023 will be on putting these tools to use. More merger-related obligations, digital sector scrutiny and clarity on competition-law and consumer-law aspects is imminent.

In their financial regulatory outlook, Roderik Vrolijk and Maarten Weekenborg look ahead to 2023 and give an overview of the main legislative and financial regulatory developments they expect in the fintech sector.

Branda Katan is one of the handbook’s editors, while Cas Michiels co-authored a chapter on third-party litigation funding.

In een onlangs verschenen brief aan de Tweede Kamer geeft de minister van Sociale zaken en Werkgelegenheid een update over de implementatie van de Europese richtlijn Loonstransparantie.

After years of new ESG legislative initiatives for the financial markets in Europe, a new (geo-)political reality is changing views and approaches on ESG.

The Dutch Supreme Court issued an interesting court decision on 14 April 2023 clarifying when property rights (vermogensrechten) are economically similar or comparable to subordinated classes of shares that constitute a lucrative interest.

Here are five steps that corporate borrowers can take to protect themselves against the fall-out of their financing banks’ insolvency.

On 3 November 2023, the Dutch Supreme Court issued a decision regarding a Dutch corporate taxpayer deemed to realise a taxable foreign exchange gain from its subsidiary's foreign currency dividend distribution.

The Luxembourg Tax Authorities (“LTA”) published a circular letter concerning the application of the reverse hybrid rules (the “Circular”) . The Circular provides guidance on the determination of tax owed by Luxembourg reverse hybrid entities.

This Tax Alert addresses certain recent developments concerning procedural tax law in the Netherlands.

The clock is ticking for companies to set the record straight on resale price maintenance (RPM). Retailers must be able to determine their own retail prices without any direct or indirect meddling by suppliers.

On 18 July 2023, the Luxembourg law of 14 July 2023 establishing a mechanism for the national screening of foreign direct investments likely to undermine security or public order has been published in the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

On 25 July 2024, the European Commission initiated an infringement procedure against the Netherlands by sending a letter of formal notice.

On 30 June 2024, the first set of measures of the MiCa Regulation (“Markets in Crypto-Assets”) came into effect. This article outlines the provisions of the MiCa Regulation that are already in force and their implications for the crypto-sphere.

On 11 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament approved bills introducing major tax reforms to support businesses and individuals and providing long-awaited clarifications.

The European Commission published Guidelines for GPAI model providers, helping them understand AI Act requirements for general purpose AI models before the 2 August 2025 compliance deadline.