2625 results Oorlog en burgerdoelen: het recht is helder maar nu de praktijk nog De rechtbank oordeelt dat de Staat met het bombardementonrechtmatig heeft gehandeld en dat de schade in een volgende procedure moet worden begroot. Dit ondanks het feit dat terecht wordt aangenomen dat geen sprake is van (oorlogs)misdaden. M&A case law: PE seller liable on the grounds of fraud by its portfolio company’s CFO The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently ruled in a post-closing M&A dispute that a seller was liable for warranty breaches on the grounds of fraud committed by its former portfolio company's CFO. Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'. Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive. Key Insights Stibbe Equity Capital Markets Seminar 2025 On Thursday 19 June 2025, Stibbe hosted its annual Equity Capital Markets Seminar. The gathering, hosted by Pieter Schütte and Nora Offergelt, was attended by over 70 capital markets participants. Paulianarisico bij financieringen aan noodlijdende ondernemingen – ontwikkelingen op Europees niveau Tijdens het Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar dat in februari 2023 op het Stibbe kantoor in Amsterdam werd gehouden, werd onder andere gesproken over de tegenwind op de financiële markten en de gevolgen daarvan voor financieringstransacties. National Agenda for Underground Hydrogen Storage: overcoming barriers for an essential link in energy transition The Dutch government published its national agenda for underground hydrogen storage (National Agenda) on 4 July 2025. This blog outlines the National Agenda including specific envisaged regulatory actions and next steps scheduled for the coming year. Dutch Supreme Court decides on liability of de facto directors under Dutch law: ‘setting aside’ of formal directors is not required In bankruptcy proceedings, directors under the articles of association of a Dutch B.V. or N.V. can be held liable by a bankruptcy trustee on the basis of specific articles of the Dutch Civil Code concerning manifestly improper management. Dutch Supreme Court answers questions on setoff before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments The authors discuss a recent judgment by the Dutch Supreme Court that extends the right of setoff for banks before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments. Key Insights Masterclass Portfoliobedrijf in crisis Op donderdag 25 september 2025 organiseerde de NVP in samenwerking met Stibbe de masterclass 'Portfoliobedrijf in crisis: de rol van de investeerder' met aansluitend een netwerkborrel voor NVP-leden. Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts. Asset intensive reinsurance agreements – new requirement to obtain DNB’s prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bank’s prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country. Equity raises: prospectus exemptions and share issuance approvals In this note we discuss the interplay between prospectus exemptions and share issuance authorisations of listed Dutch companies. Prospectus exemptions are expanded under the EU Listing Act, but will Dutch issuers be able to take full advantage? Een herbezinning op het additionaliteitsvereiste Deze publicatie behandelt een herbezinning op het additionaliteitsvereiste in het Nederlandse natuurbeschermingsrecht, ruim een jaar na de Rendac- en Amercentrale-uitspraken van de Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State op 18 december 2024. Building quality assurance under the Environment and Planning Act With the entry into force of the Environment Act ("Ow") on 1 January 2024, a new system of quality assurance will take effect in stages. In this blog post, we discuss the public law part of this new quality assurance system. Kwaliteitsborging voor het bouwen onder de Omgevingswet Met de inwerkingtreding van de Omgevingswet (“Ow”) per 1 januari 2024 doet een nieuw stelsel van kwaliteitsborging gefaseerd zijn intrede. In dit blogbericht gaan wij in op het publiekrechtelijke deel van dit nieuwe stelsel van kwaliteitsborging. Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. 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Oorlog en burgerdoelen: het recht is helder maar nu de praktijk nog De rechtbank oordeelt dat de Staat met het bombardementonrechtmatig heeft gehandeld en dat de schade in een volgende procedure moet worden begroot. Dit ondanks het feit dat terecht wordt aangenomen dat geen sprake is van (oorlogs)misdaden.
M&A case law: PE seller liable on the grounds of fraud by its portfolio company’s CFO The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently ruled in a post-closing M&A dispute that a seller was liable for warranty breaches on the grounds of fraud committed by its former portfolio company's CFO.
Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'.
Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive.
Key Insights Stibbe Equity Capital Markets Seminar 2025 On Thursday 19 June 2025, Stibbe hosted its annual Equity Capital Markets Seminar. The gathering, hosted by Pieter Schütte and Nora Offergelt, was attended by over 70 capital markets participants.
Paulianarisico bij financieringen aan noodlijdende ondernemingen – ontwikkelingen op Europees niveau Tijdens het Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar dat in februari 2023 op het Stibbe kantoor in Amsterdam werd gehouden, werd onder andere gesproken over de tegenwind op de financiële markten en de gevolgen daarvan voor financieringstransacties.
National Agenda for Underground Hydrogen Storage: overcoming barriers for an essential link in energy transition The Dutch government published its national agenda for underground hydrogen storage (National Agenda) on 4 July 2025. This blog outlines the National Agenda including specific envisaged regulatory actions and next steps scheduled for the coming year.
Dutch Supreme Court decides on liability of de facto directors under Dutch law: ‘setting aside’ of formal directors is not required In bankruptcy proceedings, directors under the articles of association of a Dutch B.V. or N.V. can be held liable by a bankruptcy trustee on the basis of specific articles of the Dutch Civil Code concerning manifestly improper management.
Dutch Supreme Court answers questions on setoff before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments The authors discuss a recent judgment by the Dutch Supreme Court that extends the right of setoff for banks before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments.
Key Insights Masterclass Portfoliobedrijf in crisis Op donderdag 25 september 2025 organiseerde de NVP in samenwerking met Stibbe de masterclass 'Portfoliobedrijf in crisis: de rol van de investeerder' met aansluitend een netwerkborrel voor NVP-leden.
Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts.
Asset intensive reinsurance agreements – new requirement to obtain DNB’s prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bank’s prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country.
Equity raises: prospectus exemptions and share issuance approvals In this note we discuss the interplay between prospectus exemptions and share issuance authorisations of listed Dutch companies. Prospectus exemptions are expanded under the EU Listing Act, but will Dutch issuers be able to take full advantage?
Een herbezinning op het additionaliteitsvereiste Deze publicatie behandelt een herbezinning op het additionaliteitsvereiste in het Nederlandse natuurbeschermingsrecht, ruim een jaar na de Rendac- en Amercentrale-uitspraken van de Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State op 18 december 2024.
Building quality assurance under the Environment and Planning Act With the entry into force of the Environment Act ("Ow") on 1 January 2024, a new system of quality assurance will take effect in stages. In this blog post, we discuss the public law part of this new quality assurance system.
Kwaliteitsborging voor het bouwen onder de Omgevingswet Met de inwerkingtreding van de Omgevingswet (“Ow”) per 1 januari 2024 doet een nieuw stelsel van kwaliteitsborging gefaseerd zijn intrede. In dit blogbericht gaan wij in op het publiekrechtelijke deel van dit nieuwe stelsel van kwaliteitsborging.
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
Deep dive into forward deals: forward funding and forward commitment This article discusses the main considerations when considering and structuring forward deals.