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Stibbe advised and litigated for Sibelco/Eurogrit after small quantities of asbestos were found in the blasting grit they produce.

Fossielvrij NL has launched a greenwashing claim against Royal Dutch Airlines KLM, the first of its kind to be brought under the Dutch collective action regime.

Stibbe represented parties from the advertising industry in proceedings against the municipality of Amsterdam.

Stibbe represented the Japanese Honorary Debts Foundation and fifteen individual victims in proceedings against the Dutch State, about compensation of war damage suffered by Dutch citizens during the Japanese occupation in the former Dutch East Indies.

Stibbe is representing one of the largest global trust banks in entrusted assets, in a dispute relating to the EUR 1.3 billion Ageas/Fortis settlement, which was declared binding by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal after years of mass damage claims.

Stibbe represented ABN AMRO Bank in a major cross-border dispute.

Stibbe advised Proximus, a listed company and longstanding client, on a broad variety of matters, including innovative partnerships, regulatory compliance, M&A and finance projects, and dispute resolution.
 

Stibbe advises Elementis, a UK listed global specialty chemicals company, on the acquisition of Mondo Minerals Holdings B.V. for an enterprise value of $600 million on a cash and debt free basis.

Stibbe represents a Big Four accountancy and consultancy firm in various disputes that resulted from several of its acquisitions.

On 7 November 2017, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal decided in favour of BP Plc in a securities class action initiated by the Dutch Association of Shareholders (VEB).

Stibbe represented ING Bank in a major contractual dispute with market maker company Cross Options. In the early 1990s, ING Bank and Cross Options both held shares in the clearing institution Extra Clearing, listed on the Amsterdam Options Exchange.

Stibbe assisted a pharmaceutical multinational in complex litigations.

Stibbe represented an upmarket department store company in the highly publicized proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) regarding the validity of the national sales period legislation in light of EU law.

Stibbe represented a major insurance company in its defence before the Brussels Court against a group of claimants who purchased life insurance schemes linked to Traded Endowment Funds.

Stibbe assisted an international insurance company in class action proceedings before the criminal courts regarding the sale of life insurance investment products and their unraveling due to the financial downturn.

Representing RWE Dea (wax) in antitrust damage litigation in the District Court, following on from the European Commission’s finding of an antitrust infringement in the wax sector.

Stibbe represented Artesia Bank Nederland in the Lernout & Hauspie case before the Court of Appeal in Ghent regarding the possible confiscation of shares worth EUR 30 million. We also assisted Dexia Bank in the L&H case before Belgium's Supreme Court.

Stibbe represented the Ministry of Finance in annulment proceedings pursued by the Flemish Bar Council before the Constitutional Court against the Belgian Preventative Money Laundering Act.