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Webinar Sustainability Reporting: impact of the CSRD

The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) will be submitted to the European Commission on 23 November 2022 – a milestone for sustainability reporting.

Webinar Duurzaamheidsverslaggeving: impact van de CSRD

Op 23 november 2022 zijn de European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”) aan de Europese Commissie aangeboden. Een mijlpaal voor duurzaamheidsverslaggeving.

French supermarket dawn raids down the drain

On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation.

Dawn raid drama: bycatch and data rooms

Beware of the fine line in antitrust investigations between illegal fishing expeditions and accidental discoveries pointing at a separate antitrust infringement.

If at first you don’t succeed ... Court unblocks two blocked healthcare mergers

The ACM needs to ‘try, try again’ when assessing healthcare mergers. The Rotterdam District Court overturned two of the ACM’s healthcare merger prohibitions within less than two months.

Wet Vifo: bescherming van bedrijven in kritieke sectoren

De Nederlandse wet Veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames, die vanaf 1/5/2023 van kracht is, introduceert verplichtingen die ertoe leiden dat bedrijven in kritieke sectoren beschermd zijn tegen overnames die raken aan de nationale veiligheid.

Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA

Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany.

No reformatio in peius in Dutch civil procedure: a principle to be cherished?

The prohibition of (as the Latin saying goes) reformatio in peius means that the outcome of appeal proceedings may not be that a party ends up in a worse position as a result of its own appeal against a decision by the District Court.

Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames

De Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames (“Wet Vifo”) is op 1 juni 2023 in werking getreden, gelijktijdig met de publicatie van een tweetal besluiten en een Ministeriële regeling.

Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Op 12 januari 2023 is de Europese Foreign Subsidies Regulation (de “FSR”) in werking getreden.

Not so fast - General Court clarifies merger control test

There is no magical number when it comes to “4-to-3” telecom mergers. On 28/5/2020, the EU’s General Court handed down a landmark judgment annulling a 2016 decision of the European Commission blocking the merger between O2 UK and Three.

Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier).

M&A en de (administratieve) impact van de EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Duco de Boer en Roos Elemans schreven een bijdrage voor Mena.nl over M&A en de (administratieve) impact van de EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

Interpretation of contracts under Dutch law: beware of the interpretation clause!

Under Dutch law, the interpretation of contracts is governed by the 'Haviltex' standard. Parties who favour legal certainty sometimes opt for their own standard instead by including an 'interpretation clause'.

European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape

The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the new rules, more cases can benefit from the simplified procedure.

Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands

Stibbe participated in the Pro Bono Collaborative for Refugees in the Netherlands of The Dutch Council for Refugees (Stichting Vluchtelingenwerk) in 2022 and 2023.

Stibbe advises Bureau Clara Wichmann on appeal in birth mother case

The Dutch state forced at least 13,000 women to give up their newborn babies between 1956 and 1984. These birth mothers suffered a great deal of distress as a result, and many of them are still feeling the pain today.

Legal proceedings on government oversight of the Healthcare Inspectorate in Pelvic Floor Mat Complications

Stibbe is actively engaged in legal cases on behalf of Bureau Clara Wichmann, a women's rights NGO, concerning government oversight of transvaginal pelvic floor mats (bekkenbodemmatjes).

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