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Het Grondwettelijk Hof oordeelt dat art. 11bis RvS-wet de art. 10-11 Gw. niet schendt en het redelijk is dat de verwerende partij gevolgen draagt van de keuze van de verzoeker om schadevergoeding te vragen bij de Raad van State of de burgerlijke rechter.

As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections?

Op 25 september 2014 – ook wel aangeduid als Freaky Thursday voor het accountantsberoep – publiceerde de Werkgroep toekomst accountantsberoep (‘Werkgroep’) het rapport ‘In het publiek belang’ (‘In het publiek belang’). In dat rapport werden maar liefst 53

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced that it is opening an  investigation into whether Apple abuses the position it has attained with its App Store. The investigation will initially focus on news apps.

The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) recently overturned two judgments of the Rotterdam District Court and confirmed the fines imposed on two taxi firms.

Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice?

The European Commission recently published a report it had commissioned to examine the market dynamics and potential antitrust risks related to loan syndication.

Failing to submit complete and accurate information to the European Commission during a merger investigation can have costly consequences.

The General Court (GC) recently rejected Qualcomm's appeal against a Commission decision requesting information. The Commission's request was presented to the company after the issuance of a statement of objections.

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that a national competition authority can impose a single fine on a company for infringements of both national and EU competition law without violating the principle against double jeopardy.

When does a reason given for termination of an agreement qualify as a compelling ground? That was the central question in the Dutch Supreme Court's decision of 29 March 2019 (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:446).

Due to environmental damage as a result of oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil company Chevron was ordered to pay USD 8.6 billion to Ecuadorian citizens.

De Europese Commissie, grotendeels in samenwerking met de mededingingsautoriteiten van de lidstaten, blijft actief op zoek naar de juiste middelen en benadering om verstoring van de mededinging te voorkomen.

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that if the EU Damages Directive does not apply, it is up to national rules to enable claimants to effectively claim EU antitrust damages.

De maand maart 2019 zal vermoedelijk de juridisch handboeken ingaan als een historische maand voor het mededingings- en staatssteunrecht. Niet alleen deed het Hof van Justitie een baanbrekende uitspraak op het gebied van het verhaal van kartelschade.

The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019.

On 22 March 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:412) that the strict liability for buildings (opstalaansprakelijkheid) is not linked to a specific damaging act but to a damaging condition, as referred to in section 6:174 DCC. Therefore, t