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Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties

The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].

Stibbe advises Excess Materials Exchange (EME)

Stibbe advises Excesss Materials Exchange, a digital facilitated marketplace B2B platform for excess materials trade, on legal matters including setting up the articles of association, structure, employment law, data protection, and defining "waste".

HvJ: nationale rechter dient toe te zien op de naleving van de verplichtingen inzake luchtkwaliteit

Bij arrest van 25 juni 2019 (C-723/17) deed het Hof van Justitie uitspraak over enkele prejudiciële vragen, voorgelegd door de Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, over de toepassing van de Europese Luchtkwaliteitsrichtlijn (2008/50/EG).

Stibbe represents bankruptcy trustrees Indover Bank

Stibbe represented the bankruptcy trustees of the Dutch merchant bank, Indover Bank, in a major dispute with Bank Indonesia. Indover Bank was a 100% subsidiary of Bank Indonesia and was declared bankrupt in 2008.

Overview of Legislative Proposal on Collective Action (NL) – Update June 2019

In the Netherlands, it is possible for a representative entity to bring a "collective action" on an "opt-out basis" under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (the "DCC"). However, under the current provisions in Dutch law, the representative entity is

Stibbe represents Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

Stibbe represented the Dutch railway operator NS in a seminal case in the Netherlands concerning alleged abuse of dominance.

Stibbe successfully represents EY in fine case

Stibbe represented EY in an appeal before the Industrial Appeal Court (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven; CBb) filed by the AFM after the Rotterdam District Court's decision at the end of 2017 to annul the fines imposed by the AFM. The Rotterdam D

Stibbe advises Westermeerwind

The District Court Midden-Nederland ruled in favour of Westermeerwind B.V. on 19 June, in a case brought by organisations acting for the 'Westermeerwind Group'. The group had claimed that the 32 members of that group had the right to participate in the Wi

Stibbe advises Athora

Stibbe is advising insurance and reinsurance group Athora on its acquisition of Vivat N.V. from Anbang and the related sale of Vivat Schadeverzekeringen to NN Group.

Part three - GDPR and Public Law: To retroact or not?

Nearly a year after the GDPR took effect, questions have emerged about its interaction with public law. This three-part blog series "GDPR and Public Law" explores three key issues regarding its impact on public law and government.

Part two - GDPR and Public Law: Data protection in public procurement

Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents

In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents.

Toerekening van kennis van groepsvennootschappen

In de praktijk doet zich vaak de vraag voor of kennis die aanwezig is binnen de ene vennootschap kan worden toegerekend aan een andere vennootschap binnen hetzelfde concern. In dit artikel verkent Branda Katan zowel de dogmatische grondslag als de praktis

Dutch court: insufficient substantiation? No follow-on cartel damages action

The Amsterdam District Court in the Dutch trucks cartel follow-on proceedings recently ruled that claimants – specifically CDC, STCC, Chapelton, K&D c.s. and STEF c.s. – had insufficiently substantiated their claims.

Grondwettelijk Hof oordeelt over de bestaanbaarheid van de schadevergoeding tot herstel bij de Raad van State met het gelijkheidsbeginsel en non-discriminatiebeginsel

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.

Part one - GDPR and Public Law: Applicability of GDPR to public bodies

De (toekomst) bestendigheid van de toekomstbestendigheidsparagraaf

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

Stibbe advises Investcorp

Stibbe advises Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, on the sale of SecureLink, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange.

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