724 results Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects. Termination of an agreement: compelling grounds? 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). Arbitral award obligating Ecuador to prevent enforcement of USD 8.6 billion order does not violate public order 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. If EU Damages Directive does not apply, national rules enable claimants to claim EU antitrust damages 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. Double roles in attributing knowledge 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. Damage due to a defective driveway and the Dutch twenty year limitation period 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 Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court, Matthijs Kuijpers of Stibbe Amsterdam has released the handbook on this new court setting out all relevant information concerning this new international court and what it may offer parties Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state? Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million. AFM-verkenning “Kwetsbaarheden in de structuur van de accountancysector” Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual. Stibbe advises KKR Stibbe advises KKR on the acquisition of Exact Software from Apax Partners. Belgian law of 25 November 2018 on various provisions relating to the National Register The Belgian law of 25 November 2018 containing various provisions relating to the National Register and the population registers has amended the law of 8 August 1983 regulating the National Register and the use of the national identity number. Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable. Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed. Raad van State versoepelt toegangsvereiste (actueel belang) De algemene vergadering van de Raad van State heeft in zijn arrest van 15 januari 2019 de ontvankelijkheidsvoorwaarde van het actueel belang enigszins versoepeld. Hieronder een korte round-up van het belangvereiste en de ommezwaai in de rechtspraak. Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective Daisy Nijkamp Partner Amsterdam Pagination Previous page Page 26 Current page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Next page
Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects.
Termination of an agreement: compelling grounds? 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).
Arbitral award obligating Ecuador to prevent enforcement of USD 8.6 billion order does not violate public order 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.
If EU Damages Directive does not apply, national rules enable claimants to claim EU antitrust damages 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.
Double roles in attributing knowledge 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.
Damage due to a defective driveway and the Dutch twenty year limitation period 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
Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court, Matthijs Kuijpers of Stibbe Amsterdam has released the handbook on this new court setting out all relevant information concerning this new international court and what it may offer parties
Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state?
Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million.
AFM-verkenning “Kwetsbaarheden in de structuur van de accountancysector” Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht
Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual.
Belgian law of 25 November 2018 on various provisions relating to the National Register The Belgian law of 25 November 2018 containing various provisions relating to the National Register and the population registers has amended the law of 8 August 1983 regulating the National Register and the use of the national identity number.
Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable.
Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed.
Raad van State versoepelt toegangsvereiste (actueel belang) De algemene vergadering van de Raad van State heeft in zijn arrest van 15 januari 2019 de ontvankelijkheidsvoorwaarde van het actueel belang enigszins versoepeld. Hieronder een korte round-up van het belangvereiste en de ommezwaai in de rechtspraak.
Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective