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Legal trend: climate change litigation

The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation.

Supreme Court approves criminal liability of suspect refusing to unlock his smartphone

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) states that the investigating judge may order a suspect to provide the access code of his mobile phone. Hans Van Bavel and Charlotte Conings shed a light on the judgment.

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).

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.

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.

Collaborative Law - A new form of alternative dispute resolution

On 1 January 2019, the legal provisions on collaborative law entered into force. In this article, we explain the mean features of this new form of alternative dispute resolution.

Webinar: Bemiddeling als vorm van geschillenbeslechting voor conflicten met de overheid

Op 8 juni 2021 spreken David D'Hooghe, Linde Bevernaege en Bastiaan Schelstraete op een webinar georganiseerd door het Instituut voor Bedrijfsjuristen over bemiddeling als vorm van geschillenbeslechting voor conflichten met de overheid.

Webinar: Focus on pathological clauses and collaborative law

On 21 June 2021, Stibbe partners Nicolas Résimont and Oliver Stevens host a webinar on pathological clauses and collaborative law for the members of the Practice Group Effective Dispute Resolution of IBJ/IJE.

Stibbe advises pharmaceutical multinational

Stibbe assisted a pharmaceutical multinational in complex litigations.

Stibbe represents retail company

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 represents major insurance company

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 advises several banks in the aftermath of the Lernaut & Hauspie debacle

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 represents Belgian Ministry of Finance

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.

Stibbe represents Swiss Life

Stibbe represented Swiss Life before the criminal courts of Antwerp in a case in which it is charged with issuing "Tak 23" investment products that are financed by means of an allegedly illegal system of mortgage loans.

Stibbe represents international manufacturer of car tow bars

Stibbe assisted an international manufacturer of car tow bars and exhaust systems in a major ICC arbitration concerning a software claim.

Stibbe represented several clients in an EU inquiry on alleged forgery and public procurement cases

Stibbe assisted clients from a range of sectors in an inquiry conducted by the Anti-Fraud Office of the European Union concerning alleged forgery and public procurement cases within the EU.

Stibbe represents Flemish Community

Stibbe represented the Flemish Community, the appellant in proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme court, regarding the high-profile issue of professional tennis players’ violation of the WADA rules concerning their whereabouts.

Stibbe advises ONDD

Stibbe assisted the ONDD (Office national du ducroire - Nationale Delcrederedienst) in arbitral proceedings—and obtaining a favourable ruling for it—regarding insurance claims arising out of the early termination of construction contracts in Dubai.

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