731 results Highest Dutch Court: ACM has not proved dominance of Dutch railway operator NS A high market share is not always proof of a dominant position. The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) upheld the annulment of the ACM’s fine of nearly EUR 41 million on Dutch railway operator NS for alleged abuse of dominance. Triple-check merger info to prevent costly fines – or worse Companies should check their merger information for accuracy, truthfulness and completeness before handing it over to the European Commission. Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals. First material judgment in Dutch damages proceedings in trucks infringement In its judgment of 12 May 2021, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that it has not been established that it is definitively excluded that the trucks infringement led to damage to the claimants. De Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid en de opkomst van human rights due diligence; van vrijwilligheid naar verplichting Op 13 november 2019 is de Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid (“WZK”) gepubliceerd in het Staatsblad. Duurzaamheidsverslaggeving in een hogere versnelling. Laveren tussen wereldwijde convergentie en ‘Europe first’ Duurzaamheid is hot en in het verlengde daarvan staat ook verslaggeving over duurzaamheid – duurzaamheidsverslaggeving– in het centrum van de belangstelling. Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure. ECJ in Pometon: beware of too much info in staggered hybrid proceedings In hybrid cartel proceedings (in which one party opts out of settlement), settlement decisions should not pre-judge the outcome of the Commission's investigation into non-settling parties. Court bundles educational publishers merger off to ACM for reassessment Digital mergers have steered competition authorities away from their usual mantra of structural over behavioural remedies. The Rotterdam District Court recently gave its blessing to the ACM’s remedies for securing access to a digital school platform. Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision. Nieuwe vervaldatum Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021 De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is wederom verlengd. De nieuwe vervaldatum is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021. Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands. Eerste Kamer neemt wetsvoorstel inroepen bedenktijd door het bestuur van een beursvennootschap aan Op 23 maart heeft de Eerste Kamer het wetsvoorstel aangenomen dat aan het bestuur van een beursvennootschap1 de mogelijkheid verschaft om, in het geval van aandeelhoudersactivisme of een vijandig openbaar bod, 250 dagen bedenktijd in te roepen. Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. Amsterdam Court of Appeal accepts jurisdiction in competition law damages case concerning Greek beer market On 16 February 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal set aside a judgment of the Amsterdam District Court in which the District Court declined jurisdiction over the alleged claims against Athenian Brewery, a Greek subsidiary of Heineken N.V. Wetsvoorstel evenwichtiger man/vrouwverhouding aangenomen door de Eerste Kamer Het wetsvoorstel voor het evenwichtiger maken van de verhouding mannen/vrouwen in de top van grote bedrijven is vandaag (28 september 2021) aangenomen door de Eerste Kamer. De verwachte inwerkingtredingsdatum is 1 januari 2022. AFM: Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid. De informatieverschaffing van fondsen over duurzaamheidsrisico’s en duurzaamheidskenmerken is nog vaak te algemeen. Marieke Driessen authors chapter on ESG in 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' The book, entitled 'Sustainable Finance in Europe', brings together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe. It includes cutting-edge issues which relate to three main themes. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
Highest Dutch Court: ACM has not proved dominance of Dutch railway operator NS A high market share is not always proof of a dominant position. The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) upheld the annulment of the ACM’s fine of nearly EUR 41 million on Dutch railway operator NS for alleged abuse of dominance.
Triple-check merger info to prevent costly fines – or worse Companies should check their merger information for accuracy, truthfulness and completeness before handing it over to the European Commission.
Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals.
First material judgment in Dutch damages proceedings in trucks infringement In its judgment of 12 May 2021, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that it has not been established that it is definitively excluded that the trucks infringement led to damage to the claimants.
De Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid en de opkomst van human rights due diligence; van vrijwilligheid naar verplichting Op 13 november 2019 is de Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid (“WZK”) gepubliceerd in het Staatsblad.
Duurzaamheidsverslaggeving in een hogere versnelling. Laveren tussen wereldwijde convergentie en ‘Europe first’ Duurzaamheid is hot en in het verlengde daarvan staat ook verslaggeving over duurzaamheid – duurzaamheidsverslaggeving– in het centrum van de belangstelling.
Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure.
ECJ in Pometon: beware of too much info in staggered hybrid proceedings In hybrid cartel proceedings (in which one party opts out of settlement), settlement decisions should not pre-judge the outcome of the Commission's investigation into non-settling parties.
Court bundles educational publishers merger off to ACM for reassessment Digital mergers have steered competition authorities away from their usual mantra of structural over behavioural remedies. The Rotterdam District Court recently gave its blessing to the ACM’s remedies for securing access to a digital school platform.
Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision.
Nieuwe vervaldatum Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021 De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is wederom verlengd. De nieuwe vervaldatum is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021.
Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands.
Eerste Kamer neemt wetsvoorstel inroepen bedenktijd door het bestuur van een beursvennootschap aan Op 23 maart heeft de Eerste Kamer het wetsvoorstel aangenomen dat aan het bestuur van een beursvennootschap1 de mogelijkheid verschaft om, in het geval van aandeelhoudersactivisme of een vijandig openbaar bod, 250 dagen bedenktijd in te roepen.
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.
Amsterdam Court of Appeal accepts jurisdiction in competition law damages case concerning Greek beer market On 16 February 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal set aside a judgment of the Amsterdam District Court in which the District Court declined jurisdiction over the alleged claims against Athenian Brewery, a Greek subsidiary of Heineken N.V.
Wetsvoorstel evenwichtiger man/vrouwverhouding aangenomen door de Eerste Kamer Het wetsvoorstel voor het evenwichtiger maken van de verhouding mannen/vrouwen in de top van grote bedrijven is vandaag (28 september 2021) aangenomen door de Eerste Kamer. De verwachte inwerkingtredingsdatum is 1 januari 2022.
AFM: Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid. De informatieverschaffing van fondsen over duurzaamheidsrisico’s en duurzaamheidskenmerken is nog vaak te algemeen.
Marieke Driessen authors chapter on ESG in 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' The book, entitled 'Sustainable Finance in Europe', brings together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe. It includes cutting-edge issues which relate to three main themes.