1273 results First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available. Draft bill on the implementation of the CSDDD (WIVO) published The draft bill on international corporate responsibility (“WIVO”) was published for consultation on 18 November 2024, together with a draft explanatory memorandum. The WIVO implements the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Conceptwetsvoorstel implementatie CSDDD gepubliceerd: de WIVO Op 18 november 2024 is het ontwerp wetsvoorstel internationaal verantwoord ondernemen met ontwerp memorie van toelichting ter consultatie gepubliceerd. De WIVO implementeert de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames De inwerkingtreding van de Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames (Wet Vifo) is (eindelijk) in zicht. De minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (Minister) verwacht dat de Wet Vifo in de eerste helft van 2023 in werking zal treden. Stibbe advises OMV Petrom S.A. Stibbe has advised OMV Petrom S.A., Romania's largest oil and gas company, together with its Austrian parent company OMV AG, on the acquisition of a stake in EIT InnoEnergy. Stibbe advised Tulip Oil Stibbe advised Tulip Oil on the sale of its stake in Rhein Petroleum to Beacon Energy. Stibbe advises Strohm Stibbe advised Strohm Holding on another EUR 15 million joint investment. Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie in werking getreden De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) is op 1 januari 2020 in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter. Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie Op 1 april 2019 is de Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) in het Staatsblad gepubliceerd. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter. Tom Storck Counsel Luxembourg Fons Leijten Of Counsel Amsterdam Jeroen Kortmann Partner Amsterdam Heleen Kersten Partner Amsterdam Levi Wisse Associate Amsterdam Branda Katan appointed Professor by Special Appointment at Leiden University Leiden University has appointed Branda Katan Professor by Special Appointment for the Corporate Litigation chair as from 1 March 2023. The chair was proposed by the Association for Corporate Litigation. Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as ‘qualified entities’ By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as ‘qualified entities’ (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers. Oneerlijk handelspraktijken: misleiding en agressie op het internet Tom Verdonk en Robin Tess Bolland duiken in de wereld van oneerlijke handelspraktijken in de digitale context. Ze bespreken o.a. de verschillende vormen van oneerlijke handelspraktijken en hoe hierop gehandhaafd wordt door toezichthouders. Pagination Previous page Page 68 Current page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Next page
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available.
Draft bill on the implementation of the CSDDD (WIVO) published The draft bill on international corporate responsibility (“WIVO”) was published for consultation on 18 November 2024, together with a draft explanatory memorandum. The WIVO implements the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Conceptwetsvoorstel implementatie CSDDD gepubliceerd: de WIVO Op 18 november 2024 is het ontwerp wetsvoorstel internationaal verantwoord ondernemen met ontwerp memorie van toelichting ter consultatie gepubliceerd. De WIVO implementeert de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames De inwerkingtreding van de Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames (Wet Vifo) is (eindelijk) in zicht. De minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (Minister) verwacht dat de Wet Vifo in de eerste helft van 2023 in werking zal treden.
Stibbe advises OMV Petrom S.A. Stibbe has advised OMV Petrom S.A., Romania's largest oil and gas company, together with its Austrian parent company OMV AG, on the acquisition of a stake in EIT InnoEnergy.
Stibbe advised Tulip Oil Stibbe advised Tulip Oil on the sale of its stake in Rhein Petroleum to Beacon Energy.
Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie in werking getreden De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) is op 1 januari 2020 in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter.
Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie Op 1 april 2019 is de Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) in het Staatsblad gepubliceerd. Deze wet maakt het eenvoudiger om massaschadegevallen collectief af te wikkelen via de Nederlandse rechter.
Branda Katan appointed Professor by Special Appointment at Leiden University Leiden University has appointed Branda Katan Professor by Special Appointment for the Corporate Litigation chair as from 1 March 2023. The chair was proposed by the Association for Corporate Litigation.
Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as ‘qualified entities’ By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as ‘qualified entities’ (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers.
Oneerlijk handelspraktijken: misleiding en agressie op het internet Tom Verdonk en Robin Tess Bolland duiken in de wereld van oneerlijke handelspraktijken in de digitale context. Ze bespreken o.a. de verschillende vormen van oneerlijke handelspraktijken en hoe hierop gehandhaafd wordt door toezichthouders.