614 results Safeguarding legal privilege: better safe than sorry? The European Court of Justice recently ruled that the European Commission does not have to take additional precautionary measures to respect the right of legal professional privilege when conducting a new dawn raid at the same company. Stibbe advises Tiqets Stibbe advised Tiqets on its Series C financing of $60 million led by Airbnb with continued support from prior lead investors HPE Growth Capital and Investion. Bij een 'verdachte' rechtspersoon komt het zwijgrecht in beginsel alleen toe aan de bestuurders van die rechtspersoon De uitspraak van 21 augustus 2019 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:2801) betreft werknemers van een asbestverwijderingsbedrijf die bezig zijn met werkzaamheden in een pand. Na een melding van het asbestverwijderingsbedrijf zelf, vindt een inspectie plaats. The ACM has to pay: moral damages awarded to real estate traders The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) needs to cough up a total of EUR 120,000 in moral damages to three real estate traders. It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel. The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market". Margrethe Vestager to play matchmaker between enforcement and regulation Current Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may face even greater challenges in the next European Commission. Consultation to amend Dutch AML laws On 2 December 2019, the Dutch Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice and Security published a consultation containing plans to amend Dutch AML laws and regulations. A short summary of these plans is set out below. For more information on the broader Big tech firms entering banking: be careful what you wish for Big tech firms, whether entering or already active on payments markets, are under scrutiny. PSD2 has opened up the payments markets to non-bank companies, but this comes with both risks and opportunities. Walking a thin line: cooperation and collusion Buying groups are under attack from competition authorities across Europe. Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies. Stibbe advises Eneco Stibbe is advising Eneco on the sale of all shares in Eneco to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for a total equity value of EUR 4.1 billion. De Amsterdamse milieuzone voor brom- en snorfietsen Deze blog is het vierde deel in een reeks Stibbeblogs over gemeentelijke milieuzones. In 2017 oordeelde de Afdeling over de milieuzone voor personen- en bestelauto’s met dieselmotoren in Utrecht. Digital Markets Act: “with great power must come great responsibility” The countdown is on for digital giants. The entry into force of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on 1 November 2022 triggered a to do list for potential gatekeepers with 2 May 2023 as the next key date to keep in mind: see our DMA infographic. Extended access to electronic data for the Belgian Competition Authority The Belgian legislator has amended some competition law provisions in Book IV Code of Economic law. The new provision on access to data of electronic communications operators endows the Belgian Competition Authority with new investigation powers. Spooked no more: antitrust safe harbour for solo self-employed persons The Commission’s guidelines on collective agreements clarify the manoeuvre room solo self-employed persons have under the competition rules to collectively boost their working conditions. A Directive on platform work working conditions is on the way. Webinar Verschoningsrecht Tim de Greve gaat samen met Prof. Petra van Kampen in op actuele ontwikkelingen in het verschoningsrecht tijdens het webinar Verschoningsrecht van de Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk. Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more. Pagination Previous page Page 29 Current page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Next page
Safeguarding legal privilege: better safe than sorry? The European Court of Justice recently ruled that the European Commission does not have to take additional precautionary measures to respect the right of legal professional privilege when conducting a new dawn raid at the same company.
Stibbe advises Tiqets Stibbe advised Tiqets on its Series C financing of $60 million led by Airbnb with continued support from prior lead investors HPE Growth Capital and Investion.
Bij een 'verdachte' rechtspersoon komt het zwijgrecht in beginsel alleen toe aan de bestuurders van die rechtspersoon De uitspraak van 21 augustus 2019 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:2801) betreft werknemers van een asbestverwijderingsbedrijf die bezig zijn met werkzaamheden in een pand. Na een melding van het asbestverwijderingsbedrijf zelf, vindt een inspectie plaats.
The ACM has to pay: moral damages awarded to real estate traders The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) needs to cough up a total of EUR 120,000 in moral damages to three real estate traders.
It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel.
The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market".
Margrethe Vestager to play matchmaker between enforcement and regulation Current Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may face even greater challenges in the next European Commission.
Consultation to amend Dutch AML laws On 2 December 2019, the Dutch Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice and Security published a consultation containing plans to amend Dutch AML laws and regulations. A short summary of these plans is set out below. For more information on the broader
Big tech firms entering banking: be careful what you wish for Big tech firms, whether entering or already active on payments markets, are under scrutiny. PSD2 has opened up the payments markets to non-bank companies, but this comes with both risks and opportunities.
Walking a thin line: cooperation and collusion Buying groups are under attack from competition authorities across Europe.
Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies.
Stibbe advises Eneco Stibbe is advising Eneco on the sale of all shares in Eneco to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for a total equity value of EUR 4.1 billion.
De Amsterdamse milieuzone voor brom- en snorfietsen Deze blog is het vierde deel in een reeks Stibbeblogs over gemeentelijke milieuzones. In 2017 oordeelde de Afdeling over de milieuzone voor personen- en bestelauto’s met dieselmotoren in Utrecht.
Digital Markets Act: “with great power must come great responsibility” The countdown is on for digital giants. The entry into force of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on 1 November 2022 triggered a to do list for potential gatekeepers with 2 May 2023 as the next key date to keep in mind: see our DMA infographic.
Extended access to electronic data for the Belgian Competition Authority The Belgian legislator has amended some competition law provisions in Book IV Code of Economic law. The new provision on access to data of electronic communications operators endows the Belgian Competition Authority with new investigation powers.
Spooked no more: antitrust safe harbour for solo self-employed persons The Commission’s guidelines on collective agreements clarify the manoeuvre room solo self-employed persons have under the competition rules to collectively boost their working conditions. A Directive on platform work working conditions is on the way.
Webinar Verschoningsrecht Tim de Greve gaat samen met Prof. Petra van Kampen in op actuele ontwikkelingen in het verschoningsrecht tijdens het webinar Verschoningsrecht van de Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk.
Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more.