379 results To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG. Hof van Justitie: prejudiciële vragen over gegevensverwerkingen door Meta Op 4 juli 2023 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie een arrest gewezen in de zaak C-252/21 (Meta e.a. tegen Bundeskartellamt). Meta Platforms Ireland (hierna: Meta) exploiteert onder meer het online sociale netwerk Facebook in de Europese Unie. The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations. The European Health Data Space (EHDS): new opportunities and obligations for healthcare institutions The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will enter into force on 25 March 2025. The aim of the new European Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the EHDS is to optimise the exchange of and access to health information within the EU. De AP op zoek naar de juiste regie in een veranderend privacy-landschap Op 3 maart heeft de AP het evaluatierapport over haar functioneren naar de Tweede Kamer verstuurd. Het is duidelijk dat de AP voor uitdagingen staat in een veranderend privacy-landschap. CJEU confirms “right of explanation” in battle between trade secrets and algorithmic transparency The CJEU's recent ruling emphasizes the GDPR's demand for algorithmic transparency in automated decisions, challenging companies to explain their logic. The decision also shows the difficulty of balancing such transparency with trade secret protection. Stibbe contributes to The International Comparative Legal Guide Jeroen Smits and Ingrid Viertelhauzen contributed the Netherlands Chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Alternative Investment Funds 2025. Minke Reijneveld Associate Amsterdam Stibbe advises Adevinta on Marktplaats acquisition Stibbe has advised Adevinta on the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group for a value of approximately USD 9.2 billion. eBay Classifieds Group operates a portfolio of leading marketplace brands in 13 countries, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands. Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such? First AI law firm in The Netherlands? Garfield AI just became England’s first approved AI law firm. The purely AI-based firm is a specialised debt-recovery ‘litigation assistant’ that guides users through every step of a small-claims action. Could the Netherlands follow? De Omnibus I: wat betekent de stemming in het Europees Parlement over de CSRD en CSDDD voor Nederlandse ondernemingen? De Omnibus I zet de Europese duurzaamheidsregels opnieuw op scherp. In deze podcast bespreken Loes van Dijk en Rogier Raas de politieke dynamiek, de gevolgen voor de CSRD en CSDDD en wat dit betekent voor Nederlandse bedrijven. Buy the dip! Toezicht en handhaving op finfluencers In een nieuwe aflevering van onze podcast Stibbe Legal Insights duiken we in de wereld van finfluencers: online persoonlijkheden die beleggingsadvies geven of financiële producten aanprijzen via social media. DNB and AFM Joint Report on digital dependence in the financial sector On 20 October 2025, the Dutch Central Bank and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets published a joint report on the current state of financial sector’s dependence on non-European IT Infrastructure. Stibbe successfully assisted Grant Thornton Advisors in expanding its multinational platform with the addition of Grant Thornton Luxembourg Stibbe successfully advised Grant Thornton Advisors on the addition of Grant Thornton Luxembourg to its transatlantic, professional services platform. June Van Hool Junior Associate Brussels Stibbe contributes Netherlands chapter to Chambers Financial Services Regulation 2025 Global Practice Guide Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Maarten Weekenborg and Ingrid van der Klooster contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Financial Services Regulation 2025. Pagination Previous page Page 19 Page 20 Current page 21 Page 22 Next page
To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera
In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG.
Hof van Justitie: prejudiciële vragen over gegevensverwerkingen door Meta Op 4 juli 2023 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie een arrest gewezen in de zaak C-252/21 (Meta e.a. tegen Bundeskartellamt). Meta Platforms Ireland (hierna: Meta) exploiteert onder meer het online sociale netwerk Facebook in de Europese Unie.
The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations.
The European Health Data Space (EHDS): new opportunities and obligations for healthcare institutions The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will enter into force on 25 March 2025. The aim of the new European Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the EHDS is to optimise the exchange of and access to health information within the EU.
De AP op zoek naar de juiste regie in een veranderend privacy-landschap Op 3 maart heeft de AP het evaluatierapport over haar functioneren naar de Tweede Kamer verstuurd. Het is duidelijk dat de AP voor uitdagingen staat in een veranderend privacy-landschap.
CJEU confirms “right of explanation” in battle between trade secrets and algorithmic transparency The CJEU's recent ruling emphasizes the GDPR's demand for algorithmic transparency in automated decisions, challenging companies to explain their logic. The decision also shows the difficulty of balancing such transparency with trade secret protection.
Stibbe contributes to The International Comparative Legal Guide Jeroen Smits and Ingrid Viertelhauzen contributed the Netherlands Chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Alternative Investment Funds 2025.
Stibbe advises Adevinta on Marktplaats acquisition Stibbe has advised Adevinta on the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group for a value of approximately USD 9.2 billion. eBay Classifieds Group operates a portfolio of leading marketplace brands in 13 countries, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands.
Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such?
First AI law firm in The Netherlands? Garfield AI just became England’s first approved AI law firm. The purely AI-based firm is a specialised debt-recovery ‘litigation assistant’ that guides users through every step of a small-claims action. Could the Netherlands follow?
De Omnibus I: wat betekent de stemming in het Europees Parlement over de CSRD en CSDDD voor Nederlandse ondernemingen? De Omnibus I zet de Europese duurzaamheidsregels opnieuw op scherp. In deze podcast bespreken Loes van Dijk en Rogier Raas de politieke dynamiek, de gevolgen voor de CSRD en CSDDD en wat dit betekent voor Nederlandse bedrijven.
Buy the dip! Toezicht en handhaving op finfluencers In een nieuwe aflevering van onze podcast Stibbe Legal Insights duiken we in de wereld van finfluencers: online persoonlijkheden die beleggingsadvies geven of financiële producten aanprijzen via social media.
DNB and AFM Joint Report on digital dependence in the financial sector On 20 October 2025, the Dutch Central Bank and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets published a joint report on the current state of financial sector’s dependence on non-European IT Infrastructure.
Stibbe successfully assisted Grant Thornton Advisors in expanding its multinational platform with the addition of Grant Thornton Luxembourg Stibbe successfully advised Grant Thornton Advisors on the addition of Grant Thornton Luxembourg to its transatlantic, professional services platform.
Stibbe contributes Netherlands chapter to Chambers Financial Services Regulation 2025 Global Practice Guide Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Maarten Weekenborg and Ingrid van der Klooster contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Financial Services Regulation 2025.