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This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action.

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 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.

On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell.

Op 26 mei 2021 deed de rechtbank Den Haag uitspraak in de zaak tussen Milieudefensie e.a. tegen Shell. Een multidisciplinair team van Stibbe geeft in dit blog haar eerste visie op deze uitspraak en legt uit waarom dit een baanbrekende uitspraak kan zijn.

Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law.

Two recent decisions from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal have confirmed that litigation vehicles cannot come empty-handed to the court, and should provide documentation regarding the assignments of claims they submit.

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.

The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed – again.

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.

In the Netherlands, it is possible for a representative entity to bring a "collective action" on an "opt-out basis" under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (the "DCC"). However, under the current provisions in Dutch law, the representative entity is

Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach.