25 results Overview of Legislative Proposal on Collective Action (NL) – Update June 2019 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 EU Council suggests fundamental changes to proposal for Directive on representative actions The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed – again. Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe Climate case Milieudefensie et al. – The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell. Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach. 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 Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs ‘WAMCA’ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction. Do the math: ACM publishes strategy on monitoring use algorithms The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest. ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU"). Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg Minke Reijneveld Junior Associate Amsterdam Compensation after infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation: European developments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant development in the European data strategy in the past years and is continuously evolving. Stibbe advises Tata Communications on the acquisition of Teleena Stibbe advises Tata Communications, a leading global digital infrastructure provider, on the acquisition of Teleena, a Netherlands-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity specialist and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE). Key takeaways and insights from the EDPB Pseudonymisation Guidelines On 16 January, 2025, the EDPB released its guidelines on pseudonymisation. These guidelines are not yet finalized, as they remain open for public consultation until 28 February. In this blogpost, we highlight the key takeaways. Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Overview of Legislative Proposal on Collective Action (NL) – Update June 2019 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
EU Council suggests fundamental changes to proposal for Directive on representative actions The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed – again.
Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective
Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe
Climate case Milieudefensie et al. – The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell.
Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach.
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
Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs ‘WAMCA’ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla
Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction.
Do the math: ACM publishes strategy on monitoring use algorithms The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest.
ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU").
Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg
Compensation after infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation: European developments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant development in the European data strategy in the past years and is continuously evolving.
Stibbe advises Tata Communications on the acquisition of Teleena Stibbe advises Tata Communications, a leading global digital infrastructure provider, on the acquisition of Teleena, a Netherlands-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity specialist and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE).
Key takeaways and insights from the EDPB Pseudonymisation Guidelines On 16 January, 2025, the EDPB released its guidelines on pseudonymisation. These guidelines are not yet finalized, as they remain open for public consultation until 28 February. In this blogpost, we highlight the key takeaways.
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.