183 results Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...]. Stibbe successfully represents EY in fine case Stibbe represented EY in an appeal before the Industrial Appeal Court (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven; CBb) filed by the AFM after the Rotterdam District Court's decision at the end of 2017 to annul the fines imposed by the AFM. The Rotterdam D European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections? De (toekomst) bestendigheid van de toekomstbestendigheidsparagraaf Op 25 september 2014 – ook wel aangeduid als Freaky Thursday voor het accountantsberoep – publiceerde de Werkgroep toekomst accountantsberoep (‘Werkgroep’) het rapport ‘In het publiek belang’ (‘In het publiek belang’). In dat rapport werden maar liefst 53 Stibbe advises Investcorp Stibbe advises Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, on the sale of SecureLink, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange. ACM launches probe into Apple's App Store The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced that it is opening an investigation into whether Apple abuses the position it has attained with its App Store. The investigation will initially focus on news apps. Report on competition law's digital future: time for (r)evolution? Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice? Stibbe StartsUP welcomes disruptive mobility-startup Hardt Disruptive mobility-startup Hardt is the second company in 2019 that joins the Stibbe StartsUP programme. As a winner of Elon Musk's 'SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition', Hardt will be able to benefit from legal expertise provided by Stibbe on a range of is Daan Doorenbos Partner Amsterdam Maaltijdbezorgers Deliveroo werkzaam op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst en maaltijdbezorging door Deliveroo valt onder werkingssfeer Cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer (annotatie) Naar het oordeel van de Kantonrechter Amsterdam zijn de maaltijdbezorgers van het digitale werkplatform Deliveroo werknemers én is Deliveroo een vervoersbedrijf waarop de cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer van toepassing is. Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million. AFM-verkenning “Kwetsbaarheden in de structuur van de accountancysector” Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual. PSD2 implemented in the Netherlands Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here. Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable. Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law. Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 van kracht Op 1 januari 2019 is de Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 (grotendeels) in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt onderdeel uit van de jaarlijkse wijzigingscyclus van nationale regelgeving op het terrein van de financiële markten. 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 Pagination Previous page Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page
Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].
Stibbe successfully represents EY in fine case Stibbe represented EY in an appeal before the Industrial Appeal Court (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven; CBb) filed by the AFM after the Rotterdam District Court's decision at the end of 2017 to annul the fines imposed by the AFM. The Rotterdam D
European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections?
De (toekomst) bestendigheid van de toekomstbestendigheidsparagraaf Op 25 september 2014 – ook wel aangeduid als Freaky Thursday voor het accountantsberoep – publiceerde de Werkgroep toekomst accountantsberoep (‘Werkgroep’) het rapport ‘In het publiek belang’ (‘In het publiek belang’). In dat rapport werden maar liefst 53
Stibbe advises Investcorp Stibbe advises Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, on the sale of SecureLink, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange.
ACM launches probe into Apple's App Store The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced that it is opening an investigation into whether Apple abuses the position it has attained with its App Store. The investigation will initially focus on news apps.
Report on competition law's digital future: time for (r)evolution? Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice?
Stibbe StartsUP welcomes disruptive mobility-startup Hardt Disruptive mobility-startup Hardt is the second company in 2019 that joins the Stibbe StartsUP programme. As a winner of Elon Musk's 'SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition', Hardt will be able to benefit from legal expertise provided by Stibbe on a range of is
Maaltijdbezorgers Deliveroo werkzaam op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst en maaltijdbezorging door Deliveroo valt onder werkingssfeer Cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer (annotatie) Naar het oordeel van de Kantonrechter Amsterdam zijn de maaltijdbezorgers van het digitale werkplatform Deliveroo werknemers én is Deliveroo een vervoersbedrijf waarop de cao Beroepsgoederenvervoer van toepassing is.
Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million.
AFM-verkenning “Kwetsbaarheden in de structuur van de accountancysector” Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht
Does selling a phone on an online marketplace make you a "trader" under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive? Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual.
PSD2 implemented in the Netherlands Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here.
Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable.
Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law.
Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 van kracht Op 1 januari 2019 is de Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 (grotendeels) in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt onderdeel uit van de jaarlijkse wijzigingscyclus van nationale regelgeving op het terrein van de financiële markten.
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