518 results 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. 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. Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years. Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken. Minke Reijneveld Associate Amsterdam Tom Barkhuysen Partner Amsterdam Tom Barkhuysen Partner Amsterdam Barbara Bier Of Counsel Amsterdam Mitch Windsor Senior Associate Brussels Lander Van Gucht Senior Associate Brussels International legal obligations of States in respect of climate change The International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion on the climate change obligations of States. What obligations do countries have towards each other, and under what circumstances can they hold each other accountable? Internationaalrechtelijke verplichtingen van staten met betrekking tot klimaatverandering Het Internationaal Gerechtshof bracht advies uit over klimaatverplichtingen van staten. Welke verplichtingen hebben landen jegens elkaar en wanneer kunnen zij elkaar aanspreken? Een analyse van dit baanbrekende advies. Netherlands propose nature permit-free status for sustainability upgrades The government wants to exclude sustainability from the permit requirement for nitrogen emissions. But in some cases, this is already possible. How does that work? In this blog, we discuss the proposal and its practical implications. Stikstof en verduurzamingsactiviteiten: wordt verduurzamen binnenkort vergunningvrij? De regering wil verduurzaming uitsluiten van de vergunningplicht voor stikstofuitstoot. Maar dat kan in sommige gevallen nu ook al. Hoe zit dat? In dit blog bespreken wij het voorstel en de betekenis voor de praktijk. Max de Heer Associate Amsterdam Proposal to simplify European environmental regulations: energy sector out of the nitrogen gridlock? The European Commission wants to simplify environmental regulations for the benefit of energy infrastructure. Is the sector facing a nitrogen lock? This question and other proposals for acceleration are discussed in this blog. Voorstel versimpeling milieuregels: energiesector van het stikstofslot? De Europese Commissie wil milieuregels versimpelen ten behoeve van de energie-infrastructuur. Komt de sector van het stikstofslot? Deze vraag en de andere versnellingsvoorstellen komen in dit blog aan bod. The amended EUDR: what has changed and what has remained? In this blog, we discuss some changes to the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products ("EUDR") that came into force on 26 December 2025 through Regulation 2025/2650 – even before the EUDR was due to become applicable today, 30 December 2025. Pagination Previous page Page 26 Current page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Next page
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.
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.
Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years.
Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken.
International legal obligations of States in respect of climate change The International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion on the climate change obligations of States. What obligations do countries have towards each other, and under what circumstances can they hold each other accountable?
Internationaalrechtelijke verplichtingen van staten met betrekking tot klimaatverandering Het Internationaal Gerechtshof bracht advies uit over klimaatverplichtingen van staten. Welke verplichtingen hebben landen jegens elkaar en wanneer kunnen zij elkaar aanspreken? Een analyse van dit baanbrekende advies.
Netherlands propose nature permit-free status for sustainability upgrades The government wants to exclude sustainability from the permit requirement for nitrogen emissions. But in some cases, this is already possible. How does that work? In this blog, we discuss the proposal and its practical implications.
Stikstof en verduurzamingsactiviteiten: wordt verduurzamen binnenkort vergunningvrij? De regering wil verduurzaming uitsluiten van de vergunningplicht voor stikstofuitstoot. Maar dat kan in sommige gevallen nu ook al. Hoe zit dat? In dit blog bespreken wij het voorstel en de betekenis voor de praktijk.
Proposal to simplify European environmental regulations: energy sector out of the nitrogen gridlock? The European Commission wants to simplify environmental regulations for the benefit of energy infrastructure. Is the sector facing a nitrogen lock? This question and other proposals for acceleration are discussed in this blog.
Voorstel versimpeling milieuregels: energiesector van het stikstofslot? De Europese Commissie wil milieuregels versimpelen ten behoeve van de energie-infrastructuur. Komt de sector van het stikstofslot? Deze vraag en de andere versnellingsvoorstellen komen in dit blog aan bod.
The amended EUDR: what has changed and what has remained? In this blog, we discuss some changes to the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products ("EUDR") that came into force on 26 December 2025 through Regulation 2025/2650 – even before the EUDR was due to become applicable today, 30 December 2025.