869 results Belgian Competition Authority approves merger between Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge By decision of 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger between the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge. This merger deals with two important ports in Europe, in particular in the Hamburg – Le Havre range. Meer maatwerk bij de NOW-vaststelling: het UWV moet een belangenafweging maken als het de subsidie lager wil vaststellen Eind 2021 deed de rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant een interessante uitspraak over een NOW-subsidievaststellingsbesluit. Elske Raedts Counsel Amsterdam Jacobijn Renken Associate Amsterdam Fleur de Wit Associate Amsterdam Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market. Kabinet wil schijnzelfstandigheid aanpakken Op vrijdag 24 juni jl. hebben de Minister van SZW en de Staatssecretaris van Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst een schriftelijke kabinetsreactie gegeven op de rapporten van de ARK en de ADR op schijnzelfstandigheid door de Belastingdienst. Stibbe advises Firmenich on merger with DSM Stibbe advises Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, on its merger with Royal DSM, to establish the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being (DSM-Firmenich). The new VBER is here! Time to update your distribution agreements The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) entered into force on 1 June 2022. The new VBER is stricter on dual distribution and across-platform retail parity obligations than the old one, but is more lenient towards active sales and online sales r Park your parking structures: EU Court upholds Canon’s gun jumping fine Companies involved in M&A transactions had better think twice before temporarily parking a target undertaking with an interim buyer. AG Emiliou: careful treading in hybrid cartel procedures On 12 May 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou delivered his Opinion proposing that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismiss HSBC’s appeal. Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent. Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal"). De afweging van grondrechten in het kader van corona COVID-19 heeft de maatschappij voor dilemma’s geplaatst bij de afweging van volksgezondheid en bescherming van kwetsbaren tegenover vrijheden van het individu. Elske Raedts new counsel at Stibbe We are pleased to announce that Elske Raedts will be joining Stibbe’s Amsterdam office as counsel. Her appointment as from 1 May 2022 will further strengthen our leading competition practice. Lockdown is onvoorziene omstandigheid. Gevolgen zowel voor inlener als uitlener (annotatie) In deze annotatie becommentarieert Astrid Helstone de uitspraak van de rechtbank Noord-Holland van 12 januari 2022. Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive. Costly Capsules: Court calls foul on Leadiant On 13 February 2025, the District Court of Rotterdam upheld the ACM’s approach in its ruling on the appeal against the regulator’s first-ever excessive pricing fine. Pagination Previous page Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Next page
Belgian Competition Authority approves merger between Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge By decision of 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger between the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge. This merger deals with two important ports in Europe, in particular in the Hamburg – Le Havre range.
Meer maatwerk bij de NOW-vaststelling: het UWV moet een belangenafweging maken als het de subsidie lager wil vaststellen Eind 2021 deed de rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant een interessante uitspraak over een NOW-subsidievaststellingsbesluit.
Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market.
Kabinet wil schijnzelfstandigheid aanpakken Op vrijdag 24 juni jl. hebben de Minister van SZW en de Staatssecretaris van Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst een schriftelijke kabinetsreactie gegeven op de rapporten van de ARK en de ADR op schijnzelfstandigheid door de Belastingdienst.
Stibbe advises Firmenich on merger with DSM Stibbe advises Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, on its merger with Royal DSM, to establish the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being (DSM-Firmenich).
The new VBER is here! Time to update your distribution agreements The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) entered into force on 1 June 2022. The new VBER is stricter on dual distribution and across-platform retail parity obligations than the old one, but is more lenient towards active sales and online sales r
Park your parking structures: EU Court upholds Canon’s gun jumping fine Companies involved in M&A transactions had better think twice before temporarily parking a target undertaking with an interim buyer.
AG Emiliou: careful treading in hybrid cartel procedures On 12 May 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou delivered his Opinion proposing that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismiss HSBC’s appeal.
Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent.
Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal").
De afweging van grondrechten in het kader van corona COVID-19 heeft de maatschappij voor dilemma’s geplaatst bij de afweging van volksgezondheid en bescherming van kwetsbaren tegenover vrijheden van het individu.
Elske Raedts new counsel at Stibbe We are pleased to announce that Elske Raedts will be joining Stibbe’s Amsterdam office as counsel. Her appointment as from 1 May 2022 will further strengthen our leading competition practice.
Lockdown is onvoorziene omstandigheid. Gevolgen zowel voor inlener als uitlener (annotatie) In deze annotatie becommentarieert Astrid Helstone de uitspraak van de rechtbank Noord-Holland van 12 januari 2022.
Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive.
Costly Capsules: Court calls foul on Leadiant On 13 February 2025, the District Court of Rotterdam upheld the ACM’s approach in its ruling on the appeal against the regulator’s first-ever excessive pricing fine.