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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.

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

Stibbe StartsUP welcomes Dyme

Fintech-startup Dyme is the latest company to join the Stibbe StartsUP program. As a finalist of the Accenture Innovation Awards in 2018, Dyme will be able to benefit from legal expertise from Stibbe on a range of issues.

Stibbe StartsUP verwelkomt Dyme

Fintech-startup Dyme wordt de nieuwe deelnemer van StartsUP, het startup programma van Stibbe. Door deelname aan dit unieke programma kan de finalist van de Accenture Innovation Awards 2018 gebruikmaken van de juridische expertise van het advocatenkantoor

Stibbe advises Grab

Stibbe advised Grab on the Dutch law aspects of the acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia operations.

Stibbe vs. justitie: uitputtingsslag om het verschoningsrecht

Een uitgebreid artikel in het Het Financieele Dagblad van afgelopen zaterdag over de zaak die Tim de Greve namens vier Stibbe advocaten voert tegen het Openbaar Ministerie en de Fiod, waarbij het verschoningsrecht, een grondbeginsel van de advocatuur, in

Home, but not alone: Commission may complete dawn raids from home

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected Nexans’ appeal in the power cables cartel case. The Commission started the dawn raid at Nexans’ premises, but due to lack of time finished the raid at the Commission’s premises in Brussels.

The ACM’s Green Deal: achieving sustainability via competition law?

The ACM has issued draft guidelines on the application of competition law to sustainability agreements.

COVID-19 impacts level and payment of antitrust fines

As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations (see our May 2020 newsletter), the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient stance towards fine calculations and payments.

Toezichthouders aan de poort

Het kan iedere financiële onderneming overkomen: in de bus vindt men een verzoek om informatie te verstrekken aan een van de financiële toezichthouders, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) of de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM).

Wet implementatie Prospectusverordening in werking getreden

Op 21 juli 2019 zijn de Wet implementatie prospectusverordening en het bijbehorende Besluit en de Regeling in werking getreden. Deze nieuwe regeling strekt tot implementatie van de Prospectusverordening (Verordening (EU) 2017/1129).

Voorontwerp Wet uitbreiding meldplichten aandeelhouders

Recente ontwikkelingen op het gebied van corporate governance, waaronder de inwerkingtreding van de Herziene Aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn, onderstrepen het belang van langetermijnwaardecreatie.

ICO to impose record-breaking fines for inadequate security measures and data breaches

Though the European data protection authorities have taken their time in enforcing the GDPR two announcements by the ICO in the UK regarding proposed fines for British Airways and Marriott demonstrate that large fines are about to start landing regularly.

Consultation to extend shareholder notification obligations

Stibbe has taken part in the public consultation concerning the draft Act on the extension of substantial holding notification obligations, which was commissioned by the Dutch Minister of Finance.

Prove it or lose it: court sets aside ACM fines in two separate cases

The Rotterdam District Court recently confirmed the high bar which has been set for the ACM when proving its case: the court annulled the fines imposed by the ACM in two different cases and, significantly, each for the same reason.

No parking! Canon fined EUR 28 million for warehousing transaction structure

The European Commission has landed a third strike against gun-jumping, the prohibition to implement a transaction before notification to and clearance by the Commission.

Abuse of economic dependence and unfair contract terms in B2B relations: ready for 2020?

Belgium adopted a new act prohibiting the abuse of economic dependence, the use of unfair contract terms and unfair market practices in B2B relationships.

Dutch government publishes plans to combat money laundering

The Dutch Minister of Finance and Minister for Justice and Security published a joint letter today (1 July 2019) that they sent to the Dutch Parliament containing plans to combat money laundering (click here to read the letter in full, in Dutch). These ne

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