649 results De Europese Commissie, de Staat en de (inter)nationale rechter: een staatssteunrechtelijk 'Game of Thrones' of checks and balances? De staatssteunrechtelijke bevoegdhedenverdeling tussen de Europese Commissie, de Staat en de rechter houdt de gemoederen bezig. Een voorbeeld hiervan biedt de Micula rechtspraak over investeringsarbitrage. Deze blog bespreekt dergelijke zaken. Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Roos Elemans, Lotte Hover-Boon and Daisy Nijkamp to partner effective 1 January 2025. These appointments will further strengthen our EU and Competition Law, Tax and Litigation practices. EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007. First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space! To Prove or Presume? The EC’s Draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses The Commission recently published its Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance, which are meant to reflect the EU case law. However, they seem to deviate on important aspects, arguably simplifying the assessment for establishing an abuse. FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable. AFM's spotlight on substantial holding notifications In its latest market watch, the AFM places a spotlight on notifications of substantial holdings and gross short positions in response to the ongoing public discourse on the issue. The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 January 2025. The IRRD introduces a new regulatory framework aimed at strengthening the stability and resilience of the EU insurance sector. Stibbe strengthens Corporate, Employment and Tax practices with three Counsel appointments We are proud to announce the promotions of Sophie Brenard (Corporate and M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits and Pensions), and Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) to Counsel, effective 1 January 2025. Stibbe renforce ses pratiques en droit des sociétés, droit social et droit fiscal avec la nomination de trois Counsels Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer la promotion de Sophie Brenard (Corporate/M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits & Pensions) et Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) en tant que Counsels, à partir du 1er janvier 2025. Stibbe versterkt praktijken vennootschapsrecht, arbeidsrecht en fiscaal recht met benoeming van drie Counsels We kondigen met trots de promoties aan van Sophie Brenard (Corporate/M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits & Pensions) en Christophe Martin-Raynaud tot Counsel, met ingang van 1 januari 2025. De impact van de AMLR op financiële instellingen Soeradj Ramsanjhal onderzoekt de impact van de nieuwe anti-witwasverordening (AMLR) op financiële instellingen in Nederland. Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure. Webinar: de EU Omnibus Experts van Stibbe praten u op vrijdag 28 februari bij over de inhoud en mogelijke gevolgen van het Europese voorstel voor een Omnibus-regeling. ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending. Wetgevingsbrieven 2024 van de AFM en DNB Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de jaarlijkse wetgevingswensen van de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) en De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), zoals opgenomen in hun wetgevingsbrieven van 2024. First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. Stibbe assisted Contassur in the sale of a branch 21 life insurance portfolio to Monument RE We assisted the Belgian insurance company Contassur in all aspects of the sale of a closed traditional group life insurance portfolio of branch 21 to the Belgian subsidiary of Monument RE, Monument Assurance Belgium. Pagination Previous page Page 9 Current page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Next page
De Europese Commissie, de Staat en de (inter)nationale rechter: een staatssteunrechtelijk 'Game of Thrones' of checks and balances? De staatssteunrechtelijke bevoegdhedenverdeling tussen de Europese Commissie, de Staat en de rechter houdt de gemoederen bezig. Een voorbeeld hiervan biedt de Micula rechtspraak over investeringsarbitrage. Deze blog bespreekt dergelijke zaken.
Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Roos Elemans, Lotte Hover-Boon and Daisy Nijkamp to partner effective 1 January 2025. These appointments will further strengthen our EU and Competition Law, Tax and Litigation practices.
EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007.
First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space!
To Prove or Presume? The EC’s Draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses The Commission recently published its Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance, which are meant to reflect the EU case law. However, they seem to deviate on important aspects, arguably simplifying the assessment for establishing an abuse.
FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable.
AFM's spotlight on substantial holding notifications In its latest market watch, the AFM places a spotlight on notifications of substantial holdings and gross short positions in response to the ongoing public discourse on the issue.
The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 January 2025. The IRRD introduces a new regulatory framework aimed at strengthening the stability and resilience of the EU insurance sector.
Stibbe strengthens Corporate, Employment and Tax practices with three Counsel appointments We are proud to announce the promotions of Sophie Brenard (Corporate and M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits and Pensions), and Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) to Counsel, effective 1 January 2025.
Stibbe renforce ses pratiques en droit des sociétés, droit social et droit fiscal avec la nomination de trois Counsels Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer la promotion de Sophie Brenard (Corporate/M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits & Pensions) et Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) en tant que Counsels, à partir du 1er janvier 2025.
Stibbe versterkt praktijken vennootschapsrecht, arbeidsrecht en fiscaal recht met benoeming van drie Counsels We kondigen met trots de promoties aan van Sophie Brenard (Corporate/M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits & Pensions) en Christophe Martin-Raynaud tot Counsel, met ingang van 1 januari 2025.
De impact van de AMLR op financiële instellingen Soeradj Ramsanjhal onderzoekt de impact van de nieuwe anti-witwasverordening (AMLR) op financiële instellingen in Nederland.
Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure.
Webinar: de EU Omnibus Experts van Stibbe praten u op vrijdag 28 februari bij over de inhoud en mogelijke gevolgen van het Europese voorstel voor een Omnibus-regeling.
ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending.
Wetgevingsbrieven 2024 van de AFM en DNB Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de jaarlijkse wetgevingswensen van de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) en De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), zoals opgenomen in hun wetgevingsbrieven van 2024.
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
Stibbe assisted Contassur in the sale of a branch 21 life insurance portfolio to Monument RE We assisted the Belgian insurance company Contassur in all aspects of the sale of a closed traditional group life insurance portfolio of branch 21 to the Belgian subsidiary of Monument RE, Monument Assurance Belgium.