736 results The next 5 years: European Commission launches New Consumer Agenda Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission is already looking ahead to set its consumer protection priorities for the next five years. On the right track? GC sends mixed messages with Lithuanian Railways The essential facilities doctrine imposes on holders of indispensable facilities a duty to deal with their competitors. Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”. Jurisdictional hide & seek: merger thresholds and buyer joint ventures Companies beware: the turnover of a joint venture buying a target is not necessarily decisive for determining whether the EU merger thresholds are met. This article has FIVE stars! New Dutch consumer rules to curb fake reviews Consumers often rely on online reviews to decide what bike to buy, where to eat or what article to read. But what if those reviews are fake? New Dutch rules were announced on 23 October 2020 seeking to ensure a higher level of consumer protection online. General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence. Stand van zaken gebruik apps in de strijd tegen corona Minister de Jonge heeft op 7 april aangegeven in het kader van de maatregelen tegen het coronavirus de mogelijkheden te verkennen van het gebruik van apps voor een volgende fase van ‘testen, traceren en thuisrapportage’. Stibbe advises Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile Stibbe advises Belgian-listed company Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile to Arrive. Purely commercial interest also a legitimate interest? Council of State leaves the question unanswered. On 27 July 2022, the Council of State confirmed that the Dutch Data Protection Authority wrongly imposed a €575,000 fine on VoetbalTV. Zuiver commercieel belang ook gerechtvaardigd belang: Raad van State laat zich er niet over uit Op 27 juli 2022 heeft de Raad van State bevestigd dat de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens onterecht een boete van € 575.000 aan VoetbalTV heeft opgelegd. Jan Reinier van Angeren Partner Amsterdam Stibbe represents Geberit Stibbe represented Geberit, a leading producer of sanitary systems, in unfair competition law procedures, injunction procedures, preliminary procedures, and seizure procedures. Stibbe is representing Grant Thornton Advisors LLC on the addition of Grant Thornton Netherlands to its platform Stibbe is representing professional services firm Grant Thornton Advisors LLC in its addition of accountancy and consultancy firm Grant Thornton Netherlands to its multinational professional services platform. Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority on its combination with the port of Zeebrugge. Stibbe advises care chain Goed Stibbe advised Goed, the network of pharmacies, home care shops and audiology shops of health insurance fund CM, on the sale of its hearing centres chain to Audika Belgium. Stibbe assists Goed Stibbe successfully assisted Goed on the sale of its pharmaceutical retail and wholesale business to Multipharma. Stibbe advises Aedifica on agreement with Cofinimmo to form Europe’s leading healthcare REIT Stibbe advised Aedifica on its proposed conditional exchange offer to Cofinimmo and the resulting agreement to combine and create Europe’s leading healthcare REIT. Rein Wesseling Partner Amsterdam Pagination Previous page Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Next page
The next 5 years: European Commission launches New Consumer Agenda Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission is already looking ahead to set its consumer protection priorities for the next five years.
On the right track? GC sends mixed messages with Lithuanian Railways The essential facilities doctrine imposes on holders of indispensable facilities a duty to deal with their competitors.
Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”.
Jurisdictional hide & seek: merger thresholds and buyer joint ventures Companies beware: the turnover of a joint venture buying a target is not necessarily decisive for determining whether the EU merger thresholds are met.
This article has FIVE stars! New Dutch consumer rules to curb fake reviews Consumers often rely on online reviews to decide what bike to buy, where to eat or what article to read. But what if those reviews are fake? New Dutch rules were announced on 23 October 2020 seeking to ensure a higher level of consumer protection online.
General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence.
Stand van zaken gebruik apps in de strijd tegen corona Minister de Jonge heeft op 7 april aangegeven in het kader van de maatregelen tegen het coronavirus de mogelijkheden te verkennen van het gebruik van apps voor een volgende fase van ‘testen, traceren en thuisrapportage’.
Stibbe advises Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile Stibbe advises Belgian-listed company Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile to Arrive.
Purely commercial interest also a legitimate interest? Council of State leaves the question unanswered. On 27 July 2022, the Council of State confirmed that the Dutch Data Protection Authority wrongly imposed a €575,000 fine on VoetbalTV.
Zuiver commercieel belang ook gerechtvaardigd belang: Raad van State laat zich er niet over uit Op 27 juli 2022 heeft de Raad van State bevestigd dat de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens onterecht een boete van € 575.000 aan VoetbalTV heeft opgelegd.
Stibbe represents Geberit Stibbe represented Geberit, a leading producer of sanitary systems, in unfair competition law procedures, injunction procedures, preliminary procedures, and seizure procedures.
Stibbe is representing Grant Thornton Advisors LLC on the addition of Grant Thornton Netherlands to its platform Stibbe is representing professional services firm Grant Thornton Advisors LLC in its addition of accountancy and consultancy firm Grant Thornton Netherlands to its multinational professional services platform.
Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority on its combination with the port of Zeebrugge.
Stibbe advises care chain Goed Stibbe advised Goed, the network of pharmacies, home care shops and audiology shops of health insurance fund CM, on the sale of its hearing centres chain to Audika Belgium.
Stibbe assists Goed Stibbe successfully assisted Goed on the sale of its pharmaceutical retail and wholesale business to Multipharma.
Stibbe advises Aedifica on agreement with Cofinimmo to form Europe’s leading healthcare REIT Stibbe advised Aedifica on its proposed conditional exchange offer to Cofinimmo and the resulting agreement to combine and create Europe’s leading healthcare REIT.