587 results Olivier de Wijs Junior Associate Brussels Caitlin De Luyck Junior Associate Brussels Highest Dutch court: the postman may still ring twice? The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy was wrong to unblock the ACM’s prohibited merger between postal operators PostNL and Sandd on grounds of public interest. Foreign Subsidies Regulation crosses the finish line On 30 June 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council reached agreement on the final text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim. Jeltje Straatman Junior Associate Amsterdam 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 retail company Stibbe represented an upmarket department store company in the highly publicized proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) regarding the validity of the national sales period legislation in light of EU law. Stibbe represents major insurance company Stibbe represented a major insurance company in its defence before the Brussels Court against a group of claimants who purchased life insurance schemes linked to Traded Endowment Funds. Stibbe advises RWE DEA Representing RWE Dea (wax) in antitrust damage litigation in the District Court, following on from the European Commission’s finding of an antitrust infringement in the wax sector. Stibbe advises Martinair Holland Advising Martinair Holland with regard to the investigation by the European Commission into the air cargo sector. Stibbe advises Lotte Group Stibbe assisted South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group with its acquisition of Chocolaterie Guylian. Stibbe advises SABMiller Advising SABMiller on the EUR 816 million acquisition of Grolsch and its subsequent delisting. Stibbe advises Cyrte Advising Cyrte Investments on the acquisition of Telefonica’s 75% stake in Endemol. Stibbe advises Cinven and Warburg Pincus Advising Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the €2.6 billion acquisition of Essent Kabelcom. Stibbe advises Commerz Bank Advising Commerz Bank in connection to its claims against the Port Authority of Rotterdam based on guarantees provided. Stibbe advises the EU Commission Stibbe advised the European Commission on the new Schengen Information System and Visa Information System Project. Pagination Previous page Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Next page
Highest Dutch court: the postman may still ring twice? The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy was wrong to unblock the ACM’s prohibited merger between postal operators PostNL and Sandd on grounds of public interest.
Foreign Subsidies Regulation crosses the finish line On 30 June 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council reached agreement on the final text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim.
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 retail company Stibbe represented an upmarket department store company in the highly publicized proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) regarding the validity of the national sales period legislation in light of EU law.
Stibbe represents major insurance company Stibbe represented a major insurance company in its defence before the Brussels Court against a group of claimants who purchased life insurance schemes linked to Traded Endowment Funds.
Stibbe advises RWE DEA Representing RWE Dea (wax) in antitrust damage litigation in the District Court, following on from the European Commission’s finding of an antitrust infringement in the wax sector.
Stibbe advises Martinair Holland Advising Martinair Holland with regard to the investigation by the European Commission into the air cargo sector.
Stibbe advises Lotte Group Stibbe assisted South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group with its acquisition of Chocolaterie Guylian.
Stibbe advises SABMiller Advising SABMiller on the EUR 816 million acquisition of Grolsch and its subsequent delisting.
Stibbe advises Cyrte Advising Cyrte Investments on the acquisition of Telefonica’s 75% stake in Endemol.
Stibbe advises Cinven and Warburg Pincus Advising Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the €2.6 billion acquisition of Essent Kabelcom.
Stibbe advises Commerz Bank Advising Commerz Bank in connection to its claims against the Port Authority of Rotterdam based on guarantees provided.
Stibbe advises the EU Commission Stibbe advised the European Commission on the new Schengen Information System and Visa Information System Project.