938 results Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe. Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner on the acquisition of an approximate 33% interest in HHR Euro C.V. from their joint venture partner Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. Stibbe advises SEGRO Stibbe advised SEGRO on the conclusion of a new long-term lease with DHL Express for two units at SEGRO Park Amsterdam Airport in Hoofddorp comprising 3,500 m². European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims. ACM bound by its own rules during dawn raids Companies are well advised to carefully read the 2014 Procedure for the inspection of digital data (2014 Procedure) before the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) comes knocking. Rotterdam District Court rules on follow-on damages claim in relation to Dutch bitumen cartel The Rotterdam District Court recently clarified that the date of news coverage of a European Commission dawn raid will not set off the limitation period for a cartel damages claim if it is not clear to the potential cartel victim that [...]. A problem shared is a problem halved: fine reduction and fine liability are correlated Companies should beware that when held jointly responsible for a cartel infringement, a fine reduction granted to one of them could affect the joint and several liability of fines allocated to the remaining companies. Franchise argument in laundry cartel does not wash with Dutch court Companies participating in a franchise agreement are advised to carefully assess possible competition law concerns, particularly if the franchisees are (potential) competitors. Stibbe advises Technische Unie Stibbe advises the largest technical wholesaler in the Netherlands, Technische Unie, on the finalisation of a turnkey purchase agreement with Borghese Logistics. Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project. Stibbe advises SOFICO Stibbe advised SOFICO, the Walloon Region’s financing company, on one of Wallonia’s most innovative and ambitious PPP projects. De Codextrein: een hobbelig parcours De zgn. 'Codextrein' (het decreet van 8 december 2017 houdende wijziging van diverse bepalingen inzake ruimtelijke ordening, milieu en omgeving) deed al heel wat stof opwaaien. European Court of Justice issues landmark ruling on parental liability On 14 March the European Court of Justice issued a landmark judgment in the Skanska case. "Eindelijk" een modernisering van het goederenrecht: de praktische impact op de juridische structurering van vastgoedprojecten De juridische structurering van vastgoedprojecten verloopt vandaag nog steeds langs de krijtlijnen zoals in 1804 uiteengezet door de Napoleontische wetgever in het Burgerlijk Wetboek. Consumers and Sustainability: 2020 competition enforcement buzzwords The ACM will include the effects of mergers on labour conditions in its review. It will also investigate excessive pricing of prescription drugs. CDC/Kemira: Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies European principle of effectiveness to limitation periods In a private enforcement case brought by CDC against Kemira, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies the European principle of effectiveness and rules that claims are not time-barred under Spanish, Finnish and Swedish law. Den Bosch Court of Appeal revives damages claims in Dutch prestressing steel litigation On 28 January 2020, the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch issued a ruling in the Dutch prestressing steel litigation. No full judicial review of each document seized during dawn raid Companies should keep a careful record of which documents the Belgian Competition Authorities seize during a dawn raid. Pagination Previous page Page 24 Current page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Next page
Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe.
Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner on the acquisition of an approximate 33% interest in HHR Euro C.V. from their joint venture partner Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Stibbe advises SEGRO Stibbe advised SEGRO on the conclusion of a new long-term lease with DHL Express for two units at SEGRO Park Amsterdam Airport in Hoofddorp comprising 3,500 m².
European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims.
ACM bound by its own rules during dawn raids Companies are well advised to carefully read the 2014 Procedure for the inspection of digital data (2014 Procedure) before the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) comes knocking.
Rotterdam District Court rules on follow-on damages claim in relation to Dutch bitumen cartel The Rotterdam District Court recently clarified that the date of news coverage of a European Commission dawn raid will not set off the limitation period for a cartel damages claim if it is not clear to the potential cartel victim that [...].
A problem shared is a problem halved: fine reduction and fine liability are correlated Companies should beware that when held jointly responsible for a cartel infringement, a fine reduction granted to one of them could affect the joint and several liability of fines allocated to the remaining companies.
Franchise argument in laundry cartel does not wash with Dutch court Companies participating in a franchise agreement are advised to carefully assess possible competition law concerns, particularly if the franchisees are (potential) competitors.
Stibbe advises Technische Unie Stibbe advises the largest technical wholesaler in the Netherlands, Technische Unie, on the finalisation of a turnkey purchase agreement with Borghese Logistics.
Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project.
Stibbe advises SOFICO Stibbe advised SOFICO, the Walloon Region’s financing company, on one of Wallonia’s most innovative and ambitious PPP projects.
De Codextrein: een hobbelig parcours De zgn. 'Codextrein' (het decreet van 8 december 2017 houdende wijziging van diverse bepalingen inzake ruimtelijke ordening, milieu en omgeving) deed al heel wat stof opwaaien.
European Court of Justice issues landmark ruling on parental liability On 14 March the European Court of Justice issued a landmark judgment in the Skanska case.
"Eindelijk" een modernisering van het goederenrecht: de praktische impact op de juridische structurering van vastgoedprojecten De juridische structurering van vastgoedprojecten verloopt vandaag nog steeds langs de krijtlijnen zoals in 1804 uiteengezet door de Napoleontische wetgever in het Burgerlijk Wetboek.
Consumers and Sustainability: 2020 competition enforcement buzzwords The ACM will include the effects of mergers on labour conditions in its review. It will also investigate excessive pricing of prescription drugs.
CDC/Kemira: Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies European principle of effectiveness to limitation periods In a private enforcement case brought by CDC against Kemira, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal applies the European principle of effectiveness and rules that claims are not time-barred under Spanish, Finnish and Swedish law.
Den Bosch Court of Appeal revives damages claims in Dutch prestressing steel litigation On 28 January 2020, the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch issued a ruling in the Dutch prestressing steel litigation.
No full judicial review of each document seized during dawn raid Companies should keep a careful record of which documents the Belgian Competition Authorities seize during a dawn raid.