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The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) entered into force on 1 June 2022. The new VBER is stricter on dual distribution and across-platform retail parity obligations than the old one, but is more lenient towards active sales and online sales r

Companies involved in M&A transactions had better think twice before temporarily parking a target undertaking with an interim buyer.

On 12 May 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou delivered his Opinion proposing that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismiss HSBC’s appeal.

Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent.

On May 12, 2022 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal published its decision that the services of a self-storage business consisted mainly of the exploitation of immovable property and the other services provided to its customers are subordinate to the lease.

De Europese Commissie wil producten in de EU duurzamer maken met nieuw beleid en nieuwe wetten. De Commissie wil dat doen met 'Sustainable products intitiative'.

De kortgedingrechter verplichtte onlangs een  ideële stichting haar beroep tegen een omgevingsvergunning in te trekken vanwege  misbruik van recht jegens derden (ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2022:3145). Dit gebeurt niet iedere dag.

De rechtbank Zeeland-West Brabant oordeelde onlangs dat het ontbreken van een concrete wettelijke norm de verantwoordelijke echter niet ontslaat van de zorgplicht om de hinder te beperken of degene die hier de hinder ervaart hiervoor te compenseren.

Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive.

The CJEU decision in the National Orchestra of Belgium decision shakes up employer copyright in the Netherlands. With new consent and compensation requirements, are your employment contracts still airtight? Discover the implications of the decision here.

On 20 February 2025, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed that under Belgian law an abuse of economic dependence may be found even in a situation where there is no contractual relationship between the companies involved.

M&A transactions falling below the merger notification thresholds are not necessarily exempt from scrutiny. Companies should therefore carefully assess the potential competitive impact of their transactions, as the ACM has proven to be vigilant.

On 6 October 2021, the European Court of Justice issued a landmark judgment in the Sumal case.

Companies should brace themselves for multiple multi-jurisdictional dawn raids over the coming months.

De Afdeling oordeelt in haar uitspraak van 28 april 2021 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:908) voor de eerste keer expliciet dat een weigering om van een in rechte onaantastbaar besluit terug te komen evident onredelijk is.

In deze jaarlijks verschijnende kroniek behandelen Iris Hendriksen, Erik Verweij, Daniël Muis en Anna-Belle de Blanken de meest in het oog springende uitspraken die door het Europese Hof van Justitie zijn gewezen op het gebied van aanbestedingsrecht.