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On 13 February 2025, the District Court of Rotterdam upheld the ACM’s approach in its ruling on the appeal against the regulator’s first-ever excessive pricing fine.

On 31 January 2025, Belgium's Government Agreement for 2025-2029 was published, focusing on strengthening competition, safeguarding tech expertise, and increasing subsidy transparency. However, more steps are needed to define practical implementation.

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.

The third edition of our real estate legal guide is available now, specifically designed for investors and developers in Belgian real estate. It offers clear and practical insights into the key legal aspects shaping Belgium's real estate landscape.

The European Commission wants to make European industry more competitive with the Clean Industrial Deal. This strategy should help the industry. In this blog we will explain how and when this will happen.

De Europese Commissie wil de Europese industrie concurrerender maken met de Clean Industrial Deal. Deze strategie moet de industrie verder helpen verduurzamen en financiering eenvoudiger maken. Wij vertellen in dit blog hoe en wanneer dat gaat gebeuren.

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.

Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. The industry voices have been clear about the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. But what is the authority’s view? We provide an update on recent developments, including the European Commission’s first policy brief.

The ECJ upheld the Commission’s fine on Scania for participating in a cartel. The Commission’s impartiality is not necessarily impaired by having the Commission case team in charge of the settlement procedure also deal with the penalty decision.

The ICLG to Environment & Climate Change Law 2024 covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations – including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, liabilities, a.o. – in 19 jurisdictions.

Deze blog gaat over de rol van het staatssteunrecht bij vraagstukken zoals bestaanszekerheid en de mondiale concurrentieverhoudingen. Hierbij worden ontwikkelingen zoals de oproep van industriële sectoren voor een European Industrial Deal betrokken.

A Notification of Intention and Participation for the construction of two new nuclear power plants was published in the Government Gazette on 22 February 2024.

Op 22 februari 2024 verscheen in de Staatscourant een kennisgeving voornemen en participatie voor de nieuwbouw van twee nieuwe kerncentrales.

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.