SearchSearch results for: “”

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

Daisy Nijkamp contributed to the 16th edition of ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency.

On Friday 20 May 2022, the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Spring Memorandum (Voorjaarsnota), including various proposed amendments that are relevant to international businesses, On 11 May 2022. the EU Commission issued a draft directive pro

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.

Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars examine the European Commission's proposed Unshell directive, which targets the misuse of shell companies, and its potential impact on Dutch holding structures.

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.

This Tax Alert addresses certain recent developments concerning procedural tax law in the Netherlands. 

An opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding a request for a preliminary ruling from the Dutch Supreme Court was published on 14 March.

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.