238 results Diversiteit Op 1 januari 2022 is de Wet ingroeiquotum en streefcijfers ("Diversiteitswet") in werking getreden. Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier). European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the new rules, more cases can benefit from the simplified procedure. 2022: the big reveal of 2021’s competition law promises 2021 was riddled with sneak previews of a “review of competition policy tools with unprecedented scope and ambition”. Evenredige vertegenwoordiging van generaties Wie aan het einde van het jaar de verkiezing van de muziek Top 2000 een beetje volgt, weet waar de schoen wringt als het gaat om evenredige vertegenwoordiging van de diverse generaties in onze maatschappij. Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management. Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions. Proposal to amend European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in context of Fit-for-55 One component of the Fit-for-55 climate package is a revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) to allow the ETS to also contribute to the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990. Paper Dutch Transformation Forum: New value in a new sustainable future Anna Collignon, Marieke Driessen, Valérie van ‘t Lam, Martin In de Braekt and Tom Barkhuysen authored a short paper included in Dutch Transformation Forum’s publication on the road to a sustainable future. Upward referral of killer acquisitions: enlightened or one-stop shop flop? Companies involved in M&A deals falling below the EU and national notification thresholds need to think twice about their deal’s potential impact on competition from now on. Abuse of economic dependence: lessons drawn from the first judgments On 22 August 2020, the ban on abuse of economic dependence was implemented in Belgium. Now that almost a year has passed and the first judgments have been rendered, we assess what first lessons can be drawn from these judgments. Update Sustainable Finance Package - CSRD Publicatie voorstel voor een Europese Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Staatssecretaris I&W: intensiever beleid voor onderscheid afval of grondstof en verdere bevordering van circulaire experimenten Voor bedrijven en overheden is het nog altijd moeilijk om het onderscheid te maken tussen ‘afvalstoffen’ zoals bedoeld in de milieuwetgeving en gewone grondstoffen. Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals. Stibbe participates in CFO Forum on ESG and sustainable value creation Derk Lemstra and Rogier Raas participated in the annual CFO Forum - the Annual edition, organised by Transformation Forums on May 19, 2021. Stibbe supports UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers Alongside other pro bono efforts from law firms across the world – amongst Mayer Brown – Stibbe has contributed to a multi-jurisdictional report looking at challenges to the independence of the judiciary throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. De Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid en de opkomst van human rights due diligence; van vrijwilligheid naar verplichting Op 13 november 2019 is de Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid (“WZK”) gepubliceerd in het Staatsblad. Duurzaam ondernemingsrecht Steven Hijink schreef een column in Ondernemingsrecht over duurzaam ondernemingsrecht. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Diversiteit Op 1 januari 2022 is de Wet ingroeiquotum en streefcijfers ("Diversiteitswet") in werking getreden.
Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier).
European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the new rules, more cases can benefit from the simplified procedure.
2022: the big reveal of 2021’s competition law promises 2021 was riddled with sneak previews of a “review of competition policy tools with unprecedented scope and ambition”.
Evenredige vertegenwoordiging van generaties Wie aan het einde van het jaar de verkiezing van de muziek Top 2000 een beetje volgt, weet waar de schoen wringt als het gaat om evenredige vertegenwoordiging van de diverse generaties in onze maatschappij.
Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management.
Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions.
Proposal to amend European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in context of Fit-for-55 One component of the Fit-for-55 climate package is a revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) to allow the ETS to also contribute to the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990.
Paper Dutch Transformation Forum: New value in a new sustainable future Anna Collignon, Marieke Driessen, Valérie van ‘t Lam, Martin In de Braekt and Tom Barkhuysen authored a short paper included in Dutch Transformation Forum’s publication on the road to a sustainable future.
Upward referral of killer acquisitions: enlightened or one-stop shop flop? Companies involved in M&A deals falling below the EU and national notification thresholds need to think twice about their deal’s potential impact on competition from now on.
Abuse of economic dependence: lessons drawn from the first judgments On 22 August 2020, the ban on abuse of economic dependence was implemented in Belgium. Now that almost a year has passed and the first judgments have been rendered, we assess what first lessons can be drawn from these judgments.
Update Sustainable Finance Package - CSRD Publicatie voorstel voor een Europese Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Staatssecretaris I&W: intensiever beleid voor onderscheid afval of grondstof en verdere bevordering van circulaire experimenten Voor bedrijven en overheden is het nog altijd moeilijk om het onderscheid te maken tussen ‘afvalstoffen’ zoals bedoeld in de milieuwetgeving en gewone grondstoffen.
Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals.
Stibbe participates in CFO Forum on ESG and sustainable value creation Derk Lemstra and Rogier Raas participated in the annual CFO Forum - the Annual edition, organised by Transformation Forums on May 19, 2021.
Stibbe supports UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers Alongside other pro bono efforts from law firms across the world – amongst Mayer Brown – Stibbe has contributed to a multi-jurisdictional report looking at challenges to the independence of the judiciary throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid en de opkomst van human rights due diligence; van vrijwilligheid naar verplichting Op 13 november 2019 is de Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid (“WZK”) gepubliceerd in het Staatsblad.
Duurzaam ondernemingsrecht Steven Hijink schreef een column in Ondernemingsrecht over duurzaam ondernemingsrecht.