696 results Digital Law Up(to)date: South Korea offers adequate protection of personal data by European standards On 17 December 2021, the European Commission published its final version of the implementing decision on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea. Digital Law Up(to)date: DPA publishes recommendation on the processing of biometric data On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data. Digital Law Up(to)date: New European initiative to regulate the relationship between digital platforms and their workers The European Commission wants to regulate the relationship between digital platforms and their workers. The main objective of the Commission is to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platforms. EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of taxation On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate and one to target EU shell entities. The key aspects of both proposals are discusse Digital Law Up(to)date: A first evaluation of the GDPR two years after implementation On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application. Digital Law Up(to)date: European Commission publishes results of the public consultation on the Data Act On 6 December 2021, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on its Data Act. This legislative initiative aims at facilitating data access and use, and reviews the rules on the legal protection of databases. Stibbe advises ID Logistics Stibbe advises ID Logistics on the acquisition of GVT Transport & Logistics for an enterprise value of EUR 80 million. Stibbe advises Azerion Stibbe advises Azerion on its business combination with European FinTech IPO Company 1 B.V. (EFIC1), a SPAC listed on Euronext Amsterdam, pursuant to which Azerion will become a public company with an initial enterprise value of €1.3 billion. Stibbe advises Union Investment Stibbe successfully assisted Union Investment with the acquisition from Patrizia AG, on behalf of the South Korean based AIP Asset Management, of the company owning the Astro Tower, the tallest passive building in Brussels. Stibbe advises Mambu Stibbe advised Mambu, a market-leading, modern SaaS banking platform on raising €235 million in an EQT Growth-led Series E funding round, which is the largest financing round to date for a banking software platform. Stibbe advises AVR Stibbe advises AVR-Afvalverwerking (AVR) on the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in the Amsterdam-based energy-from-waste company AEB Holding N.V. (AEB) from the municipality of Amsterdam. Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications. Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPB adopts statement on EU Digital Services Package On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a statement on the Digital Services Package proposed by the Commission. The Package refers to a number of legislative proposals aiming at the further use and sharing of data. Digital Law Up(to)date: Purchasing a prepaid mobile phone anonymously is no longer possible The Belgian Constitutional Court has validated the law of 1 September 2016, removing the possibility to buy a prepaid mobile phone card anonymously. Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International. The New Dutch Conditional Withholding Tax And Hybrid Entities Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars explain the Netherlands’ conditional withholding tax regime, which applies to interest and royalty payments to low-tax jurisdictions and aims to curtail profit shifting, and its implications for hybrid entities. Europese Commissie herziet en verruimt een belangrijk staatssteunkader: consultatie wijzigingen AGVV geopend tot 8 december 2021 De Europese Commissie zet in op meer staatssteun voor innovatieve ondernemingen en duurzaamheid. Dit blijkt uit de voorgestelde wijziging van de Algemene groepsvrijstellingsverordening waarover tot 8 december a.s. een consultatie loopt. Stibbe advises Schroders Capital Stibbe advises Schroders Capital on the acquisition of Dutch real estate investment specialist Cairn Real Estate. Pagination Previous page Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Next page
Digital Law Up(to)date: South Korea offers adequate protection of personal data by European standards On 17 December 2021, the European Commission published its final version of the implementing decision on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea.
Digital Law Up(to)date: DPA publishes recommendation on the processing of biometric data On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data.
Digital Law Up(to)date: New European initiative to regulate the relationship between digital platforms and their workers The European Commission wants to regulate the relationship between digital platforms and their workers. The main objective of the Commission is to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platforms.
EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of taxation On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate and one to target EU shell entities. The key aspects of both proposals are discusse
Digital Law Up(to)date: A first evaluation of the GDPR two years after implementation On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application.
Digital Law Up(to)date: European Commission publishes results of the public consultation on the Data Act On 6 December 2021, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on its Data Act. This legislative initiative aims at facilitating data access and use, and reviews the rules on the legal protection of databases.
Stibbe advises ID Logistics Stibbe advises ID Logistics on the acquisition of GVT Transport & Logistics for an enterprise value of EUR 80 million.
Stibbe advises Azerion Stibbe advises Azerion on its business combination with European FinTech IPO Company 1 B.V. (EFIC1), a SPAC listed on Euronext Amsterdam, pursuant to which Azerion will become a public company with an initial enterprise value of €1.3 billion.
Stibbe advises Union Investment Stibbe successfully assisted Union Investment with the acquisition from Patrizia AG, on behalf of the South Korean based AIP Asset Management, of the company owning the Astro Tower, the tallest passive building in Brussels.
Stibbe advises Mambu Stibbe advised Mambu, a market-leading, modern SaaS banking platform on raising €235 million in an EQT Growth-led Series E funding round, which is the largest financing round to date for a banking software platform.
Stibbe advises AVR Stibbe advises AVR-Afvalverwerking (AVR) on the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in the Amsterdam-based energy-from-waste company AEB Holding N.V. (AEB) from the municipality of Amsterdam.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications.
Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPB adopts statement on EU Digital Services Package On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a statement on the Digital Services Package proposed by the Commission. The Package refers to a number of legislative proposals aiming at the further use and sharing of data.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Purchasing a prepaid mobile phone anonymously is no longer possible The Belgian Constitutional Court has validated the law of 1 September 2016, removing the possibility to buy a prepaid mobile phone card anonymously.
Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International.
The New Dutch Conditional Withholding Tax And Hybrid Entities Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars explain the Netherlands’ conditional withholding tax regime, which applies to interest and royalty payments to low-tax jurisdictions and aims to curtail profit shifting, and its implications for hybrid entities.
Europese Commissie herziet en verruimt een belangrijk staatssteunkader: consultatie wijzigingen AGVV geopend tot 8 december 2021 De Europese Commissie zet in op meer staatssteun voor innovatieve ondernemingen en duurzaamheid. Dit blijkt uit de voorgestelde wijziging van de Algemene groepsvrijstellingsverordening waarover tot 8 december a.s. een consultatie loopt.
Stibbe advises Schroders Capital Stibbe advises Schroders Capital on the acquisition of Dutch real estate investment specialist Cairn Real Estate.