26 results International Comparative Legal Guide - Insurance & Reinsurance 2023 - Belgium Chapter The ICLG to Insurance & Reinsurance covers common issues in insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations ā including regulatory authorities and procedures, (re)insurance claims, litigation ā overview, litigation ā procedure and arbitration. Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent. Right to free choice of lawyer also applies to stages in a dispute that may lead to proceedings The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found in a judgment of May 2020 that the right of a legal assistance insured person to freely choose his or her lawyer applies not only to proceedings before a court or an administrative body [...]. Op naar hoe: de volgende stap in het AFM-toezicht op duurzaamheidsclaims De Autoriteit FinanciĆ«le Markten (AFM) maant financiĆ«le ondernemingen tot uitgebreidere, concretere en duidelijkere communicatie over duurzaamheid. The latest Legal Updates straight to your mailbox We publish high-quality legal knowledge and insights on our website on a daily basis. If you would like to be promptly informed about the latest developments within your areas of interest, we invite you to sign up for our Legal Updates. De laatste Legal Updates direct in uw mailbox Dagelijks publiceren wij op onze website hoogwaardige juridische kennis en vooruitzichten. Wilt u snel op de hoogte zijn van de meest actuele ontwikkelingen binnen uw interessegebieden? Meld u dan aan voor onze Legal Updates. Financial Regulation ā Q2 2023 Update Changes to Dutch financial regulations entered into force on or around 1 July, including notable amendments for holders of a qualifying holding in certain Dutch regulated financial institutions. We have listed the main changes in this publication. Asset intensive reinsurance agreements ā new requirement to obtain DNBās prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bankās prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country. Climate case Milieudefensie et al. ā The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell. Klimaatzaak Milieudefensie e.a. ā rechtbank beveelt Shell te zorgen voor CO2-reductie Op 26 mei 2021 deed de rechtbank Den Haag uitspraak in de zaak tussen Milieudefensie e.a. tegen Shell. Een multidisciplinair team van Stibbe geeft in dit blog haarĀ eerste visie op deze uitspraak en legt uit waarom dit een baanbrekende uitspraak kan zijn. Stibbe advises BP Stibbe successfully acted as counsel for BP in proceedings before the Dutch courts and the CJEU. WAMCA: imperfections come to the surface Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law. EU Council suggests fundamental changes to proposal for Directive on representative actions The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed ā again. Courts take lenient approach to standing of āidealisticā claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of āidealisticā claim foundations shows courtsā lenient approach. NRC en BNR: Massaschadeclaims in Nederland hebben meer toezicht nodig Jeroen Kortmann gaat inĀ NRC en op BNR Nieuwsradio in op de toename van het aantal massaclaims in Nederland en de risicoās die er kleven aan een gebrek aan toezicht. To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG. Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as āqualified entitiesā By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as āqualified entitiesā (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
International Comparative Legal Guide - Insurance & Reinsurance 2023 - Belgium Chapter The ICLG to Insurance & Reinsurance covers common issues in insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations ā including regulatory authorities and procedures, (re)insurance claims, litigation ā overview, litigation ā procedure and arbitration.
Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent.
Right to free choice of lawyer also applies to stages in a dispute that may lead to proceedings The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found in a judgment of May 2020 that the right of a legal assistance insured person to freely choose his or her lawyer applies not only to proceedings before a court or an administrative body [...].
Op naar hoe: de volgende stap in het AFM-toezicht op duurzaamheidsclaims De Autoriteit Financiƫle Markten (AFM) maant financiƫle ondernemingen tot uitgebreidere, concretere en duidelijkere communicatie over duurzaamheid.
The latest Legal Updates straight to your mailbox We publish high-quality legal knowledge and insights on our website on a daily basis. If you would like to be promptly informed about the latest developments within your areas of interest, we invite you to sign up for our Legal Updates.
De laatste Legal Updates direct in uw mailbox Dagelijks publiceren wij op onze website hoogwaardige juridische kennis en vooruitzichten. Wilt u snel op de hoogte zijn van de meest actuele ontwikkelingen binnen uw interessegebieden? Meld u dan aan voor onze Legal Updates.
Financial Regulation ā Q2 2023 Update Changes to Dutch financial regulations entered into force on or around 1 July, including notable amendments for holders of a qualifying holding in certain Dutch regulated financial institutions. We have listed the main changes in this publication.
Asset intensive reinsurance agreements ā new requirement to obtain DNBās prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bankās prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country.
Climate case Milieudefensie et al. ā The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell.
Klimaatzaak Milieudefensie e.a. ā rechtbank beveelt Shell te zorgen voor CO2-reductie Op 26 mei 2021 deed de rechtbank Den Haag uitspraak in de zaak tussen Milieudefensie e.a. tegen Shell. Een multidisciplinair team van Stibbe geeft in dit blog haarĀ eerste visie op deze uitspraak en legt uit waarom dit een baanbrekende uitspraak kan zijn.
Stibbe advises BP Stibbe successfully acted as counsel for BP in proceedings before the Dutch courts and the CJEU.
WAMCA: imperfections come to the surface Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law.
EU Council suggests fundamental changes to proposal for Directive on representative actions The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed ā again.
Courts take lenient approach to standing of āidealisticā claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of āidealisticā claim foundations shows courtsā lenient approach.
NRC en BNR: Massaschadeclaims in Nederland hebben meer toezicht nodig Jeroen Kortmann gaat inĀ NRC en op BNR Nieuwsradio in op de toename van het aantal massaclaims in Nederland en de risicoās die er kleven aan een gebrek aan toezicht.
To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera
In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG.
Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as āqualified entitiesā By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as āqualified entitiesā (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers.