158 results Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). De tussentijdse 2040-klimaatdoelstelling Met het voorstel tot een reductie van 90% tegen 2040 scherpt de Europese Commissie haar klimaatambitie aan binnen het kader van de Europese Klimaatwet. De juridische grondslagen en implicaties ervan op het Belgisch beleid lees je hier. The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commission’s initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies. Private Investigation Act - Unpacking the Scope and Key Requirements This seminar, the first in our 2025 TMT seminar series, examines the new Belgian Private Investigation Act ("Wet tot regeling van de private opsporing" / "Loi réglementant la recherche privée"), which came into effect in December 2024. The impact of Book 7 and the Data Act on IT contracts This seminar, the second in our 2025 TMT seminar series, covers the impact of Book 7 (Special Contracts) and the Data Act on IT contracts. The Commission’s ‘killer’ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite. Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all? Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte? De planologische compensatieplicht is nu wettelijk verplicht bij elke wijziging van een 'zachte' naar een 'harde' bestemming. Wat betekent dit voor toekomstige RUP’s? Ontdek de regels, uitzonderingen én de nieuwe handleiding van het Departement Omgeving. Transition finance in the debt and investments markets This blog explores the key elements of the Guide and its practical implications for loan documentation and structuring, as well as the outlook for transition finance investment products. First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. Selectie van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Hier vindt u een selectie van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 31 december 2023. Sélection des développements juridiques belges et européens Veuillez trouver ici une sélection des récents développements juridiques belges et européens arrêtés au 31 décembre 2023. On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available. Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such? Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners on the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare. Cyber incidents… are you ready for it? Cyber incidents have become an inescapable part of today’s reality, and they are here to stay. The question is no longer if your organisation will become affected by an incident, but when. Supreme Court approves criminal liability of suspect refusing to unlock his smartphone In a groundbreaking judgment, the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) states that the investigating judge may order a suspect to provide the access code of his mobile phone. Hans Van Bavel and Charlotte Conings shed a light on the judgment. La revente illicite d'une licence de logiciel est contraire aux pratiques loyales du marché et il est permis d'avertir les clients de cette illégalité Le tribunal de commerce d'Anvers a jugé qu'un distributeur exclusif d'un logiciel peut prévenir ses clients potentiels de la pratique commerciale déloyale d'une autre société consistant à modifier puis à revendre plusieurs fois la même licence. Pagination Previous page Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Next page
Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
De tussentijdse 2040-klimaatdoelstelling Met het voorstel tot een reductie van 90% tegen 2040 scherpt de Europese Commissie haar klimaatambitie aan binnen het kader van de Europese Klimaatwet. De juridische grondslagen en implicaties ervan op het Belgisch beleid lees je hier.
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commission’s initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies.
Private Investigation Act - Unpacking the Scope and Key Requirements This seminar, the first in our 2025 TMT seminar series, examines the new Belgian Private Investigation Act ("Wet tot regeling van de private opsporing" / "Loi réglementant la recherche privée"), which came into effect in December 2024.
The impact of Book 7 and the Data Act on IT contracts This seminar, the second in our 2025 TMT seminar series, covers the impact of Book 7 (Special Contracts) and the Data Act on IT contracts.
The Commission’s ‘killer’ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite.
Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?
Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte? De planologische compensatieplicht is nu wettelijk verplicht bij elke wijziging van een 'zachte' naar een 'harde' bestemming. Wat betekent dit voor toekomstige RUP’s? Ontdek de regels, uitzonderingen én de nieuwe handleiding van het Departement Omgeving.
Transition finance in the debt and investments markets This blog explores the key elements of the Guide and its practical implications for loan documentation and structuring, as well as the outlook for transition finance investment products.
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
Selectie van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Hier vindt u een selectie van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 31 december 2023.
Sélection des développements juridiques belges et européens Veuillez trouver ici une sélection des récents développements juridiques belges et européens arrêtés au 31 décembre 2023.
On repeat but louder: the ACM’s 2024 priorities On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available.
Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such?
Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners on the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare.
Cyber incidents… are you ready for it? Cyber incidents have become an inescapable part of today’s reality, and they are here to stay. The question is no longer if your organisation will become affected by an incident, but when.
Supreme Court approves criminal liability of suspect refusing to unlock his smartphone In a groundbreaking judgment, the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) states that the investigating judge may order a suspect to provide the access code of his mobile phone. Hans Van Bavel and Charlotte Conings shed a light on the judgment.
La revente illicite d'une licence de logiciel est contraire aux pratiques loyales du marché et il est permis d'avertir les clients de cette illégalité Le tribunal de commerce d'Anvers a jugé qu'un distributeur exclusif d'un logiciel peut prévenir ses clients potentiels de la pratique commerciale déloyale d'une autre société consistant à modifier puis à revendre plusieurs fois la même licence.