837 results It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel. The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market". Margrethe Vestager to play matchmaker between enforcement and regulation Current Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may face even greater challenges in the next European Commission. Big tech firms entering banking: be careful what you wish for Big tech firms, whether entering or already active on payments markets, are under scrutiny. PSD2 has opened up the payments markets to non-bank companies, but this comes with both risks and opportunities. Walking a thin line: cooperation and collusion Buying groups are under attack from competition authorities across Europe. Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies. European Green Deal: klimaatverandering topprioriteit voor de Europese Commissie De European Green Deal zet klimaatverandering centraal met plannen voor 50% minder emissies tegen 2030, een CO₂-douanetaks, hervorming van het ETS-systeem, oprichting van het Just Transition Fund en groene investeringen via de Europese Investeringsbank. Dutch court rules that investors suffer investment loss in the market where securities are listed and traded On 29 January 2020, the Rotterdam District Court ruled on the question of which laws are applicable to the tort claims brought by (former) Petrobras investors against Petrobras (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2020:614). Kroniek van het Europese Aanbestedingsrecht De kroniek van het Europese aanbestedingsrecht in het Tijdschrift voor Bouwrecht vat een aantal belangrijke uitspraken samen van het Europese Hof van Justitie (Hof) op het gebied van het aanbestedingsrecht. Getting the Deal Through - Private M&A 2023: The BeNeLux chapters A team of Stibbe lawyers from our Brussels, Luxembourg and Amsterdam offices have authored the BeNeLux sections of the Private M&A 2023 chapters published by Lexology Getting the Deal Through. Stibbe Luxembourg expands its service with the arrival of Of Counsel, Jeannette Vaude-Perrin Stibbe reinforces its asset management/investment funds practice with the hire of Jeannette Vaude-Perrin as Of Counsel in its Luxembourg office. Stibbe Luxembourg étend son offre de services avec la venue d'Of Counsel, Jeannette Vaude-Perrin Stibbe renforce sa pratique de gestion d’actifs/fonds d’investissement avec la venue de Jeannette Vaude-Perrin en tant que Of Counsel. Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more. EFTA Court offers guidance for assessing national limitation periods for follow-on damages claims On 17 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) ruled that national limitation periods should not make damages claims impossible or excessively difficult. Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2022 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Benjamin Marthoz and Tom Storck have contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2022. Product counseling en intellectueel eigendom In deze podcastaflevering van Stibbe Legal Insights spreken Femke van der Voort, gespecialiseerd in intellectueel eigendom, en Paul van der Hulst, mede-eigenaar en managing director van MoviĜo, over het beschermen van intellectuele eigendomsrechten. Gotta catch ‘em all? Upward referral of ‘killer acquisitions’ upheld Companies involved in intended or completed M&A transactions falling below EU and national merger notification thresholds should beware that their deals may still catch the European Commission’s eye. Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR. Pagination Previous page Page 31 Current page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Next page
It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel.
The postman will no longer ring twice: Minister unblocks postal merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently blocked postal operator PostNL's acquisition of its only national competitor, Sandd, because this would create "a monopolist on the postal delivery market".
Margrethe Vestager to play matchmaker between enforcement and regulation Current Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may face even greater challenges in the next European Commission.
Big tech firms entering banking: be careful what you wish for Big tech firms, whether entering or already active on payments markets, are under scrutiny. PSD2 has opened up the payments markets to non-bank companies, but this comes with both risks and opportunities.
Walking a thin line: cooperation and collusion Buying groups are under attack from competition authorities across Europe.
Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies.
European Green Deal: klimaatverandering topprioriteit voor de Europese Commissie De European Green Deal zet klimaatverandering centraal met plannen voor 50% minder emissies tegen 2030, een CO₂-douanetaks, hervorming van het ETS-systeem, oprichting van het Just Transition Fund en groene investeringen via de Europese Investeringsbank.
Dutch court rules that investors suffer investment loss in the market where securities are listed and traded On 29 January 2020, the Rotterdam District Court ruled on the question of which laws are applicable to the tort claims brought by (former) Petrobras investors against Petrobras (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2020:614).
Kroniek van het Europese Aanbestedingsrecht De kroniek van het Europese aanbestedingsrecht in het Tijdschrift voor Bouwrecht vat een aantal belangrijke uitspraken samen van het Europese Hof van Justitie (Hof) op het gebied van het aanbestedingsrecht.
Getting the Deal Through - Private M&A 2023: The BeNeLux chapters A team of Stibbe lawyers from our Brussels, Luxembourg and Amsterdam offices have authored the BeNeLux sections of the Private M&A 2023 chapters published by Lexology Getting the Deal Through.
Stibbe Luxembourg expands its service with the arrival of Of Counsel, Jeannette Vaude-Perrin Stibbe reinforces its asset management/investment funds practice with the hire of Jeannette Vaude-Perrin as Of Counsel in its Luxembourg office.
Stibbe Luxembourg étend son offre de services avec la venue d'Of Counsel, Jeannette Vaude-Perrin Stibbe renforce sa pratique de gestion d’actifs/fonds d’investissement avec la venue de Jeannette Vaude-Perrin en tant que Of Counsel.
Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more.
EFTA Court offers guidance for assessing national limitation periods for follow-on damages claims On 17 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) ruled that national limitation periods should not make damages claims impossible or excessively difficult.
Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2022 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Benjamin Marthoz and Tom Storck have contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2022.
Product counseling en intellectueel eigendom In deze podcastaflevering van Stibbe Legal Insights spreken Femke van der Voort, gespecialiseerd in intellectueel eigendom, en Paul van der Hulst, mede-eigenaar en managing director van MoviĜo, over het beschermen van intellectuele eigendomsrechten.
Gotta catch ‘em all? Upward referral of ‘killer acquisitions’ upheld Companies involved in intended or completed M&A transactions falling below EU and national merger notification thresholds should beware that their deals may still catch the European Commission’s eye.
Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR.