145 results C'est le ton qui fait la musique – The end of employer copyrights? The CJEU decision in the National Orchestra of Belgium decision shakes up employer copyright in the Netherlands. With new consent and compensation requirements, are your employment contracts still airtight? Discover the implications of the decision here. Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux: même la similitude avec le nom ou la marque du producteur engage la responsabilité du distributeur en tant que « producteur assimilé » Dans un arrêt du 19 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a jugé qu’un distributeur est responsable d’un produit défectueux s'il porte le même nom ou marque que le producteur, même s’il n’a pas apposé la marque. Nouvelles règles de l'UE sur la responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux La Directive sur la responsabilité du fait des produits constitue depuis 1985 la base de la responsabilité des producteurs au sein de l'Union européenne pour les dommages causés par des produits défectueux. La nouvelle Directive clarifie concepts clés. Nieuwe EU-regels inzake aansprakelijkheid voor gebrekkige producten De Richtlijn Productaansprakelijkheid is sinds 1985 de basis voor de aansprakelijkheid van producenten binnen de Europese Unie bij schade door gebrekkige producten. De nieuwe Richtlijn 2024/2853 verruimt en/of verduidelijkt verschillende kernbegrippen. No impairment of the EC’s impartiality: ECJ upholds Scania judgment The ECJ upheld the Commission’s fine on Scania for participating in a cartel. The Commission’s impartiality is not necessarily impaired by having the Commission case team in charge of the settlement procedure also deal with the penalty decision. Enforcement of open, sustainability-oriented CSDDD standards: lessons from administrative law Tom Barkhuysen and Valérie van 't Lam wrote a preliminary opinion for the Koninklijke Vereeniging 'Handelsrecht' on how to enforce the CSDDD's open standards. Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years. Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed. Dust off your dawn raid manuals: the heat is (back) on Companies should brace themselves for multiple multi-jurisdictional dawn raids over the coming months. Corporate Sustainability Reporting: over de Europese aanzet voor het fundament van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving In april 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie het voorstel voor de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD') gepubliceerd. Law and AI (part 3): towards a European perspective in intellectual property? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and resolution IP rights for the development of AI technologies. Law and AI (part 2): towards a European framework in line with the ethical values of the EU? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and the resolution on AI and a framework of ethical aspects. Law and AI (part 1): towards a European civil liability regime? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and the resolution on a civil liability regime for AI. Commission reveals first piece of antitrust sustainability puzzle The European Commission has published a Policy Brief setting out its preliminary views on how to fit the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals into the EU competition rules. Equity raises: prospectus exemptions and share issuance approvals In this note we discuss the interplay between prospectus exemptions and share issuance authorisations of listed Dutch companies. Prospectus exemptions are expanded under the EU Listing Act, but will Dutch issuers be able to take full advantage? 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? De Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is definitief aangenomen Na een lange periode van onderhandelen heeft de Europese Raad op 24 mei 2024 de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) formeel aangenomen. The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design. Pagination Previous page Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page
C'est le ton qui fait la musique – The end of employer copyrights? The CJEU decision in the National Orchestra of Belgium decision shakes up employer copyright in the Netherlands. With new consent and compensation requirements, are your employment contracts still airtight? Discover the implications of the decision here.
Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux: même la similitude avec le nom ou la marque du producteur engage la responsabilité du distributeur en tant que « producteur assimilé » Dans un arrêt du 19 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a jugé qu’un distributeur est responsable d’un produit défectueux s'il porte le même nom ou marque que le producteur, même s’il n’a pas apposé la marque.
Nouvelles règles de l'UE sur la responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux La Directive sur la responsabilité du fait des produits constitue depuis 1985 la base de la responsabilité des producteurs au sein de l'Union européenne pour les dommages causés par des produits défectueux. La nouvelle Directive clarifie concepts clés.
Nieuwe EU-regels inzake aansprakelijkheid voor gebrekkige producten De Richtlijn Productaansprakelijkheid is sinds 1985 de basis voor de aansprakelijkheid van producenten binnen de Europese Unie bij schade door gebrekkige producten. De nieuwe Richtlijn 2024/2853 verruimt en/of verduidelijkt verschillende kernbegrippen.
No impairment of the EC’s impartiality: ECJ upholds Scania judgment The ECJ upheld the Commission’s fine on Scania for participating in a cartel. The Commission’s impartiality is not necessarily impaired by having the Commission case team in charge of the settlement procedure also deal with the penalty decision.
Enforcement of open, sustainability-oriented CSDDD standards: lessons from administrative law Tom Barkhuysen and Valérie van 't Lam wrote a preliminary opinion for the Koninklijke Vereeniging 'Handelsrecht' on how to enforce the CSDDD's open standards.
Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed.
Dust off your dawn raid manuals: the heat is (back) on Companies should brace themselves for multiple multi-jurisdictional dawn raids over the coming months.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: over de Europese aanzet voor het fundament van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving In april 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie het voorstel voor de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD') gepubliceerd.
Law and AI (part 3): towards a European perspective in intellectual property? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and resolution IP rights for the development of AI technologies.
Law and AI (part 2): towards a European framework in line with the ethical values of the EU? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and the resolution on AI and a framework of ethical aspects.
Law and AI (part 1): towards a European civil liability regime? On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and the resolution on a civil liability regime for AI.
Commission reveals first piece of antitrust sustainability puzzle The European Commission has published a Policy Brief setting out its preliminary views on how to fit the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals into the EU competition rules.
Equity raises: prospectus exemptions and share issuance approvals In this note we discuss the interplay between prospectus exemptions and share issuance authorisations of listed Dutch companies. Prospectus exemptions are expanded under the EU Listing Act, but will Dutch issuers be able to take full advantage?
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?
De Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is definitief aangenomen Na een lange periode van onderhandelen heeft de Europese Raad op 24 mei 2024 de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) formeel aangenomen.
The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design.