1494 results Game over for dark patterns? ACM fines Epic for unfairly targeting children The ACM has fined Epic Games for exploiting children’s psychological vulnerabilities, marking a key moment for Dutch consumer law enforcement. Our briefing examines the broader implications for consumer-facing businesses, especially those in online sales. How a 'non-commercial' contract can still qualify as a commercial transaction and be subject to statutory commercial interest Statutory commercial interest is higher than the ordinary statutory interest. Whether statutory commercial interest is due, depends on the qualification of the relationship between the parties as a commercial contract under Article 6:119a DCC. EBA Reports on Virtual IBANs On 24 May 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on virtual IBAN (vIBANs) in which the EBA set outs characteristics and use cases of vIBANs and comments on identified risks associated with this development in the payments market. Stibbe contributes to CFO Forum 2024 Marieke Driessen, Derk Lemstra and Rogier Raas participated in the CFO Forum - The Annual Meeting 2024, organised by our partner Transformation Forums, on 23 May 2024. You can read the insights of the meeting in the report. Stibbe advises Advantest Corporation on the acquisition of Salland Engineering Stibbe has successfully assisted Advantest Corporation in their acquisition of Salland Engineering. Under this acquisition, Salland Engineering will be an independent, wholly-owned (indirect) subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH. Stibbe advises Abab and Alfa on merger Stibbe has successfully assisted ‘ABAB Accountants’ and ‘Alfa Accountants en Adviseurs’ in their merger process. ESMA guidance on pre-close calls with analysts ESMA issued a statement on the practice of organising pre-close calls, where issuers share information with analysts immediately before a closed period. ESMA reiterates the legislative framework and identifies best practices for these calls. Netherlands Chapters in Chambers: Venture Capital 2024 Marc Habermehl, Jeroen Smits, Roderik Vrolijk, David de Groot and Max de Heer contributed to Chambers: Venture Capital 2024 in chapters about Law and Practice and Trends and Developments in the Netherlands. Stibbe Amsterdam appoints two new counsel We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Rut Molenaar-Wingens and Phinney Disseldorp to counsel effective 1 July and 1 August. Klachtplicht niet van toepassing bij overtreding concurrentiebeding (annotatie) Het oordeel van de Hoge Raad dat de klachtplicht ex artikel 6:89 BW niet van toepassing is bij schending van een concurrentiebeding sluit aan bij eerdere rechtspraak. Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts. Rli publicatie “Met Recht Balanceren” Stibbe advocaat Tijn Kortmann heeft bijgedragen aan de Rli publicatie “Met Recht Balanceren: juridisering in de leefomgeving” die op 26 juni 2024 is verschenen. Stibbe advises Viatris in sale of substantially all of Viatris’ European OTC Business to Cooper Consumer Health Stibbe successfully guides Viatris through EU regulatory processes. Corporate governance and directors' duties in the Netherlands: overview A high-level overview of board composition and restrictions, directors' remuneration, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, and internal controls, accounts and audits. Tax Alert: Update on VAT case law In this Tax Alert, we address recent case law relating to VAT. The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2024 On Tuesday 17 September 2024 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2025 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2025 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and the 2025 Other Tax Measures (Overige Fiscale Maatregelen). Stibbe secures Tax Firm of the Year title We are pleased to have been recognized as both Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year and Belgium Tax Firm of the Year at the annual International Tax Review Award Ceremony in London. Gegevensbescherming: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG Tom Barkhuysen, Janita Hofman, Minke Reijneveld en Steven Bastiaans (Boels Zanders) schreven samen de jaarlijkse NTB kroniek: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG. Pagination Previous page Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Next page
Game over for dark patterns? ACM fines Epic for unfairly targeting children The ACM has fined Epic Games for exploiting children’s psychological vulnerabilities, marking a key moment for Dutch consumer law enforcement. Our briefing examines the broader implications for consumer-facing businesses, especially those in online sales.
How a 'non-commercial' contract can still qualify as a commercial transaction and be subject to statutory commercial interest Statutory commercial interest is higher than the ordinary statutory interest. Whether statutory commercial interest is due, depends on the qualification of the relationship between the parties as a commercial contract under Article 6:119a DCC.
EBA Reports on Virtual IBANs On 24 May 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on virtual IBAN (vIBANs) in which the EBA set outs characteristics and use cases of vIBANs and comments on identified risks associated with this development in the payments market.
Stibbe contributes to CFO Forum 2024 Marieke Driessen, Derk Lemstra and Rogier Raas participated in the CFO Forum - The Annual Meeting 2024, organised by our partner Transformation Forums, on 23 May 2024. You can read the insights of the meeting in the report.
Stibbe advises Advantest Corporation on the acquisition of Salland Engineering Stibbe has successfully assisted Advantest Corporation in their acquisition of Salland Engineering. Under this acquisition, Salland Engineering will be an independent, wholly-owned (indirect) subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH.
Stibbe advises Abab and Alfa on merger Stibbe has successfully assisted ‘ABAB Accountants’ and ‘Alfa Accountants en Adviseurs’ in their merger process.
ESMA guidance on pre-close calls with analysts ESMA issued a statement on the practice of organising pre-close calls, where issuers share information with analysts immediately before a closed period. ESMA reiterates the legislative framework and identifies best practices for these calls.
Netherlands Chapters in Chambers: Venture Capital 2024 Marc Habermehl, Jeroen Smits, Roderik Vrolijk, David de Groot and Max de Heer contributed to Chambers: Venture Capital 2024 in chapters about Law and Practice and Trends and Developments in the Netherlands.
Stibbe Amsterdam appoints two new counsel We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Rut Molenaar-Wingens and Phinney Disseldorp to counsel effective 1 July and 1 August.
Klachtplicht niet van toepassing bij overtreding concurrentiebeding (annotatie) Het oordeel van de Hoge Raad dat de klachtplicht ex artikel 6:89 BW niet van toepassing is bij schending van een concurrentiebeding sluit aan bij eerdere rechtspraak.
Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts.
Rli publicatie “Met Recht Balanceren” Stibbe advocaat Tijn Kortmann heeft bijgedragen aan de Rli publicatie “Met Recht Balanceren: juridisering in de leefomgeving” die op 26 juni 2024 is verschenen.
Stibbe advises Viatris in sale of substantially all of Viatris’ European OTC Business to Cooper Consumer Health Stibbe successfully guides Viatris through EU regulatory processes.
Corporate governance and directors' duties in the Netherlands: overview A high-level overview of board composition and restrictions, directors' remuneration, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, and internal controls, accounts and audits.
The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2024 On Tuesday 17 September 2024 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2025 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2025 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and the 2025 Other Tax Measures (Overige Fiscale Maatregelen).
Stibbe secures Tax Firm of the Year title We are pleased to have been recognized as both Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year and Belgium Tax Firm of the Year at the annual International Tax Review Award Ceremony in London.
Gegevensbescherming: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG Tom Barkhuysen, Janita Hofman, Minke Reijneveld en Steven Bastiaans (Boels Zanders) schreven samen de jaarlijkse NTB kroniek: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG.