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Netherlands further locked in? Council of State limits internal netting of nitrogen emissions The Council of State has changed its case law on internal and external netting. This has major implications for activities involving nitrogen. In this blog Anna Collignon discusses the new case law.
Stibbe advises: Pontegadea acquires minority stake in Q-Park as Interogo Holding increases investment Stibbe advises Q-Park B.V. on Pontegadea Inversiones S.L.'s acquisition of a 20% stake from existing shareholders, including KKR.
Stibbe advises British American Tobacco Stibbe has advised British American Tobacco regarding the sale of its Niemeyer factory in Groningen to MWPO.
Including scope 3 emissions in environmental impact assessments used in public decision-making In this blog post, we discuss the role that Scope 3 emissions can play in project permitting and environmental impact assessments. We do this in the light of a landmark decision by the UK Supreme Court on 20 June 2024.
Rules against deforestation: the effect and coming into effect of the Deforestation Regulation Developments regarding the regulation on deforestation. In this blog we address the most prominent matters.
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions in the Netherlands Heleen Kersten and Omar El Gachi contributed to the Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions The Netherlands.
Stibbe Amsterdam appoints Wouter den Hollander as counsel We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has appointed Wouter den Hollander as counsel as of 1 April. Wouter’s appointment strengthens Stibbe’s Litigation & Arbitration practice.
Netherlands Chapter in Chambers Corporate Tax 2025 Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer and Rogier van der Struijk contributed to the Chambers Corporate Tax 2025 – Global Practice Guides.
The 2025 Spring Memorandum of the Dutch Ministry of Finance The Dutch Ministry of Finance's 2025 Spring Memorandum outlines key tax updates affecting international businesses, including changes to the lucrative interest scheme, new anti-abuse measures, and proposals to boost employee participation.
Tom Verdonk defends Ph.D. on competition law and food security His dissertation entitled “Seeds of Market Power” examines how EU competition law can promote both fair access to innovation and food security through collaborative licensing in the seed and biotech sectors.
Q&A document published on the new Dutch tax classification rules for (foreign) entities The Dutch Tax Authorities published a Questions and Answers document (the “Q&A”) addressing various questions which arose in practice in connection with the new Dutch tax classification rules for (foreign) entities.
Stibbe advised MultiSafePay Stibbe advised MultiSafePay on all corporate and financial regulatory aspects of the acquisition of MultisafePay by ANT.
Dutch Supreme Court clarifies rent increase clause: surcharge of 3% in addition to the agreed indexation according to the CPI is not unfair Since 2023, there has been a debate as to whether such a surcharge clause should be considered unfair within the meaning of European Directive 93/13/EEC. Case law on this issue and on the possible legal consequences has been divided.
Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam, Heijmans, Fluor and 3i on the PPP A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management officially opened the first lanes of the Gaasperdammertunnel on the A9 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on 5 July. The Gaasperdammertunnel forms part of the PPP SAA A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project.
Stibbe advises Rhône Group and The Chatterjee Group Stibbe advised private equity firm Rhône Group and The Chatterjee Group on the joint acquisition of McDermott International, Inc.’s Lummus Technology Group.
E-book NOW-2: Second Temporary Emergency Bridging Measure Work Retention On 17 Mar 2020, Dutch cabinet announced the first emergency support package to address corona crisis impact for the purpose of Work Retention and Self-Employed persons.
European Commission to pull the strings of foreign subsidies The European Commission is adding powers to its toolbox to ensure a level playing field between European and foreign(-backed) companies active on the EU market.
Return to sender: Court annuls ministerial unblocking of postal merger The Rotterdam District Court has annulled the Dutch Minister’s very first clearance of a blocked merger (between postal operators PostNL and Sandd), on grounds of public interest.