136 results Financial sector remains on the antitrust radar: the report on loan syndication is out The European Commission recently published a report it had commissioned to examine the market dynamics and potential antitrust risks related to loan syndication. Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court, Matthijs Kuijpers of Stibbe Amsterdam has released the handbook on this new court setting out all relevant information concerning this new international court and what it may offer parties Fine liability in antitrust cases is closely scrutinised by Dutch courts A parent company can be held liable for a subsidiary's anti-competitive conduct if the parent has exercised decisive influence over the subsidiary, because the two are then considered a single undertaking. Stibbe launches website on the new Netherlands Commercial Court To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court on 1 January 2019, Stibbe has launched a new website to provide you with the latest developments on this new international court. General Court dismisses Canal+ appeal against pay-TV commitment decision The General Court recently dismissed the appeal brought by Canal+ against the decision of the European Commission making the commitments of Paramount legally binding. Guess what, online branding restrictions are on the Commission's radar Companies are probably aware of the Commission's eagerness to clamp down on online resale price maintenance and geo-blocking restrictions. The recent fine for vertical restraints by clothing company Guess marks a new dot on the Commission's radar. Stibbe advises Zeewolde and Geefsweer wind farms On 19 December 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State ruled that the building of Zeewolde and Geefsweer wind farms could go ahead. Stibbe wins Mergermarket ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award During the European M&A Awards 2018 in London organised by Mergermarket, Stibbe received the ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award. Following a review of all pitches and M&A league table data the judges selected Stibbe as the winner for the Benelu Stibbe represents bankruptcy trustees MC Slotervaart in dispute with medical specialists In summary proceedings against the bankruptcy trustees of the Amsterdam hospital MC Slotervaart, a group of medical specialists claimed they had been given insufficient time to make an offer to take over the bankrupt MC Slotervaart. The specialists applie European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims. Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project. CJEU decision on a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax for foreign investment funds Dutch dividend withholding tax has been a hot topic the last few years. In 2018 there were discussions on whether the Dutch dividend withholding tax should be abolished or not. One of the arguments to abolish related to the potential risk of the Dutch div Can the government refrain from imposing enforcement measures if it is not within the offender’s power to comply with a standard? What should be done if a stakeholder makes a request to the government for enforcement to rectify violations in a scenario where the offender does not have full power to comply because of a reliance on third parties? Stibbe named Belgium and Netherlands Law Firm of the Year 2018 at Chambers Europe Awards At the Chambers Europe Awards 2018 in Madrid on Friday 20 April, Benelux law firm Stibbe was selected as Law Firm of the Year in both Belgium and the Netherlands. Commission evaluates Antitrust Damages Directive: to be continued On 14 December 2020, the Commission published a report on the implementation of the Antitrust Damages Directive (the Directive). The Commission observes a significant increase in antitrust damages actions since the adoption of the Directive. Stibbe advises Basic-Fit Stibbe advised Basic-Fit on the amendment of its finance agreements with its banks. Stibbe, KPMG and NVB Sustainable Finance Week The Sustainable Finance Week - organised by Stibbe, KPMG and NVB - will take place across 4 afternoons, starting on Monday 31 May 2021. Through an online conference platform, we will present a variety of live information sessions on the EU Sustainable Fin Webinar: Nitrogen regulation and area development Stibbe’s Amsterdam office, in cooperation with the Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling, is organising a webinar on the state of affairs regarding nitrogen regulation and the opportunities for area development. The webinar will he held on Wednesday 3 June Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
Financial sector remains on the antitrust radar: the report on loan syndication is out The European Commission recently published a report it had commissioned to examine the market dynamics and potential antitrust risks related to loan syndication.
Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court, Matthijs Kuijpers of Stibbe Amsterdam has released the handbook on this new court setting out all relevant information concerning this new international court and what it may offer parties
Fine liability in antitrust cases is closely scrutinised by Dutch courts A parent company can be held liable for a subsidiary's anti-competitive conduct if the parent has exercised decisive influence over the subsidiary, because the two are then considered a single undertaking.
Stibbe launches website on the new Netherlands Commercial Court To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court on 1 January 2019, Stibbe has launched a new website to provide you with the latest developments on this new international court.
General Court dismisses Canal+ appeal against pay-TV commitment decision The General Court recently dismissed the appeal brought by Canal+ against the decision of the European Commission making the commitments of Paramount legally binding.
Guess what, online branding restrictions are on the Commission's radar Companies are probably aware of the Commission's eagerness to clamp down on online resale price maintenance and geo-blocking restrictions. The recent fine for vertical restraints by clothing company Guess marks a new dot on the Commission's radar.
Stibbe advises Zeewolde and Geefsweer wind farms On 19 December 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State ruled that the building of Zeewolde and Geefsweer wind farms could go ahead.
Stibbe wins Mergermarket ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award During the European M&A Awards 2018 in London organised by Mergermarket, Stibbe received the ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award. Following a review of all pitches and M&A league table data the judges selected Stibbe as the winner for the Benelu
Stibbe represents bankruptcy trustees MC Slotervaart in dispute with medical specialists In summary proceedings against the bankruptcy trustees of the Amsterdam hospital MC Slotervaart, a group of medical specialists claimed they had been given insufficient time to make an offer to take over the bankrupt MC Slotervaart. The specialists applie
European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims.
Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project.
CJEU decision on a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax for foreign investment funds Dutch dividend withholding tax has been a hot topic the last few years. In 2018 there were discussions on whether the Dutch dividend withholding tax should be abolished or not. One of the arguments to abolish related to the potential risk of the Dutch div
Can the government refrain from imposing enforcement measures if it is not within the offender’s power to comply with a standard? What should be done if a stakeholder makes a request to the government for enforcement to rectify violations in a scenario where the offender does not have full power to comply because of a reliance on third parties?
Stibbe named Belgium and Netherlands Law Firm of the Year 2018 at Chambers Europe Awards At the Chambers Europe Awards 2018 in Madrid on Friday 20 April, Benelux law firm Stibbe was selected as Law Firm of the Year in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
Commission evaluates Antitrust Damages Directive: to be continued On 14 December 2020, the Commission published a report on the implementation of the Antitrust Damages Directive (the Directive). The Commission observes a significant increase in antitrust damages actions since the adoption of the Directive.
Stibbe advises Basic-Fit Stibbe advised Basic-Fit on the amendment of its finance agreements with its banks.
Stibbe, KPMG and NVB Sustainable Finance Week The Sustainable Finance Week - organised by Stibbe, KPMG and NVB - will take place across 4 afternoons, starting on Monday 31 May 2021. Through an online conference platform, we will present a variety of live information sessions on the EU Sustainable Fin
Webinar: Nitrogen regulation and area development Stibbe’s Amsterdam office, in cooperation with the Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling, is organising a webinar on the state of affairs regarding nitrogen regulation and the opportunities for area development. The webinar will he held on Wednesday 3 June