264 results On the right track? GC sends mixed messages with Lithuanian Railways The essential facilities doctrine imposes on holders of indispensable facilities a duty to deal with their competitors. General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence. Tapping the Equity Capital Markets in Times of Economic Uncertainty This short note discusses a few thoughts for Dutch issuers that are considering a capital raise in order to strengthen their balance sheet, with or without the need to publish a prospectus. Although the markets for equity issuances are currently by and la ESG: European Commission consults on Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy While battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Commission does not lose sight of the long-term objective to fully embed sustainability in the financial services landscape. Bill for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Implementation Act (CSRD) submitted to the Lower House The Bill for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Implementation Act was submitted to the Lower House on 13 January 2025. De Toelatingsorganisatie: een nieuw zelfstandig bestuursorgaan voor kwaliteitsborging in de bouw Met de Wet Kwaliteitsborging voor het bouwen (“Wkb”) wordt een nieuw systeem van bouwtoezicht ingevoerd. Dit systeem zal – naar verwachting – op 1 januari 2022 in werking treden. Termination clauses in agreements and Dutch standards of reasonableness and fairness How can a party terminate an agreement? With the exception of certain specific agreements (i.e. employment or rent), the Dutch Civil Code (DCC) does not provide rules on termination as such. Stibbe represented parties from the advertising industry against an opt-in system for unaddressed advertising material Stibbe represented parties from the advertising industry in proceedings against the municipality of Amsterdam. Stibbe represents Norsk Hydro in ESG-related mass damages claims Stibbe is representing Norsk Hydro, the world's leading aluminium and renewable energy company, in a series of mass damage claims. Granting of declaratory relief sought in collective action: new limitation period for all related individual claims? The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal recently ruled that if a collective action within the meaning of Article 3:305a (old) of the Dutch Civil Code leads to the granting of the requested declaratory relief. Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe Claims assigned to a litigation vehicle: who needs to prove what? Two recent decisions from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal have confirmed that litigation vehicles cannot come empty-handed to the court, and should provide documentation regarding the assignments of claims they submit. Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach. Nieuwsuur: Jeroen Kortmann pleit voor meer regulering op het systeem voor massaclaims In de Nieuwsuur-uitzending van 8 februari gaat Jeroen Kortmann in op de GGD-claim van de Stichting ICAM en pleit hij voor meer regulering. Zonder regulering en toezicht op claimclubs en financiers is het wachten tot het een keer verkeerd gaat. NRC en BNR: Massaschadeclaims in Nederland hebben meer toezicht nodig Jeroen Kortmann gaat in NRC en op BNR Nieuwsradio in op de toename van het aantal massaclaims in Nederland en de risico’s die er kleven aan een gebrek aan toezicht. M&A Magazine: ‘Online supermarkt Picnic is meer tech dan retail’ In het M&A Magazine van april 2025 is een uitgebreid interview te vinden met Duco de Boer, partner in Stibbe's Corporate M&A praktijk, en Julie-Anne Siegers, Legal Counsel bij Picnic. First AI law firm in The Netherlands? Garfield AI just became England’s first approved AI law firm. The purely AI-based firm is a specialised debt-recovery ‘litigation assistant’ that guides users through every step of a small-claims action. Could the Netherlands follow? Pagination Previous page Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Next page
On the right track? GC sends mixed messages with Lithuanian Railways The essential facilities doctrine imposes on holders of indispensable facilities a duty to deal with their competitors.
General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence.
Tapping the Equity Capital Markets in Times of Economic Uncertainty This short note discusses a few thoughts for Dutch issuers that are considering a capital raise in order to strengthen their balance sheet, with or without the need to publish a prospectus. Although the markets for equity issuances are currently by and la
ESG: European Commission consults on Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy While battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Commission does not lose sight of the long-term objective to fully embed sustainability in the financial services landscape.
Bill for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Implementation Act (CSRD) submitted to the Lower House The Bill for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Implementation Act was submitted to the Lower House on 13 January 2025.
De Toelatingsorganisatie: een nieuw zelfstandig bestuursorgaan voor kwaliteitsborging in de bouw Met de Wet Kwaliteitsborging voor het bouwen (“Wkb”) wordt een nieuw systeem van bouwtoezicht ingevoerd. Dit systeem zal – naar verwachting – op 1 januari 2022 in werking treden.
Termination clauses in agreements and Dutch standards of reasonableness and fairness How can a party terminate an agreement? With the exception of certain specific agreements (i.e. employment or rent), the Dutch Civil Code (DCC) does not provide rules on termination as such.
Stibbe represented parties from the advertising industry against an opt-in system for unaddressed advertising material Stibbe represented parties from the advertising industry in proceedings against the municipality of Amsterdam.
Stibbe represents Norsk Hydro in ESG-related mass damages claims Stibbe is representing Norsk Hydro, the world's leading aluminium and renewable energy company, in a series of mass damage claims.
Granting of declaratory relief sought in collective action: new limitation period for all related individual claims? The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal recently ruled that if a collective action within the meaning of Article 3:305a (old) of the Dutch Civil Code leads to the granting of the requested declaratory relief.
Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective
Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe
Claims assigned to a litigation vehicle: who needs to prove what? Two recent decisions from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal have confirmed that litigation vehicles cannot come empty-handed to the court, and should provide documentation regarding the assignments of claims they submit.
Courts take lenient approach to standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations under Dutch class action regime Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach.
Nieuwsuur: Jeroen Kortmann pleit voor meer regulering op het systeem voor massaclaims In de Nieuwsuur-uitzending van 8 februari gaat Jeroen Kortmann in op de GGD-claim van de Stichting ICAM en pleit hij voor meer regulering. Zonder regulering en toezicht op claimclubs en financiers is het wachten tot het een keer verkeerd gaat.
NRC en BNR: Massaschadeclaims in Nederland hebben meer toezicht nodig Jeroen Kortmann gaat in NRC en op BNR Nieuwsradio in op de toename van het aantal massaclaims in Nederland en de risico’s die er kleven aan een gebrek aan toezicht.
M&A Magazine: ‘Online supermarkt Picnic is meer tech dan retail’ In het M&A Magazine van april 2025 is een uitgebreid interview te vinden met Duco de Boer, partner in Stibbe's Corporate M&A praktijk, en Julie-Anne Siegers, Legal Counsel bij Picnic.
First AI law firm in The Netherlands? Garfield AI just became England’s first approved AI law firm. The purely AI-based firm is a specialised debt-recovery ‘litigation assistant’ that guides users through every step of a small-claims action. Could the Netherlands follow?