356 results The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands (part 4): four new nuclear power plants The Dutch government wants to build four new nuclear power plants. The technical studies are positive, the costs have been estimated and a new state participation is ready. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are also being given serious consideration. David de Groot Senior Associate Amsterdam EU ESG wrap-up: concluding 2025 and stepping into 2026 In this blog, we briefly discuss the notable legal developments of 2025 and describe some of the major EU legal and legislative developments expected in 2026 and the planned proposals from the European Commission (EC) work programme for 2026. Stibbe advises the Walloon Transport Operator Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) with the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia. Nienke Rozeman Senior Associate Amsterdam Stibbe Brussels appoints three new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the promotions of Florent Volckaert (Corporate and M&A), Margaux Beyer (Corporate and M&A) and Stefanie François (Environment and Planning) to partner in its Brussels office, effective 1 January 2026. No time to rest! Updates on Dutch and European investment screening After a busy 2024 in terms of screening action, there is no time to take a rest for the Dutch and EU legislators on the topic of investment screening. Time for another update! PFAS in Walloon and Brussels law Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and very low degradability, have been the subject of several major scandals in Europe in recent years. EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness. Developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks This contribution discusses developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks. Digital Law Up(to)date: Launch of a public consultation to modernise the European liability rules In this blog, we briefly present an initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 85/374 on the liability for defective products and to adapt the liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence. Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology. 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). First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space! Actuele ontwikkelingen rondom de Corporate Governance Code De Corporate Governance Code is geen rustig bezit. In deze bijdrage in het tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht bespreekt Sandra Rietveld enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom de Code. Grid congestion in the Netherlands: ACM consultation of new prioritisation framework for electricity transport capacity requests On 26 June 2025, the Dutch energy regulator the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published for consultation a new prioritisation framework for electricity transport capacity requests. The ACM invites market parties to submit their views. The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition. Pagination Previous page Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Next page
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.
The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands (part 4): four new nuclear power plants The Dutch government wants to build four new nuclear power plants. The technical studies are positive, the costs have been estimated and a new state participation is ready. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are also being given serious consideration.
EU ESG wrap-up: concluding 2025 and stepping into 2026 In this blog, we briefly discuss the notable legal developments of 2025 and describe some of the major EU legal and legislative developments expected in 2026 and the planned proposals from the European Commission (EC) work programme for 2026.
Stibbe advises the Walloon Transport Operator Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) with the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia.
Stibbe Brussels appoints three new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the promotions of Florent Volckaert (Corporate and M&A), Margaux Beyer (Corporate and M&A) and Stefanie François (Environment and Planning) to partner in its Brussels office, effective 1 January 2026.
No time to rest! Updates on Dutch and European investment screening After a busy 2024 in terms of screening action, there is no time to take a rest for the Dutch and EU legislators on the topic of investment screening. Time for another update!
PFAS in Walloon and Brussels law Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and very low degradability, have been the subject of several major scandals in Europe in recent years.
EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness.
Developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks This contribution discusses developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Launch of a public consultation to modernise the European liability rules In this blog, we briefly present an initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 85/374 on the liability for defective products and to adapt the liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence.
Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.
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).
First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space!
Actuele ontwikkelingen rondom de Corporate Governance Code De Corporate Governance Code is geen rustig bezit. In deze bijdrage in het tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht bespreekt Sandra Rietveld enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom de Code.
Grid congestion in the Netherlands: ACM consultation of new prioritisation framework for electricity transport capacity requests On 26 June 2025, the Dutch energy regulator the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published for consultation a new prioritisation framework for electricity transport capacity requests. The ACM invites market parties to submit their views.
The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition.