878 results The Dutch UBO register will be introduced in January 2020 On 4 April 2019, a legislative proposal to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') was submitted to the Dutch parliament. Damage due to a defective driveway and the Dutch twenty year limitation period On 22 March 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:412) that the strict liability for buildings (opstalaansprakelijkheid) is not linked to a specific damaging act but to a damaging condition, as referred to in section 6:174 DCC. Therefore, t 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 Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state? Buckle up: the ACM is racing ahead with speedy solutions and more fines The Dutch competition watchdog ACM will bite faster and fiercer, according to its new chairman Martijn Snoep. The ACM plans to shorten the length of its investigations by deciding on their merits sooner. Financial regulatory law update 2019 Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes. Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed. The ACM follows EU approach in its first pharmaceutical merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently reviewed its first merger between two pharmaceutical companies. The need for speed in mergers is no reason to ignore rights of defence On 16 January 2019, the European Court of Justice clarified the procedural guarantees the European Commission needs to provide to merging parties during merger reviews. Companies unprepared for increasing cyber risks Companies increasingly face cybercrime incidents. Stibbe offers tailor-made solutions. Wouter den Hollander wins award for finest administrative law publication in 2018 On Friday 19 January 2019, Wouter den Hollander received the award for finest administrative law publication in 2018. European Birds Directive: deviation schemes with varying success Both the Belgian and French Councils of State have expressed their views on the application of Article 9 of the Birds Directive. This article allows for a scheme that deviates from the prohibition to disturb, hunt, or kill protected bird species. Steven Hijink joins Dutch Accounting Standards Board Steven Hijink has been appointed as one of ten members of the Dutch Accounting Standards Board (DASB), the executive body of the Dutch Council for Annual Reporting. Loyalty rebate scheme 'saved' by pharma company's market misconceptions The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently closed its investigation into a discount scheme by dominant pharma company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) aimed at preventing the National Health Service (NHS) from switching to competing biosimilars. European Court of Justice: actio pauliana is covered by jurisdiction rule of forum of contract Imagine that a debtor voluntarily concludes a transaction with a third party where he knows (or should know) that it hinders the creditor’s possibilities of collecting the debt. 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 leaves door ajar for pharma companies in the Servier-case On 12 December 2018, the General Court partly annulled the Commission's decision to fine drug manufacturer and originator company Servier and five generic companies in a reverse payment patent settlement case. Walking the tightrope between data protection and EU investigations Two recent publications confirm that it is possible for companies to cooperate with a European Commission investigation and still comply with the data protection rules. Pagination Previous page Page 19 Current page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Next page
The Dutch UBO register will be introduced in January 2020 On 4 April 2019, a legislative proposal to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') was submitted to the Dutch parliament.
Damage due to a defective driveway and the Dutch twenty year limitation period On 22 March 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:412) that the strict liability for buildings (opstalaansprakelijkheid) is not linked to a specific damaging act but to a damaging condition, as referred to in section 6:174 DCC. Therefore, t
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
Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state?
Buckle up: the ACM is racing ahead with speedy solutions and more fines The Dutch competition watchdog ACM will bite faster and fiercer, according to its new chairman Martijn Snoep. The ACM plans to shorten the length of its investigations by deciding on their merits sooner.
Financial regulatory law update 2019 Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes.
Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed.
The ACM follows EU approach in its first pharmaceutical merger The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently reviewed its first merger between two pharmaceutical companies.
The need for speed in mergers is no reason to ignore rights of defence On 16 January 2019, the European Court of Justice clarified the procedural guarantees the European Commission needs to provide to merging parties during merger reviews.
Companies unprepared for increasing cyber risks Companies increasingly face cybercrime incidents. Stibbe offers tailor-made solutions.
Wouter den Hollander wins award for finest administrative law publication in 2018 On Friday 19 January 2019, Wouter den Hollander received the award for finest administrative law publication in 2018.
European Birds Directive: deviation schemes with varying success Both the Belgian and French Councils of State have expressed their views on the application of Article 9 of the Birds Directive. This article allows for a scheme that deviates from the prohibition to disturb, hunt, or kill protected bird species.
Steven Hijink joins Dutch Accounting Standards Board Steven Hijink has been appointed as one of ten members of the Dutch Accounting Standards Board (DASB), the executive body of the Dutch Council for Annual Reporting.
Loyalty rebate scheme 'saved' by pharma company's market misconceptions The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently closed its investigation into a discount scheme by dominant pharma company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) aimed at preventing the National Health Service (NHS) from switching to competing biosimilars.
European Court of Justice: actio pauliana is covered by jurisdiction rule of forum of contract Imagine that a debtor voluntarily concludes a transaction with a third party where he knows (or should know) that it hinders the creditor’s possibilities of collecting the debt.
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 leaves door ajar for pharma companies in the Servier-case On 12 December 2018, the General Court partly annulled the Commission's decision to fine drug manufacturer and originator company Servier and five generic companies in a reverse payment patent settlement case.
Walking the tightrope between data protection and EU investigations Two recent publications confirm that it is possible for companies to cooperate with a European Commission investigation and still comply with the data protection rules.