167 results Cease fire on troubled companies! Royal Decree temporarily suspends enforcement Royal Decree No. 15 introduces a temporary moratorium amid COVID-19, shielding debtor-companies from enforcement measures and bankruptcy declarations. Finding your way through the maze of Belgian aid measures available to businesses in times of COVID-19 In order to help companies in these dire times of COVID-19, Belgium’s federal and regional governments have provided an arsenal of aid measures. Sophie Van Besien, Michèle de Clerck and Peter Wytinck provide an overview. Construction sector and corona: on the brakes unnecessarily? Here and there throughout the construction sector, the corona crisis appears to be unnecessarily slowing down production. In particular, the process for granting permits has slowed down. Clients are putting certain construction projects on hold, while ten Hydrogen: Consultation by the Dutch regulator (ACM) on the role of group companies of TSOs and DSOs in the Dutch hydrogen market On 30 March 2020, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy presented the ‘Government strategy on hydrogen’, detailing the government strategy and policy agenda on hydrogen. 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. Climate case Milieudefensie et al. – The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell. Purely commercial interest also a legitimate interest? Council of State leaves the question unanswered. On 27 July 2022, the Council of State confirmed that the Dutch Data Protection Authority wrongly imposed a €575,000 fine on VoetbalTV. The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. Stibbe advises Familiebedrijven Nederland Recently, Stibbe advised Familiebedrijven Nederland on the admissibility of the Van Dijk/Erkens amendment under state aid law. Legal trend: climate change litigation The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation. Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper, a leading beverage company in North America, on its contemplated public offer of €15.7 billion for JDE Peet’s N.V., the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. Dutch fintech Action Plan - stimulating growth in the Dutch fintech sector On 3 July 2020, the Dutch Minister of Finance and the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs published an action plan to support the Dutch Fintech sector. ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU"). EU’s GPAI Code of Practice: the world’s first guidance for General Purpose AI model compliance The European Commission has published the Code of Practice, the worlds first stakeholder guidance on transparency, safety and security, and copyright considerations for general purpose AI-models (GPAI), which helps AI developers to comply with the AI Act. Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms. Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...]. The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
Cease fire on troubled companies! Royal Decree temporarily suspends enforcement Royal Decree No. 15 introduces a temporary moratorium amid COVID-19, shielding debtor-companies from enforcement measures and bankruptcy declarations.
Finding your way through the maze of Belgian aid measures available to businesses in times of COVID-19 In order to help companies in these dire times of COVID-19, Belgium’s federal and regional governments have provided an arsenal of aid measures. Sophie Van Besien, Michèle de Clerck and Peter Wytinck provide an overview.
Construction sector and corona: on the brakes unnecessarily? Here and there throughout the construction sector, the corona crisis appears to be unnecessarily slowing down production. In particular, the process for granting permits has slowed down. Clients are putting certain construction projects on hold, while ten
Hydrogen: Consultation by the Dutch regulator (ACM) on the role of group companies of TSOs and DSOs in the Dutch hydrogen market On 30 March 2020, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy presented the ‘Government strategy on hydrogen’, detailing the government strategy and policy agenda on hydrogen.
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.
Climate case Milieudefensie et al. – The Hague District Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell.
Purely commercial interest also a legitimate interest? Council of State leaves the question unanswered. On 27 July 2022, the Council of State confirmed that the Dutch Data Protection Authority wrongly imposed a €575,000 fine on VoetbalTV.
The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts.
Stibbe advises Familiebedrijven Nederland Recently, Stibbe advised Familiebedrijven Nederland on the admissibility of the Van Dijk/Erkens amendment under state aid law.
Legal trend: climate change litigation The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation.
Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper, a leading beverage company in North America, on its contemplated public offer of €15.7 billion for JDE Peet’s N.V., the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
Dutch fintech Action Plan - stimulating growth in the Dutch fintech sector On 3 July 2020, the Dutch Minister of Finance and the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs published an action plan to support the Dutch Fintech sector.
ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU").
EU’s GPAI Code of Practice: the world’s first guidance for General Purpose AI model compliance The European Commission has published the Code of Practice, the worlds first stakeholder guidance on transparency, safety and security, and copyright considerations for general purpose AI-models (GPAI), which helps AI developers to comply with the AI Act.
Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms.
Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].
The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive.