181 results The Clean Air Agreement and industry: Dutch government aims to tighten emission requirements On 26 March 2021, the implementation agenda for the Clean Air Agreement was presented to the House of Representatives. This marks the start of a process of concretizing the arrangements for emission reduction, as laid down in the Clean Air Agreement. Court bundles educational publishers merger off to ACM for reassessment Digital mergers have steered competition authorities away from their usual mantra of structural over behavioural remedies. The Rotterdam District Court recently gave its blessing to the ACM’s remedies for securing access to a digital school platform. Digital Law Up(to)date: be aware of your Facebook wall… you could be liable for comments posted by others In this blog, we briefly present a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the liability for content posted by a third party on a Facebook wall. EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations. CJEU clarifies jurisdiction for follow-on damage claims The Court of Justice of the European Union recently further clarified which courts within the EU have jurisdiction to hear follow-on damage claims. Netherlands FDI regime protecting national security is getting closer On 30 June 2021, a legislative proposal introducing an investment screening on grounds of national security in the Netherlands was submitted to the House of Representatives. New RCS filing formalities The Luxembourg Business Registers issued an Explanatory Note further detailing the new filing formalities and requirements soon to be applicable with respect to the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register. De (beperkte) mogelijkheden voor strengere vergunningvoorschriften dan de algemene eisen in het Activiteitenbesluit en het toekomstige Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving Voor inrichtingen waarvoor op grond van de Wabo een omgevingsvergunning milieu is vereist, gelden naast de vergunningvoorschriften ook algemene regels op grond van het Activiteitenbesluit. Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines. Digital Law Up(to)date: The use of the free version of Google Analytics violates the GDPR The Datenschutzbehörde, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA), found that the use of the free version of Google Analytics violated some provisions of the GDPR, and specifically the rules on international data transfers. Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market. Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent. Self-storage business qualifies as real estate entity for Dutch real estate transfer tax purposes On May 12, 2022 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal published its decision that the services of a self-storage business consisted mainly of the exploitation of immovable property and the other services provided to its customers are subordinate to the lease. Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal"). CJEU confirms “right of explanation” in battle between trade secrets and algorithmic transparency The CJEU's recent ruling emphasizes the GDPR's demand for algorithmic transparency in automated decisions, challenging companies to explain their logic. The decision also shows the difficulty of balancing such transparency with trade secret protection. The European Health Data Space (EHDS): new opportunities and obligations for healthcare institutions The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will enter into force on 25 March 2025. The aim of the new European Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the EHDS is to optimise the exchange of and access to health information within the EU. M&A case law: PE seller liable on the grounds of fraud by its portfolio company’s CFO The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently ruled in a post-closing M&A dispute that a seller was liable for warranty breaches on the grounds of fraud committed by its former portfolio company's CFO. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
The Clean Air Agreement and industry: Dutch government aims to tighten emission requirements On 26 March 2021, the implementation agenda for the Clean Air Agreement was presented to the House of Representatives. This marks the start of a process of concretizing the arrangements for emission reduction, as laid down in the Clean Air Agreement.
Court bundles educational publishers merger off to ACM for reassessment Digital mergers have steered competition authorities away from their usual mantra of structural over behavioural remedies. The Rotterdam District Court recently gave its blessing to the ACM’s remedies for securing access to a digital school platform.
Digital Law Up(to)date: be aware of your Facebook wall… you could be liable for comments posted by others In this blog, we briefly present a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the liability for content posted by a third party on a Facebook wall.
EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit.
Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations.
CJEU clarifies jurisdiction for follow-on damage claims The Court of Justice of the European Union recently further clarified which courts within the EU have jurisdiction to hear follow-on damage claims.
Netherlands FDI regime protecting national security is getting closer On 30 June 2021, a legislative proposal introducing an investment screening on grounds of national security in the Netherlands was submitted to the House of Representatives.
New RCS filing formalities The Luxembourg Business Registers issued an Explanatory Note further detailing the new filing formalities and requirements soon to be applicable with respect to the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register.
De (beperkte) mogelijkheden voor strengere vergunningvoorschriften dan de algemene eisen in het Activiteitenbesluit en het toekomstige Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving Voor inrichtingen waarvoor op grond van de Wabo een omgevingsvergunning milieu is vereist, gelden naast de vergunningvoorschriften ook algemene regels op grond van het Activiteitenbesluit.
Dutch Council of State cross-border decision: Minister rightly imposed fines on Curacao-based online platform for medicinal products In the summer of 2021, the Dutch Council of State ruled that the Curacao-based company responsible for the website Dokteronline.com had rightly received two administrative fines.
Digital Law Up(to)date: The use of the free version of Google Analytics violates the GDPR The Datenschutzbehörde, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA), found that the use of the free version of Google Analytics violated some provisions of the GDPR, and specifically the rules on international data transfers.
Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market.
Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent.
Self-storage business qualifies as real estate entity for Dutch real estate transfer tax purposes On May 12, 2022 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal published its decision that the services of a self-storage business consisted mainly of the exploitation of immovable property and the other services provided to its customers are subordinate to the lease.
Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal").
CJEU confirms “right of explanation” in battle between trade secrets and algorithmic transparency The CJEU's recent ruling emphasizes the GDPR's demand for algorithmic transparency in automated decisions, challenging companies to explain their logic. The decision also shows the difficulty of balancing such transparency with trade secret protection.
The European Health Data Space (EHDS): new opportunities and obligations for healthcare institutions The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will enter into force on 25 March 2025. The aim of the new European Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the EHDS is to optimise the exchange of and access to health information within the EU.
M&A case law: PE seller liable on the grounds of fraud by its portfolio company’s CFO The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently ruled in a post-closing M&A dispute that a seller was liable for warranty breaches on the grounds of fraud committed by its former portfolio company's CFO.