728 results EU merger guidelines review: catching up with the times? A potential major overhaul of EU merger control review began on 8 May 2025. Time for stakeholders to speak up about whether and particularly how the European Commission should incorporate wider strategic or societal objectives into its merger assessments. Shaping the Future: The Belgian Competition Authorityâs 2025 Roadmap On 29 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority announced its sectoral and strategic priorities. These priorities reflect a confident authority that seeks to strengthen its enforcement tools to meet new challenges in competition law. Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the âanchor defendantâ construction. Employers beware: the Commission joins the âlabour partyâ Companies should review their recruitment and hiring policies and practices. The Commission has joined the hunt for âjob cartelsâ with its first ever cartel in the labour market. 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! Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Rogier van der Struijk and Linde Respen contributed to Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 in a chapter about Tax Law and Practice in the Netherlands. Ingmar de Groot Partner Amsterdam To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs âWAMCAâ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla 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. Dutch Tax Aspects of Debt Restructurings In this issue of Tax Notes International, Ashley Peeters and Michael Molenaars analyse key tax considerations related to restructurings in the Netherlands. Tax Alert â Update Letter published on issues and solutions regarding the new definition of the FGR On 12 June 2025, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published an update letter addressing certain identified issues and potential solutions in connection with the new definition of the Dutch fund for joint account (fonds voor gemene rekening, or FGR). The 2025 Spring Memorandum of the Dutch Ministry of Finance The Dutch Ministry of Finance's 2025 Spring Memorandum outlines key tax updates affecting international businesses, including changes to the lucrative interest scheme, new anti-abuse measures, and proposals to boost employee participation. 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. ESG risk management: developments in the Dutch and EU financial sector What ESG risk rules are coming for EU/Dutch financial firms? DNBâs new climate risk Guide for insurers, pension funds, and payment firms aligns with EBA ESG Guidelines. This blog explains how both shape the future of EU ESG risk management. Stibbe advised Bausch + Lomb on notes issuance Stibbe advised Bausch + Lomb on the issuance of EUR 675 million senior secured notes by Bausch + Lomb Netherlands BV and Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. Stibbe contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guides Netherlands: Corporate Governance 2025 Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, FrĂ©dĂ©rique van der Wegen and Sandra Rietveld contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate Governance 2025 in the chapter about Law and Practice in the Netherlands. Actualiteiten WAMCA najaar 2024 Op donderdag 28 november 2024 organiseert de Leiden Law Academy de cursus 'Actualiteiten WAMCA: De WAMCA bezien vanuit het perspectief van eisers en gedaagden'. Pagination Previous page Page 38 Page 39 Current page 40 Page 41 Next page
EU merger guidelines review: catching up with the times? A potential major overhaul of EU merger control review began on 8 May 2025. Time for stakeholders to speak up about whether and particularly how the European Commission should incorporate wider strategic or societal objectives into its merger assessments.
Shaping the Future: The Belgian Competition Authorityâs 2025 Roadmap On 29 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority announced its sectoral and strategic priorities. These priorities reflect a confident authority that seeks to strengthen its enforcement tools to meet new challenges in competition law.
Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the âanchor defendantâ construction.
Employers beware: the Commission joins the âlabour partyâ Companies should review their recruitment and hiring policies and practices. The Commission has joined the hunt for âjob cartelsâ with its first ever cartel in the labour market.
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!
Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Rogier van der Struijk and Linde Respen contributed to Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 in a chapter about Tax Law and Practice in the Netherlands.
To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera
Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs âWAMCAâ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla
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.
Dutch Tax Aspects of Debt Restructurings In this issue of Tax Notes International, Ashley Peeters and Michael Molenaars analyse key tax considerations related to restructurings in the Netherlands.
Tax Alert â Update Letter published on issues and solutions regarding the new definition of the FGR On 12 June 2025, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published an update letter addressing certain identified issues and potential solutions in connection with the new definition of the Dutch fund for joint account (fonds voor gemene rekening, or FGR).
The 2025 Spring Memorandum of the Dutch Ministry of Finance The Dutch Ministry of Finance's 2025 Spring Memorandum outlines key tax updates affecting international businesses, including changes to the lucrative interest scheme, new anti-abuse measures, and proposals to boost employee participation.
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.
ESG risk management: developments in the Dutch and EU financial sector What ESG risk rules are coming for EU/Dutch financial firms? DNBâs new climate risk Guide for insurers, pension funds, and payment firms aligns with EBA ESG Guidelines. This blog explains how both shape the future of EU ESG risk management.
Stibbe advised Bausch + Lomb on notes issuance Stibbe advised Bausch + Lomb on the issuance of EUR 675 million senior secured notes by Bausch + Lomb Netherlands BV and Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.
Stibbe contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guides Netherlands: Corporate Governance 2025 Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Frédérique van der Wegen and Sandra Rietveld contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate Governance 2025 in the chapter about Law and Practice in the Netherlands.
Actualiteiten WAMCA najaar 2024 Op donderdag 28 november 2024 organiseert de Leiden Law Academy de cursus 'Actualiteiten WAMCA: De WAMCA bezien vanuit het perspectief van eisers en gedaagden'.