2834 results Stibbe helps advise BlackRock on its appointment as OCIO of the EUR 27bn pension plan of Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds A Stibbe team co-led by Roderik Vrolijk and Ingrid Viertelhauzen has provided Dutch law advice to BlackRock on its appointment as the fiduciary manager for Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds. The Draghi Report: a reality check for ESG regulation in the EU On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future. The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings. The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design. Stibbe assisted Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group Stibbe assisted global private investment firm Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group (ASHG), an investment platform in the European hotel sector. You win some, you lose some: Google AdSense decision annulled The General Court has annulled the EUR 1.49 billion fine imposed on Google. The Commission had failed to properly assess the allegedly abusive contractual clauses related to online advertising, including whether they actually had a lock-in effect. Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices. Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update! Frederik Van den Abeele Junior Associate Brussels Max Joosten Junior Associate Brussels Mira Deweerdt Junior Associate Brussels Esther Schrijvers Junior Associate Brussels Carolin Baes Junior Associate Brussels Google Shopping: self-preferencing can be abusive The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Google abused its dominance by favouring its own shopping comparison service and demoting competing ones. However, not all favouritism is doomed. Stan Bruurs Junior Associate Brussels Arnaud Bouteille Junior Associate Brussels Alexandra Dear Senior Associate Luxembourg Mathilde Jullière Junior Associate Luxembourg Pagination Previous page Page 57 Current page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Next page
Stibbe helps advise BlackRock on its appointment as OCIO of the EUR 27bn pension plan of Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds A Stibbe team co-led by Roderik Vrolijk and Ingrid Viertelhauzen has provided Dutch law advice to BlackRock on its appointment as the fiduciary manager for Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds.
The Draghi Report: a reality check for ESG regulation in the EU On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future.
The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings.
The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design.
Stibbe assisted Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group Stibbe assisted global private investment firm Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group (ASHG), an investment platform in the European hotel sector.
You win some, you lose some: Google AdSense decision annulled The General Court has annulled the EUR 1.49 billion fine imposed on Google. The Commission had failed to properly assess the allegedly abusive contractual clauses related to online advertising, including whether they actually had a lock-in effect.
Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices.
Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update!
Google Shopping: self-preferencing can be abusive The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Google abused its dominance by favouring its own shopping comparison service and demoting competing ones. However, not all favouritism is doomed.