733 results Amsterdam Court of Appeal accepts jurisdiction in competition law damages case concerning Greek beer market On 16 February 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal set aside a judgment of the Amsterdam District Court in which the District Court declined jurisdiction over the alleged claims against Athenian Brewery, a Greek subsidiary of Heineken N.V. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST). Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium. The Netherlands' Budget Day 2021: the impact of the Dutch 2022 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 21 September 2021 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2022 Tax Plan (Belastingplan). Stibbe āNetherlands Tax Firm of the Year 2021ā For the fifth time, StibbeĀ has been named āNetherlands Tax Firm of the Yearā by International Tax Review. Stibbe advises Insight Stibbe advises Insight Venture Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in Dutch scale-up Trengo. Update on Climate Change Litigation One year after the Dutch Supreme Court upheld the Urgenda decision, climate change litigation is still trending. We discuss four developments in the climate change litigation landscape that build on the principles laid down in the Urgenda case law. Net(work) closing in on cross-border cartels? A heads-up for companies with cross-border activities. The ECN+ Directiveās transposition deadline has expired and its provisions should by now have found their way into the national laws of the EU Member States. Stibbe advises Catella Real Estate AG Stibbe advised Catella Real Estate AG on its second acquisition in Luxembourg: a 14,000mĀ² office building in the emerging office district of Howald, which is almost fully let to Saint-Paul Luxembourg media group. EU Regulatorās response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStopās shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. ACMās 2021 enforcement focus: digital, green and COVID-19 The ACMās list of 2021 focus areas is out. Whereas the digital economy and the energy transition are repeats from last year, the effects of the COVID-19 crisis is a new, although somewhat unsurprising, designated focal point. ECJ clarifies limits of antitrust limitation periods Companies confronted with antitrust investigations and fines may find safeguard behind the rules governing limitation periods (often termed āstatutes of limitationā). However, two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) show that those 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. Stibbe advises Mitiska REIM Stibbeās Real Estate Transaction Group advised Mitiska REIM with the acquisition of Woonboulevard Arnhem in the Netherlands. Court assesses threshold for substantiating cartel damage plausibility On 23 June 2021, the Rotterdam District Court rendered two (final) judgments regarding damages claims following the European Commissionās decision on an alleged elevators cartel. Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules on the applicable law to air freight cartel damages claims On 6 July 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had to decide whether the pragmatic approach of the Amsterdam District Court, which had applied Dutch law to all air freight cartel damages claims, could be upheld. 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. Pagination Previous page Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page
Amsterdam Court of Appeal accepts jurisdiction in competition law damages case concerning Greek beer market On 16 February 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal set aside a judgment of the Amsterdam District Court in which the District Court declined jurisdiction over the alleged claims against Athenian Brewery, a Greek subsidiary of Heineken N.V.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST).
Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium.
The Netherlands' Budget Day 2021: the impact of the Dutch 2022 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 21 September 2021 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2022 Tax Plan (Belastingplan).
Stibbe āNetherlands Tax Firm of the Year 2021ā For the fifth time, StibbeĀ has been named āNetherlands Tax Firm of the Yearā by International Tax Review.
Stibbe advises Insight Stibbe advises Insight Venture Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in Dutch scale-up Trengo.
Update on Climate Change Litigation One year after the Dutch Supreme Court upheld the Urgenda decision, climate change litigation is still trending. We discuss four developments in the climate change litigation landscape that build on the principles laid down in the Urgenda case law.
Net(work) closing in on cross-border cartels? A heads-up for companies with cross-border activities. The ECN+ Directiveās transposition deadline has expired and its provisions should by now have found their way into the national laws of the EU Member States.
Stibbe advises Catella Real Estate AG Stibbe advised Catella Real Estate AG on its second acquisition in Luxembourg: a 14,000mĀ² office building in the emerging office district of Howald, which is almost fully let to Saint-Paul Luxembourg media group.
EU Regulatorās response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStopās shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit.
ACMās 2021 enforcement focus: digital, green and COVID-19 The ACMās list of 2021 focus areas is out. Whereas the digital economy and the energy transition are repeats from last year, the effects of the COVID-19 crisis is a new, although somewhat unsurprising, designated focal point.
ECJ clarifies limits of antitrust limitation periods Companies confronted with antitrust investigations and fines may find safeguard behind the rules governing limitation periods (often termed āstatutes of limitationā). However, two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) show that those
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.
Stibbe advises Mitiska REIM Stibbeās Real Estate Transaction Group advised Mitiska REIM with the acquisition of Woonboulevard Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Court assesses threshold for substantiating cartel damage plausibility On 23 June 2021, the Rotterdam District Court rendered two (final) judgments regarding damages claims following the European Commissionās decision on an alleged elevators cartel.
Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules on the applicable law to air freight cartel damages claims On 6 July 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had to decide whether the pragmatic approach of the Amsterdam District Court, which had applied Dutch law to all air freight cartel damages claims, could be upheld.
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.