323 results Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions. ESG & Sustainability Organisations increasingly identify opportunities to make their business models more future proof, to become more sustainable or more ESG oriented, to adapt to and deal with climate change, and to tackle the scarcity of resources. Tech In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, marked by geopolitical uncertainty and changing regulations, businesses face significant opportunities and legal challenges when engaging with technology. From AI to fintech, technology is reshaping industries—and legal frameworks must evolve accordingly. Employment, Benefits and Pensions By the very nature of this area of law, matters can be sensitive, urgent and, at times, both. In response, we act promptly and decisively, providing strategic, tailored advice to our clients and representing them in litigation, disputes and transactions. The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions. Brussels-Capital Region limits the indexation of retail leases as of 22 December 2022 On 21 December 2022, an ordinance regulating the limitation of the indexation of retail leases in the Brussels-Capital Region was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims. Dutch Supreme Court rules that refurbishment of former woolen fabrics factory into retail center resulted in 'essentially new constructed real estate' for VAT purposes On Friday 11 November 2022 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the refurbishment of a former woolen fabrics factory into a retail centre resulted in ‘essentially new constructed real estate’ (in wezen nieuwbouw) for Dutch VAT purposes. Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports. Webinar Sustainability Reporting: impact of the CSRD The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) will be submitted to the European Commission on 23 November 2022 – a milestone for sustainability reporting. ESG and sustainable finance update: how to manage greenwashing risks in green and sustainability-linked loans and bonds With green, sustainable and sustainability-linked debt funding on the rise, how do financial market participants steer clear of greenwashing risks when they provide or attract such debt funding? The top five points for corporate borrowers to protect themselves against bank insolvency in Europe and elsewhere Here are five steps that corporate borrowers can take to protect themselves against the fall-out of their financing banks’ insolvency. From Company Law to “Value Chain Law”: Observations and Dilemmas on the CSDDD Proposal In this special issue of Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht on the proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD proposal), Steven Hijink and Matthijs de Jongh wrote a column named 'From Company Law to "Value Chain Law"'. French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation. Stibbe advises various financial sector clients on a broad range of ESG/Sustainable finance legal and financial regulatory queries Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group assisted various financial sector clients on interpretation, implementation and compliance issues under the EU SFDR, the EU CSRD, the EU Taxonomy Regulation and Delegated Acts and capital requirements under CRR. Artificial Intelligence Act: an update On Thursday 11 May 2023, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament agreed to a draft negotiating mandate on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act). Mail van burgemeester was wel degelijk appellabel besluit Een mail van een burgemeester aan een burger naar aanleiding van diens verzoek iets aan bedreigingen door een medebewoner te doen, blijkt wél een appellabel besluit. Dawn raid drama: bycatch and data rooms Beware of the fine line in antitrust investigations between illegal fishing expeditions and accidental discoveries pointing at a separate antitrust infringement. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Our team has long and recognised experience in unfair competition law and consumer protection. Our specialists excel in advice, litigation, administrative practice, contract drafting and setting up commercial actions.
ESG & Sustainability Organisations increasingly identify opportunities to make their business models more future proof, to become more sustainable or more ESG oriented, to adapt to and deal with climate change, and to tackle the scarcity of resources.
Tech In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, marked by geopolitical uncertainty and changing regulations, businesses face significant opportunities and legal challenges when engaging with technology. From AI to fintech, technology is reshaping industries—and legal frameworks must evolve accordingly.
Employment, Benefits and Pensions By the very nature of this area of law, matters can be sensitive, urgent and, at times, both. In response, we act promptly and decisively, providing strategic, tailored advice to our clients and representing them in litigation, disputes and transactions.
The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
Brussels-Capital Region limits the indexation of retail leases as of 22 December 2022 On 21 December 2022, an ordinance regulating the limitation of the indexation of retail leases in the Brussels-Capital Region was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims.
Dutch Supreme Court rules that refurbishment of former woolen fabrics factory into retail center resulted in 'essentially new constructed real estate' for VAT purposes On Friday 11 November 2022 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the refurbishment of a former woolen fabrics factory into a retail centre resulted in ‘essentially new constructed real estate’ (in wezen nieuwbouw) for Dutch VAT purposes.
Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports.
Webinar Sustainability Reporting: impact of the CSRD The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) will be submitted to the European Commission on 23 November 2022 – a milestone for sustainability reporting.
ESG and sustainable finance update: how to manage greenwashing risks in green and sustainability-linked loans and bonds With green, sustainable and sustainability-linked debt funding on the rise, how do financial market participants steer clear of greenwashing risks when they provide or attract such debt funding?
The top five points for corporate borrowers to protect themselves against bank insolvency in Europe and elsewhere Here are five steps that corporate borrowers can take to protect themselves against the fall-out of their financing banks’ insolvency.
From Company Law to “Value Chain Law”: Observations and Dilemmas on the CSDDD Proposal In this special issue of Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht on the proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD proposal), Steven Hijink and Matthijs de Jongh wrote a column named 'From Company Law to "Value Chain Law"'.
French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation.
Stibbe advises various financial sector clients on a broad range of ESG/Sustainable finance legal and financial regulatory queries Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group assisted various financial sector clients on interpretation, implementation and compliance issues under the EU SFDR, the EU CSRD, the EU Taxonomy Regulation and Delegated Acts and capital requirements under CRR.
Artificial Intelligence Act: an update On Thursday 11 May 2023, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament agreed to a draft negotiating mandate on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act).
Mail van burgemeester was wel degelijk appellabel besluit Een mail van een burgemeester aan een burger naar aanleiding van diens verzoek iets aan bedreigingen door een medebewoner te doen, blijkt wél een appellabel besluit.
Dawn raid drama: bycatch and data rooms Beware of the fine line in antitrust investigations between illegal fishing expeditions and accidental discoveries pointing at a separate antitrust infringement.