558 results General Court dismisses appeals by investor against power cable cartel fine On 12 July 2018, the General Court dismissed the appeals against the fines imposed by the European Commission in the power cable cartel. European Court of Justice dismissed Orange Polska’s appeal in abuse of dominance case On 25 July 2018, the European Court of Justice rejected Orange Polska's appeal relating to a European Commission decision finding an abuse of dominance on the Polish wholesale broadband market. ACM publishes position paper on market dominance by tech companies On 1 February 2018, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published a position paper setting out its strategy in relation to market dominance of internet and technology companies. Further guidance on Dutch ATAD implementation and measures against letterbox companies Further to the policy plans published by the Dutch government in October 2017, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published on February 23, 2018 a Letter (the "Letter") containing further details on certain aspects of the Dutch government's two way appr ECJ ruling on Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity prompts legislative action In this Tax Alert we will address the anxiously awaited ruling of the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") on the joined cases C-398/16 and C-399/16. This judgement deals with the question whether EU law obliges the Netherlands to let taxpayers cherry pick b Stibbe advises on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm On 21 February 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm. The zoning plan and other permits are now irrevocable and the construction of Wet DBA: handhaving opgeschort tot 1 januari 2020, maar verruiming handhaving bij kwaadwillenden Minister Koolmees en staatssecretaris Snel stuurden vrijdag 9 februari jl. de aangekondigde brief aan de Tweede Kamer met daarin een schets hoe het kabinet denkt te komen tot wetgeving die de Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties zal vervangen. Overige (internationale) fiscale ontwikkelingen Er staan nog de nodige wijzigingen in het internationale fiscale landschap op de agenda: Voorstel tot uitbreiding fiscale informatie-uitwisseling in verband met meldingsplichtige grensoverschrijdende constructies Op 25 mei 2018 is het door de Europese Commissie op 21 juni 2017 ingediende voorstel goedgekeurd tot uitbreiding van de richtlijn ter zake van de administratieve samenwerking op het gebied van de belastingen. De Unifacebeschikking en de gevolgen voor het signing protocol en andere corporate praktijken Een recente uitspraak van de Ondernemingskamer heeft het in zich wijziging te brengen in de gebruikelijke gang van zaken bij transacties. Court of Justice: Suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit their authorised distributors from selling on third party internet platforms On 6 December 2017, the Court of Justice rendered its much anticipated judgment in a dispute between a supplier of luxury cosmetics (Coty) and one of its authorised resellers. Court of Justice dismisses appeal by Telefónica on non-compete clause in telecoms transaction On 13 December 2017, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal brought by Telefónica against a judgment of the General Court (GC) regarding a non-compete agreement [see our July 2016 Newsletter]. Stibbe advises former CEO NS On November 21 2017, the Public Prosecutor demanded a year of unconditional prison sentence against the former president Timo Huges of the Dutch Railways (NS) for his role in alleged fraud concerning the tender for regional public transport in Limburg. On Stibbe advises Heineken Stibbe advises Heineken on its strategic partnership agreement with Sligro Food Group. Stibbe advised Iret Development Stibbe acted as counsel to Iret Develoment in its tendering procedure, development, and negotiations of the more than EUR 100 million public–private partnership (PPP) project, which is the new police headquarters building in Antwerp. Stibbe represents BP Plc in a successful defence against a securities class action On 7 November 2017, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal decided in favour of BP Plc in a securities class action initiated by the Dutch Association of Shareholders (VEB). Stibbe represents ING Stibbe represented ING Bank in a major contractual dispute with market maker company Cross Options. In the early 1990s, ING Bank and Cross Options both held shares in the clearing institution Extra Clearing, listed on the Amsterdam Options Exchange. Stibbe advises the NVB Stibbe advises the NVB (the Dutch Banking Association) following a “dawn raid” carried out by the European Commission at the premises of the Dutch Banking Association in October 2017. Pagination Previous page Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Next page
General Court dismisses appeals by investor against power cable cartel fine On 12 July 2018, the General Court dismissed the appeals against the fines imposed by the European Commission in the power cable cartel.
European Court of Justice dismissed Orange Polska’s appeal in abuse of dominance case On 25 July 2018, the European Court of Justice rejected Orange Polska's appeal relating to a European Commission decision finding an abuse of dominance on the Polish wholesale broadband market.
ACM publishes position paper on market dominance by tech companies On 1 February 2018, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published a position paper setting out its strategy in relation to market dominance of internet and technology companies.
Further guidance on Dutch ATAD implementation and measures against letterbox companies Further to the policy plans published by the Dutch government in October 2017, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance published on February 23, 2018 a Letter (the "Letter") containing further details on certain aspects of the Dutch government's two way appr
ECJ ruling on Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity prompts legislative action In this Tax Alert we will address the anxiously awaited ruling of the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") on the joined cases C-398/16 and C-399/16. This judgement deals with the question whether EU law obliges the Netherlands to let taxpayers cherry pick b
Stibbe advises on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm On 21 February 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm. The zoning plan and other permits are now irrevocable and the construction of
Wet DBA: handhaving opgeschort tot 1 januari 2020, maar verruiming handhaving bij kwaadwillenden Minister Koolmees en staatssecretaris Snel stuurden vrijdag 9 februari jl. de aangekondigde brief aan de Tweede Kamer met daarin een schets hoe het kabinet denkt te komen tot wetgeving die de Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties zal vervangen.
Overige (internationale) fiscale ontwikkelingen Er staan nog de nodige wijzigingen in het internationale fiscale landschap op de agenda:
Voorstel tot uitbreiding fiscale informatie-uitwisseling in verband met meldingsplichtige grensoverschrijdende constructies Op 25 mei 2018 is het door de Europese Commissie op 21 juni 2017 ingediende voorstel goedgekeurd tot uitbreiding van de richtlijn ter zake van de administratieve samenwerking op het gebied van de belastingen.
De Unifacebeschikking en de gevolgen voor het signing protocol en andere corporate praktijken Een recente uitspraak van de Ondernemingskamer heeft het in zich wijziging te brengen in de gebruikelijke gang van zaken bij transacties.
Court of Justice: Suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit their authorised distributors from selling on third party internet platforms On 6 December 2017, the Court of Justice rendered its much anticipated judgment in a dispute between a supplier of luxury cosmetics (Coty) and one of its authorised resellers.
Court of Justice dismisses appeal by Telefónica on non-compete clause in telecoms transaction On 13 December 2017, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal brought by Telefónica against a judgment of the General Court (GC) regarding a non-compete agreement [see our July 2016 Newsletter].
Stibbe advises former CEO NS On November 21 2017, the Public Prosecutor demanded a year of unconditional prison sentence against the former president Timo Huges of the Dutch Railways (NS) for his role in alleged fraud concerning the tender for regional public transport in Limburg. On
Stibbe advises Heineken Stibbe advises Heineken on its strategic partnership agreement with Sligro Food Group.
Stibbe advised Iret Development Stibbe acted as counsel to Iret Develoment in its tendering procedure, development, and negotiations of the more than EUR 100 million public–private partnership (PPP) project, which is the new police headquarters building in Antwerp.
Stibbe represents BP Plc in a successful defence against a securities class action On 7 November 2017, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal decided in favour of BP Plc in a securities class action initiated by the Dutch Association of Shareholders (VEB).
Stibbe represents ING Stibbe represented ING Bank in a major contractual dispute with market maker company Cross Options. In the early 1990s, ING Bank and Cross Options both held shares in the clearing institution Extra Clearing, listed on the Amsterdam Options Exchange.
Stibbe advises the NVB Stibbe advises the NVB (the Dutch Banking Association) following a “dawn raid” carried out by the European Commission at the premises of the Dutch Banking Association in October 2017.