434 results ESG disclosure in equity prospectuses: current state of affairs In a world where ESG takes centre stage, equity prospectuses will need to include disclosure on all material ESG-related matters. EU institutions agree on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what to expect? On 14 December 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed on a compromise text for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”). Upper House Approval of Dutch 2024 Tax Package and certain other proposals On Tuesday 19 December 2023 – exactly three months after publication – the Upper House of the Dutch parliament adopted the 2024 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2024 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and certain other proposals that were published. From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying. Signaleringsblog week 16: actuele jurisprudentie bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken van de afgelopen periode. Gegevensbescherming in faillissement: uitdagingen voor de curator In faillissement dient rechtmatig omgegaan te worden met persoonsgegevens. In de praktijk leidt dat tot uitdagingen voor de curator. De Belgische Raad van State draait de sluiting van culturele instellingen vanwege de coronacrisis terug Vanwege de coronacrisis neemt de overheid in België maatregelen, die deels vergelijkbaar zijn met de coronamaatregelen in Nederland. Een van deze maatregelen is de sluiting van binnenruimtes van culturele instellingen. Supreme Court clarifies rent reductions for catering and retail businesses during corona period On 24 December 2021, the Supreme Court ruled on the preliminary questions of the District Court of Limburg. EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of taxation On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate and one to target EU shell entities. The key aspects of both proposals are discusse Voorlopige schuldeiserscommissie in faillissement D-reizen Noot bij de uitspraak van de Rechtbank Noord-Holland van 22 april 2021 inzake de instelling van een voorlopige schuldeiserscommissie (ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2021:3382). Publicité comparative des prix : prétendre faussement d’avoir le prix le plus bas est une pratique commerciale déloyale, mais être un concurrent et parler négativement de cette pratique à des tiers l'est aussi Le Président du tribunal de commerce d'Anvers a ordonné la cessation d'une publicité comparative illicite suggérant que l'entreprise offre un prix globalement plus avantageux, tant par rapport au marché dans son ensemble que par rapport à un concurrent. Les jeux de hasard et les paris de classes distinctes ne peuvent être exploités via un seul nom et même nom de domaine et les URL associées La Cour constitutionnelle a annulé la loi sur les jeux de hasard car elle n'interdit pas à un titulaire de plusieurs licences supplémentaires de classes distinctes d’exploiter des jeux de hasard et de paris via un même nom de domaine et les URL associées. Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries. Digital Law Up(to)date: Purchasing a prepaid mobile phone anonymously is no longer possible The Belgian Constitutional Court has validated the law of 1 September 2016, removing the possibility to buy a prepaid mobile phone card anonymously. Paper Dutch Transformation Forum: New value in a new sustainable future Anna Collignon, Marieke Driessen, Valérie van ‘t Lam, Martin In de Braekt and Tom Barkhuysen authored a short paper included in Dutch Transformation Forum’s publication on the road to a sustainable future. Failed to submit a view? An appeal of an interested party against an environmental or spatial planning decision is nevertheless admissible An interested party who lodges an appeal against an environmental or spatial planning decision may no longer be declared inadmissible because he failed to submit a view on an earlier draft. Stibbe wins case about Boeing for Twente Airport A team of Stibbe in Amsterdam has won a case for Twente Airport in what has become known in the east of the country as the 'Boeing dispute'. L'utilisation illégale de secrets d'affaires obtenus de façon illicite conduit à une injonction temporaire de cesser une activité économique spécifique Le tribunal d’entreprise de Gand a jugé que l'utilisation de secrets d’affaires obtenus de façon illicite lorsqu’on savait/aurait dû savoir qu'ils avaient été obtenus illicitement, viole l'article XI.332/4 du CDE et est contraire à la concurrence loyale. Pagination Previous page Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page
ESG disclosure in equity prospectuses: current state of affairs In a world where ESG takes centre stage, equity prospectuses will need to include disclosure on all material ESG-related matters.
EU institutions agree on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what to expect? On 14 December 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed on a compromise text for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”).
Upper House Approval of Dutch 2024 Tax Package and certain other proposals On Tuesday 19 December 2023 – exactly three months after publication – the Upper House of the Dutch parliament adopted the 2024 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2024 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and certain other proposals that were published.
From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying.
Signaleringsblog week 16: actuele jurisprudentie bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken van de afgelopen periode.
Gegevensbescherming in faillissement: uitdagingen voor de curator In faillissement dient rechtmatig omgegaan te worden met persoonsgegevens. In de praktijk leidt dat tot uitdagingen voor de curator.
De Belgische Raad van State draait de sluiting van culturele instellingen vanwege de coronacrisis terug Vanwege de coronacrisis neemt de overheid in België maatregelen, die deels vergelijkbaar zijn met de coronamaatregelen in Nederland. Een van deze maatregelen is de sluiting van binnenruimtes van culturele instellingen.
Supreme Court clarifies rent reductions for catering and retail businesses during corona period On 24 December 2021, the Supreme Court ruled on the preliminary questions of the District Court of Limburg.
EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of taxation On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate and one to target EU shell entities. The key aspects of both proposals are discusse
Voorlopige schuldeiserscommissie in faillissement D-reizen Noot bij de uitspraak van de Rechtbank Noord-Holland van 22 april 2021 inzake de instelling van een voorlopige schuldeiserscommissie (ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2021:3382).
Publicité comparative des prix : prétendre faussement d’avoir le prix le plus bas est une pratique commerciale déloyale, mais être un concurrent et parler négativement de cette pratique à des tiers l'est aussi Le Président du tribunal de commerce d'Anvers a ordonné la cessation d'une publicité comparative illicite suggérant que l'entreprise offre un prix globalement plus avantageux, tant par rapport au marché dans son ensemble que par rapport à un concurrent.
Les jeux de hasard et les paris de classes distinctes ne peuvent être exploités via un seul nom et même nom de domaine et les URL associées La Cour constitutionnelle a annulé la loi sur les jeux de hasard car elle n'interdit pas à un titulaire de plusieurs licences supplémentaires de classes distinctes d’exploiter des jeux de hasard et de paris via un même nom de domaine et les URL associées.
Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Purchasing a prepaid mobile phone anonymously is no longer possible The Belgian Constitutional Court has validated the law of 1 September 2016, removing the possibility to buy a prepaid mobile phone card anonymously.
Paper Dutch Transformation Forum: New value in a new sustainable future Anna Collignon, Marieke Driessen, Valérie van ‘t Lam, Martin In de Braekt and Tom Barkhuysen authored a short paper included in Dutch Transformation Forum’s publication on the road to a sustainable future.
Failed to submit a view? An appeal of an interested party against an environmental or spatial planning decision is nevertheless admissible An interested party who lodges an appeal against an environmental or spatial planning decision may no longer be declared inadmissible because he failed to submit a view on an earlier draft.
Stibbe wins case about Boeing for Twente Airport A team of Stibbe in Amsterdam has won a case for Twente Airport in what has become known in the east of the country as the 'Boeing dispute'.
L'utilisation illégale de secrets d'affaires obtenus de façon illicite conduit à une injonction temporaire de cesser une activité économique spécifique Le tribunal d’entreprise de Gand a jugé que l'utilisation de secrets d’affaires obtenus de façon illicite lorsqu’on savait/aurait dû savoir qu'ils avaient été obtenus illicitement, viole l'article XI.332/4 du CDE et est contraire à la concurrence loyale.