1948 results ACMâs 2021 enforcement focus: digital, green and COVID-19 The ACMâs 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 âstatutes of limitationâ). However, two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) show that those Bestuursrechtelijke voorstellen van het kabinet naar aanleiding van de toeslagenaffaire: moet alles anders? âDe overheid zat foutâ. Dit schrijft het kabinet expliciet in de kabinetsreactie van 15 januari 2021 op het rapport âOngekend Onrechtâ van de Parlementaire ondervragingscommissie Kinderopvangtoeslag (hierna: âPOKâ). 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. Toenemende sturing op vestigingslocaties datacenters De impact van de booming datacentermarkt brengt Nederlandse gemeenten en provincies ertoe datacenterbeleid en paraplubestemmingsplannen vast te stellen om te sturen op vestigingslocaties. Stibbe advises Mitiska REIM Stibbeâs Real Estate Transaction Group advised Mitiska REIM with the acquisition of Woonboulevard Arnhem in the Netherlands. Obstakelverlichting op windturbines, hoe zit het ook alweer? Tot een aantal jaar geleden hadden veel windturbines 's avonds en 's nachts rood knipperende verlichting. Dat werd door omwonenden en passanten wel als circusverlichting ervaren. Heleen Kersten nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to Supervisory Board We are pleased to announce that our partner Heleen Kersten has been nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to the Wolters Kluwer Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 21, 2022. Legalisatie van cannabisproducten in het ene EU land zet de deur op een kier voor legalisatie in ander land, aldus Franse rechter De hoogste Franse rechter gaat mee in een recente uitspraak van het Hof van Justitie EU, waarmee zij de deur op een kier zet voor legalisatie van cannabisproducten, en laat zien dat EU landen niet zomaar cannabisproducten kunnen blijven weren. European Commission publishes major anti-money laundering legislative proposals On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new legislative package containing significant changes to the applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime. Schaarse vergunning moet lonen: terugverdientijd investeringen van belang bij bepalen 'passende beperkte duur' De Afdeling oordeelt in een uitspraak van 21 juli 2021 dat schaarse vergunningen met een beperkte geldigheidsduur voor een passende beperkte duur moeten worden verleend. 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 Commissionâs 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. Court rules ACM can use accidental evidence found in dawn raids While skimming through employeesâ chat conversations and e-mails, it is not uncommon for competition authorities to stumble across other potential antitrust violations, separate from the initial scope of the search. ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant. Horizontal cooperation: from the dark side to the light? Recent enforcement action shows that companies involved in data sharing and data pooling or sustainability cooperation need to tread carefully. Pagination Previous page Page 28 Current page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Next page
ACMâs 2021 enforcement focus: digital, green and COVID-19 The ACMâs 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 âstatutes of limitationâ). However, two preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) show that those
Bestuursrechtelijke voorstellen van het kabinet naar aanleiding van de toeslagenaffaire: moet alles anders? âDe overheid zat foutâ. Dit schrijft het kabinet expliciet in de kabinetsreactie van 15 januari 2021 op het rapport âOngekend Onrechtâ van de Parlementaire ondervragingscommissie Kinderopvangtoeslag (hierna: âPOKâ).
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.
Toenemende sturing op vestigingslocaties datacenters De impact van de booming datacentermarkt brengt Nederlandse gemeenten en provincies ertoe datacenterbeleid en paraplubestemmingsplannen vast te stellen om te sturen op vestigingslocaties.
Stibbe advises Mitiska REIM Stibbeâs Real Estate Transaction Group advised Mitiska REIM with the acquisition of Woonboulevard Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Obstakelverlichting op windturbines, hoe zit het ook alweer? Tot een aantal jaar geleden hadden veel windturbines 's avonds en 's nachts rood knipperende verlichting. Dat werd door omwonenden en passanten wel als circusverlichting ervaren.
Heleen Kersten nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to Supervisory Board We are pleased to announce that our partner Heleen Kersten has been nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to the Wolters Kluwer Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 21, 2022.
Legalisatie van cannabisproducten in het ene EU land zet de deur op een kier voor legalisatie in ander land, aldus Franse rechter De hoogste Franse rechter gaat mee in een recente uitspraak van het Hof van Justitie EU, waarmee zij de deur op een kier zet voor legalisatie van cannabisproducten, en laat zien dat EU landen niet zomaar cannabisproducten kunnen blijven weren.
European Commission publishes major anti-money laundering legislative proposals On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new legislative package containing significant changes to the applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime.
Schaarse vergunning moet lonen: terugverdientijd investeringen van belang bij bepalen 'passende beperkte duur' De Afdeling oordeelt in een uitspraak van 21 juli 2021 dat schaarse vergunningen met een beperkte geldigheidsduur voor een passende beperkte duur moeten worden verleend.
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 Commissionâs 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.
Court rules ACM can use accidental evidence found in dawn raids While skimming through employeesâ chat conversations and e-mails, it is not uncommon for competition authorities to stumble across other potential antitrust violations, separate from the initial scope of the search.
ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant.
Horizontal cooperation: from the dark side to the light? Recent enforcement action shows that companies involved in data sharing and data pooling or sustainability cooperation need to tread carefully.