188 results The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. Stibbe advises Familiebedrijven Nederland Recently, Stibbe advised Familiebedrijven Nederland on the admissibility of the Van Dijk/Erkens amendment under state aid law. Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions: New Law in Force The Dutch law on the Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions marks a significant shift in Dutch commercial law, aimed at transforming the landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises to use their receivables as collateral and improve access to financing. Legal trend: climate change litigation The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation. Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction. Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper, a leading beverage company in North America, on its contemplated public offer of €15.7 billion for JDE Peet’s N.V., the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. Dutch fintech Action Plan - stimulating growth in the Dutch fintech sector On 3 July 2020, the Dutch Minister of Finance and the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs published an action plan to support the Dutch Fintech sector. ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU"). Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU. EU’s GPAI Code of Practice: the world’s first guidance for General Purpose AI model compliance The European Commission has published the Code of Practice, the worlds first stakeholder guidance on transparency, safety and security, and copyright considerations for general purpose AI-models (GPAI), which helps AI developers to comply with the AI Act. Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms. Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...]. The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive. Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way. Double roles in attributing knowledge The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019. Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 van kracht Op 1 januari 2019 is de Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 (grotendeels) in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt onderdeel uit van de jaarlijkse wijzigingscyclus van nationale regelgeving op het terrein van de financiële markten. Pagination Previous page Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page
The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts.
Stibbe advises Familiebedrijven Nederland Recently, Stibbe advised Familiebedrijven Nederland on the admissibility of the Van Dijk/Erkens amendment under state aid law.
Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions: New Law in Force The Dutch law on the Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions marks a significant shift in Dutch commercial law, aimed at transforming the landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises to use their receivables as collateral and improve access to financing.
Legal trend: climate change litigation The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation.
Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction.
Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper Stibbe advises Keurig Dr Pepper, a leading beverage company in North America, on its contemplated public offer of €15.7 billion for JDE Peet’s N.V., the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
Dutch fintech Action Plan - stimulating growth in the Dutch fintech sector On 3 July 2020, the Dutch Minister of Finance and the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs published an action plan to support the Dutch Fintech sector.
ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU").
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU.
EU’s GPAI Code of Practice: the world’s first guidance for General Purpose AI model compliance The European Commission has published the Code of Practice, the worlds first stakeholder guidance on transparency, safety and security, and copyright considerations for general purpose AI-models (GPAI), which helps AI developers to comply with the AI Act.
Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms.
Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].
The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive.
Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way.
Double roles in attributing knowledge The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019.
Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 van kracht Op 1 januari 2019 is de Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 (grotendeels) in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt onderdeel uit van de jaarlijkse wijzigingscyclus van nationale regelgeving op het terrein van de financiële markten.