1748 results You win some, you lose some: Google AdSense decision annulled The General Court has annulled the EUR 1.49 billion fine imposed on Google. The Commission had failed to properly assess the allegedly abusive contractual clauses related to online advertising, including whether they actually had a lock-in effect. Energieprojecten op gronden van de overheid: overheidsopdracht, concessie of geen van beide? De Raad van State oordeelde in een arrest van 8 december 2022 of er sprake is van een overheidsopdracht, een concessie of geen van beide in situaties waarin een overheid gronden ter beschikking stelt voor de ontwikkeling van energieprojecten. Afschaffing constitutioneel toetsingsverbod in consultatie. Wat stelt de regering precies voor? De regering wil het verbod op constitutionele toetsing gedeeltelijk afschaffen. Rechters zouden formele wetten kunnen toetsen aan klassieke grondrechten. Wat betekent dit conceptwetsvoorstel voor de Nederlandse rechtsstaat? ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom. Het verschoningsrecht is niet zomaar prijsgegeven Het verschoningsrecht blijft de gemoederen bezighouden. Verschoningsgerechtigde informatie omvat alle informatie die aan een advocaat is toevertrouwd door zijn cliënt in het kader van hun professionele relatie. 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. Meta fined for Facebook Marketplace’s Unfair Trading Conditions and Tying Unfair trading conditions and tying are gaining traction as alleged abusive practices in the digital industry, as the European Commission fines Meta EUR 797.72 million for hindering competitors of Facebook Marketplace. The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. Sharing is caring? Commission can take over NCA probe The EU case cooperation mechanism does not create any rights for companies to have their case dealt with by a particular competition authority. Companies should therefore factor the dynamics of this cooperation mechanism into their defence strategies. Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission. Schenden wetenschappelijke integriteit leidt tot rechtsgeldig intrekken doctorsgraad (annotatie) In deze annotatie bespreken Astrid Helstone en Lili Szuhai een uitspraak van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (de Afdeling) waarin de intrekking van de doctorsgraad van een gepromoveerde onderzoeker centraal stond. Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update! Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies. EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness. Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network. ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases. Signaleringsblog week 37: actuele jurisprudentie en ontwikkelingen bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken en ontwikkelingen van de afgelopen periode. Toegang tot de kapitaalmarkt: Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht De Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht implementeert EU-richtlijn 2024/2810 voor betere mkb-toegang tot kapitaalmarkten. Het wetsvoorstel ligt ter consultatie en introduceert meervoudig stemrecht voor MTF-toelating. Pagination Previous page Page 86 Current page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Next page
You win some, you lose some: Google AdSense decision annulled The General Court has annulled the EUR 1.49 billion fine imposed on Google. The Commission had failed to properly assess the allegedly abusive contractual clauses related to online advertising, including whether they actually had a lock-in effect.
Energieprojecten op gronden van de overheid: overheidsopdracht, concessie of geen van beide? De Raad van State oordeelde in een arrest van 8 december 2022 of er sprake is van een overheidsopdracht, een concessie of geen van beide in situaties waarin een overheid gronden ter beschikking stelt voor de ontwikkeling van energieprojecten.
Afschaffing constitutioneel toetsingsverbod in consultatie. Wat stelt de regering precies voor? De regering wil het verbod op constitutionele toetsing gedeeltelijk afschaffen. Rechters zouden formele wetten kunnen toetsen aan klassieke grondrechten. Wat betekent dit conceptwetsvoorstel voor de Nederlandse rechtsstaat?
ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom.
Het verschoningsrecht is niet zomaar prijsgegeven Het verschoningsrecht blijft de gemoederen bezighouden. Verschoningsgerechtigde informatie omvat alle informatie die aan een advocaat is toevertrouwd door zijn cliënt in het kader van hun professionele relatie.
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.
Meta fined for Facebook Marketplace’s Unfair Trading Conditions and Tying Unfair trading conditions and tying are gaining traction as alleged abusive practices in the digital industry, as the European Commission fines Meta EUR 797.72 million for hindering competitors of Facebook Marketplace.
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.
Sharing is caring? Commission can take over NCA probe The EU case cooperation mechanism does not create any rights for companies to have their case dealt with by a particular competition authority. Companies should therefore factor the dynamics of this cooperation mechanism into their defence strategies.
Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission.
Schenden wetenschappelijke integriteit leidt tot rechtsgeldig intrekken doctorsgraad (annotatie) In deze annotatie bespreken Astrid Helstone en Lili Szuhai een uitspraak van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (de Afdeling) waarin de intrekking van de doctorsgraad van een gepromoveerde onderzoeker centraal stond.
Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update!
Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies.
EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness.
Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network.
ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases.
Signaleringsblog week 37: actuele jurisprudentie en ontwikkelingen bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken en ontwikkelingen van de afgelopen periode.
Toegang tot de kapitaalmarkt: Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht De Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht implementeert EU-richtlijn 2024/2810 voor betere mkb-toegang tot kapitaalmarkten. Het wetsvoorstel ligt ter consultatie en introduceert meervoudig stemrecht voor MTF-toelating.