102 results Tax Alert: The Netherlands' Budget Day 2019: the impact of the Dutch 2020 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 17 September 2019 (Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2020 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2020 Tax Plan (Belastingplan), i.e. a set of legislative proposals amending the national tax laws for the upcoming year CJEU decision on a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax for foreign investment funds Dutch dividend withholding tax has been a hot topic the last few years. In 2018 there were discussions on whether the Dutch dividend withholding tax should be abolished or not. One of the arguments to abolish related to the potential risk of the Dutch div Liability of audit firms and accountants towards clients for non-performance of the assignment The Dutch Supreme Court recently ruled on a case concerning liability of an audit firm towards its client for non-performance of an assignment to provide what is termed a 'contribution statement' (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1447). New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted. Onze Nieuwjaarswens: breng het gunningscontentieux overheidsopdrachten en concessies volledig naar de Raad van State Onze Nieuwjaarswens: breng het gunningscontentieux overheidsopdrachten en concessies volledig naar de Raad van State! Climate change litigation: Dutch Supreme Court upholds Urgenda decision On Friday 21 December 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Dutch government in the Urgenda-case, hence upholding the order of the Court of Appeal of The Hague. The The Hague Court of Appeal ordered the Dutch State in 2018 (confirming Industrial plastic-bag makers lose out on EUR 800,000 at European Court of Justice Companies awaiting the outcome of appeal proceedings should carefully consider whether to pay the imposed fine by bank guarantee or direct payment. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposing Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 into national law with the brand new Law of 13 January 2019. Court of Appeal in the Netherlands decides to appoint independent economic experts in TenneT v ABB On 20 July 2018, the Court of Appeal of Gelderland published another interim judgment in the ongoing proceedings between TenneT, the grid operator in the Netherlands, and ABB in relation to the gas insulated switchgear (GIS) infringement. Tax Alert: Budget Day tax proposals On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for internatio Tax Alert: State Secretary of Finance announces main features of the revised Dutch tax ruling practice In his letter of 22 November 2018 (the “Letter”), the Dutch State Secretary of Finance outlines the revised Dutch ruling practice for tax rulings with an international character (“international tax rulings”), aimed to become effective as from 1 July 2019. Tax Alert: No abolition of Dutch dividend withholding tax Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last month (see our Tax Alert of 20 September 2018), on 15 October the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch parliament containing a reconsideration Dutch Under-Minister of Finance clarifies expected changes to the Dutch CIT fiscal unity regime In his letter (the “Letter”) of 20 April 2018 the Dutch Under-Minister of Finance has answered questions raised by a member of the Second Chamber of Parliament regarding the Dutch corporate income tax (“CIT”) fiscal unity regime. Anna Collignon speaks at study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law On Tuesday 8 September, the Association of Environmental Lawyers (VMA) is organising a study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law. Anna Collignon will speak about the current legal framework for nitrogen deposition and jurisprudence Webinar: Nitrogen regulation and area development Stibbe’s Amsterdam office, in cooperation with the Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling, is organising a webinar on the state of affairs regarding nitrogen regulation and the opportunities for area development. The webinar will he held on Wednesday 3 June Seminar: Nitrogen deposition - the next step after PAS Following last year's Court of Justice judgment and the recent decision of the Department on the Nitrogen Approach Programme (PAS), Stibbe is organising a seminar in Amsterdam on 3 September 2019 discussing the granting of permits under the Nature Protect Stibbe alumni event (Amsterdam) On Thursday 12 September 2019 Stibbe Amsterdam will host its alumni event. 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Tax Alert: The Netherlands' Budget Day 2019: the impact of the Dutch 2020 Tax Package on international businesses On Tuesday 17 September 2019 (Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2020 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2020 Tax Plan (Belastingplan), i.e. a set of legislative proposals amending the national tax laws for the upcoming year
CJEU decision on a refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax for foreign investment funds Dutch dividend withholding tax has been a hot topic the last few years. In 2018 there were discussions on whether the Dutch dividend withholding tax should be abolished or not. One of the arguments to abolish related to the potential risk of the Dutch div
Liability of audit firms and accountants towards clients for non-performance of the assignment The Dutch Supreme Court recently ruled on a case concerning liability of an audit firm towards its client for non-performance of an assignment to provide what is termed a 'contribution statement' (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1447).
New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted.
Onze Nieuwjaarswens: breng het gunningscontentieux overheidsopdrachten en concessies volledig naar de Raad van State Onze Nieuwjaarswens: breng het gunningscontentieux overheidsopdrachten en concessies volledig naar de Raad van State!
Climate change litigation: Dutch Supreme Court upholds Urgenda decision On Friday 21 December 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Dutch government in the Urgenda-case, hence upholding the order of the Court of Appeal of The Hague. The The Hague Court of Appeal ordered the Dutch State in 2018 (confirming
Industrial plastic-bag makers lose out on EUR 800,000 at European Court of Justice Companies awaiting the outcome of appeal proceedings should carefully consider whether to pay the imposed fine by bank guarantee or direct payment.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposing Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 into national law with the brand new Law of 13 January 2019.
Court of Appeal in the Netherlands decides to appoint independent economic experts in TenneT v ABB On 20 July 2018, the Court of Appeal of Gelderland published another interim judgment in the ongoing proceedings between TenneT, the grid operator in the Netherlands, and ABB in relation to the gas insulated switchgear (GIS) infringement.
Tax Alert: Budget Day tax proposals On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for internatio
Tax Alert: State Secretary of Finance announces main features of the revised Dutch tax ruling practice In his letter of 22 November 2018 (the “Letter”), the Dutch State Secretary of Finance outlines the revised Dutch ruling practice for tax rulings with an international character (“international tax rulings”), aimed to become effective as from 1 July 2019.
Tax Alert: No abolition of Dutch dividend withholding tax Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last month (see our Tax Alert of 20 September 2018), on 15 October the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch parliament containing a reconsideration
Dutch Under-Minister of Finance clarifies expected changes to the Dutch CIT fiscal unity regime In his letter (the “Letter”) of 20 April 2018 the Dutch Under-Minister of Finance has answered questions raised by a member of the Second Chamber of Parliament regarding the Dutch corporate income tax (“CIT”) fiscal unity regime.
Anna Collignon speaks at study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law On Tuesday 8 September, the Association of Environmental Lawyers (VMA) is organising a study day of the VMA/Grotius advanced course in Environmental Law. Anna Collignon will speak about the current legal framework for nitrogen deposition and jurisprudence
Webinar: Nitrogen regulation and area development Stibbe’s Amsterdam office, in cooperation with the Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling, is organising a webinar on the state of affairs regarding nitrogen regulation and the opportunities for area development. The webinar will he held on Wednesday 3 June
Seminar: Nitrogen deposition - the next step after PAS Following last year's Court of Justice judgment and the recent decision of the Department on the Nitrogen Approach Programme (PAS), Stibbe is organising a seminar in Amsterdam on 3 September 2019 discussing the granting of permits under the Nature Protect
Stibbe alumni event (Amsterdam) On Thursday 12 September 2019 Stibbe Amsterdam will host its alumni event.
EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Generative AI – an update In this blogpost, our TMT expert Thibau Duquin elaborates on the AI Act, the rules on generative AI such as ChatGPT, and the next steps.