Insights

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) of 14 January 2021 had been eagerly awaited. In this judgment, the CJEU found that not submitting observations may not impede...

Although the Netherlands was one of the last countries in the race to administer the first vaccinations, the programme is now underway and a large number of care workers has been vaccinated. The vast...

On 24 December 2020, the European Union and the United Kingdom (‘UK’) reached an agreement on the " UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement " (‘Trade Agreement’) which entered into force on 1 January...

Since 1 July 2019, cyclists have not been allowed to app or phone while riding their bikes. Nor may they simply hold a mobile phone in their hand. This can result in a criminal fine of € 95.00. And...

Last Friday, 3 December 2020, it was announced that the Franchise Act ( Wet Franchise) will enter into force on 1 January 2021. The decision can be read here . This date had been mentioned before but...

On Tuesday 6th October 2020, the Dutch Senate passed the Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans (CERP) also known in Dutch as the: Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA)...

All the acts of a company are carried out by natural persons. For example, a company can enter into an agreement by its director (or another authorised representative) signing it. And a company can...

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (‘DDPA') has imposed an administrative fine of EUR 830,000 on the Dutch Credit Registration Office ('BKR’) for the limited opportunities it provided to data...

On 28 May last, the European Court of Justice issued a judgment with relevant explanations on the exception from the obligation to invite tenders in public-public cooperation. More specifically, the...

A European Court judgment on public-public cooperation between contracting authorities was issued on 4 June. The case is set in Germany. There, three local public authorities have entrusted the...

This week the Dutch government has introduced a far-reaching measure: the “Provisional Work Retention Emergency Measure” to combat immediate liquidity issues that employers face as a consequence of an...

There are updates on the coronavirus in the news on a daily basis. The spread of the coronavirus will have an impact on commercial trade. Some companies are temporarily closing their doors, for...