One of the pillars of the Dutch Environmental and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), which went into effect 1 January 2024, is “participation.” The new law governs the physical environment in

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its ruling in Kwantum v. Vitra on 24 October 2024. This ruling reflects a significant shift regarding EU protection

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New partnership rules set to take effect in 2025 may subject regulated funds using tax-transparent Dutch Commanditaire Vennootschap (CV) structures to Dutch corporate income tax (CIT) and dividend withholding tax

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Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to

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