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GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | December 2024
The December 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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Continue Reading GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | December 2024Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate Ruling
On 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague handed down its ruling in the appeal proceedings between Shell plc and Milieudefensie, a non-governmental organization. Shell appealed a…
Continue Reading Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingNew Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case Law
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…
Continue Reading New Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case LawFIDIC Golden Principles Under Dutch Law in 2023
FIDIC contracts are widely used in the international Real Estate Projects industry. Much like their national Dutch counterpart, the UAV/UAV-GC contracts, FIDIC contracts consist of General Conditions and Special Conditions…
Continue Reading FIDIC Golden Principles Under Dutch Law in 2023Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?
The Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) recently submitted prejudicial questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, to clarify the application…
Continue Reading Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?“Under Dutch law, a lookalike in a commercial may be a so-called portrait that the person portrayed may be able to resist”: Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Imagine this: what if Dutch Formula-1 racecar driver Max Verstappen would deliver your groceries? That would be something, right? Although – according to a 2016 commercial – when doing so,…
Continue Reading “Under Dutch law, a lookalike in a commercial may be a so-called portrait that the person portrayed may be able to resist”: Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Dutch Investment Review Act Passes Dutch House of Representatives
On April 19, 2022, the proposed Dutch Investment Review Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies and overnames) (Act) passed the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer…
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Dutch Court Has International Jurisdiction in FRAND Matter Primarily Involving Foreign Parties
On Dec. 15, 2021, the Hague District Court delivered its judgement in incident in Vestel v Philips c.s., published Jan. 18, 2022.2 The judgement in incident is…
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