On 11 December 2018 the Dutch Senate approved the bill for the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). The NCC is a separate chamber of the District Court
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CJEU Renders Judgment: Taste is Not Protected by Copyright
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In August 2018 we published a blog about a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) concerning the possibility of copyright on taste of a…
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Energy Label C Obligation for All Office Buildings in the Netherlands in 2023 (With Few Exceptions)
Introduction
Beginning January 2023, energy labels of the major part of office buildings in the Netherlands will have to be at least in category C, because of an amendment to…
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Brexit Consequences for Governing Law and Jurisdiction Clauses
By Jasper van Gameren on
Parties who do cross-border business often declare English law applicable in commercial contracts, accompanied by a jurisdiction clause making the English courts (exclusively) competent to hear claims arising out of …
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Another Privacy Regulation, but This Time on ‘Non-Personal Data’
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Posted in data protection, digital single market, English Language, EU, European Union Law, GDPR, privacy
The European Union continues to roll out regulations in furtherance of the EU Digital Single Market, a strategy that covers digital marketing, e-commerce, and telecommunications. The GDPR went into force…
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Right of First Refusal: Please Specify the Scope!
By Rutger Sterk on
In certain lease agreements we see a right of first refusal to purchase the leased property (voorkeursrecht tot koop van het gehuurde object), to the benefit of the…
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The European Account Preservation Order: A Method for Debt Recovery Throughout the EU
By Dante le Poole & Monisha Sardjoe on
Introduction
The rules governing seizure of a cross-border bank account in the EU follow from the EU Regulation establishing a European Account Preservation Order (EAPO). Such Regulation was created to…
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EU and U.S. Legislation on International Data Transfers: Change and Challenges
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The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has brought important changes to the legal grounds for data transfers between the EU and the United States. Simultaneously, a new act in…
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Vertical Agreements: Permitted Passive Sales and Public Procurement in the EU
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Under EU competition law, it is allowed in most vertical agreements to grant distributors exclusivity for a territory or customer group. Selective distribution is the well-known exception, where no geographic…
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Another Major Step Towards a New Environment and Planning Act in the Netherlands
By Marijn Bodelier on
The Dutch government is working on a major overhaul of the statutory environmental framework in the Netherlands. In this context, four key environmental decrees (AMvBs) (the Decrees) were …
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