Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable Market

Announcements

Global Giant Greenberg Traurig Continues to Enhance European Stronghold, Brings on Tier 1 Real Estate Team in The NetherlandsDutch 2021 Tax Bill and Real Estate in the NetherlandsEU Commission Limits the Netherlands’ Plans to Subsidize Green Hydrogen Production

Anti-Corruption

European Commission Raids Fashion Companies Over Anti-Competitive ConcernsGT Antitrust Newsletter | Competition Currents | September 2021GT Antitrust Newsletter | Competition Currents | May 2021

Antitrust

Competition Currents | October 2022Competition Currents | September 2022The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple Principals

Brexit

Brexit: EU-Based PIEs with UK Parents No Longer Exempted from Having Their Own Audit CommitteesEU Opens Consultation on Rules for Transboundary Plastic Waste ShipmentsEU Sanctions: European Commission President Pushes for Greater Resilience, Proper Enforcement

choice of law

Brexit Consequences for Governing Law and Jurisdiction Clauses

Class Action Litigation

New Dutch Act on Collective Damages in Class Actions Effective 1 January 2020Billion Euro Settlement for Former Fortis Shareholders Declared Binding

Competition Law

Competition Currents | October 2022Competition Currents | September 2022The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple Principals

contracts

Supreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin GarrixCommercial Agency Agreements in EU Competition LawAanpassing van contracten in het licht van de coronacrisis

Copyright

Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?European Court of Justice’s Landmark Decision on the Resale of E-BooksEU Parliament Approves Heavily Disputed Copyright Directive

Corporate Law

The Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring DealsDutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022EU to Make Changes to Its Sustainability Reporting Rules and Impose New Obligations on Non-European Companies

Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | June 2022Conflicting EU, US Economic Sanctions Regimes: Implications for Multinational CompaniesCompetition Currents | November 2021

data center

Dutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorAmsterdam’s data center stop may be lifted soonData Processing in Times of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance from EU and National Data Protection Authorities

data protection

Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Team Authors TMT 2021 Trends & Developments in the Netherlands for Chambers and PartnersWebinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT Sector

debt recovery

Amendments to Temporary Act COVID-19 (Tijdelijke wet COVID-19) – Suspension of Bankruptcy Request and Stay on Other Recovery MeasuresA New European Restructuring LandscapeThe European Account Preservation Order: A Method for Debt Recovery Throughout the EU

digital single market

EU Parliament Approves Heavily Disputed Copyright DirectiveThe ePrivacy Regulation: The Next European Initiative in Data ProtectionAnother Privacy Regulation, but This Time on ‘Non-Personal Data’

Dutch Code of Civil Procedure

New Dutch Act on Collective Damages in Class Actions Effective 1 January 2020Revised Dutch Code of Civil Procedure: Effective 1 October 2019

dutch patents

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

Dutch Property Law

Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021Dutch 2021 Tax Bill PresentedRecent ‘Shared-Housing’ Developments in Amsterdam

Dutch Real Estate Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable MarketESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateThe Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring Deals

Dutch Supreme Court

Supreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin GarrixDutch Labor, Employment, and Pensions UpdateThe Dutch Supreme Court Obliges the Dutch Government to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dutch Tax Law

Key Priorities for Borrowers in a Bear MarketDutch Presented Tax Measures for 2023Dutch Presented Tax Measures for 2022

energy label

ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateEvery New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021German and Dutch National Agendas Indicate Further Focus on and Investments in Hydrogen

English Language

Supreme Court (partially) overturns Court of Appeal’s ruling in re Spinnin’ Records v. Martin GarrixCompetition Currents | November 2021Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie en Veiligheid: tijdelijke introductie van digitale zittingen/Temporary Dutch COVID-19 Justice and Security Act: Temporary Introduction of Digital Court Hearings (in Dutch and English)

ePrivacy

Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorEU Limits Territorial Scope of ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ on the Internet

EU

EU Sanctions Russia with Eighth Package of Restrictive MeasuresCompetition Currents | October 2022Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?

European Directive

Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesEuropean Commission Proposes Criminalizing Economic Sanctions Violations and Bolsters Asset Recovery MeasuresThe Act Implementing the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions: An Overview

European Union Law

Dutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022EU Sanctions Russia with Eighth Package of Restrictive MeasuresCompetition Currents | October 2022

Events

WEBINAR: Hydrogen Infrastructure Challenges and Case Studies: Bumpy Road or Expressway to a Clean Fuel Future?Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam and ULI Netherlands host the First Annual Netherlands Real Estate Leaders Roundtable

Featured

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable MarketESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateThe Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring Deals

Firm News

Global Giant Greenberg Traurig Continues to Enhance European Stronghold, Brings on Tier 1 Real Estate Team in The NetherlandsGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam advises InterXion on its USD 8.4 Billion Combination with Digital Realty

GDPR

Dutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorEU Limits Territorial Scope of ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ on the InternetCJEU Finds Website Operators Using Social Media Plugins Are Joint Controllers

governing law

ESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateDutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?

GT Alert

Dutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022EU Sanctions Russia with Eighth Package of Restrictive MeasuresCompetition Currents | October 2022

health care

Amendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

intellectual property

Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesMajor Influencers Under the Loupe – Dutch Media Authority Publishes New Policy Rule Effective July 1

Intellectual Property Litigation

Are US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesMajor Influencers Under the Loupe – Dutch Media Authority Publishes New Policy Rule Effective July 1

international litigation

The European Commission’s Proposal for Regulating Foreign Subsidies ControlUSTR Proposes Retaliatory Tariffs on Digital Services Taxes: Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United KingdomUS, EU, and UK Suspend Airbus-Boeing Retaliatory Tariffs

jurisdiction

Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Team Authors TMT 2021 Trends & Developments in the Netherlands for Chambers and PartnersBrexit Consequences for Governing Law and Jurisdiction Clauses

Labor & Employment

The Act Implementing the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions: An OverviewEU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?Dutch Labor, Employment and Pensions Update

LIBOR

LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 6LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 3LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 2

litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable MarketAre US-Designed Chairs Without US IP Protection Copyright Protectable in Netherlands and Belgium as Works of Applied Art?Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice Rules

mergers and acquisitions

Dutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple PrincipalsPolitical Agreement Reached on EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Netherlands Commercial Court

GT Antitrust Newsletter | Competition Currents | May 2021Netherlands Commercial Court Approved by Dutch Senate

patents

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

pensions

Employment and Pension Law Update 2019: The Netherlands

pharmaceuticals

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Radboud Ribbert Quoted in Law 360 Intellectual Property ArticleAmendment to Dutch Patents Act (Rijksoctrooiwet) Allows for Extemporaneous Preparation of Medicine in Certain Circumstances

privacy

Webinar – Cameratoezicht en privacy: Praktische do’s en don’tsDutch Data Protection Authority approves Code of Conduct for Data Processors in the ICT SectorNew CJEU Decision on Use of Cookies

private equity

To Safeguard Dutch National Security, Investment Review Bill Gets Retroactive EffectExit Provisions in Joint Venture & Shareholder Agreements: Lessons (to be) Learned – Looking Across the Ocean

products liability

Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesProject Developer Entitled to Deduct VAT from Costs Partly Beneficial to Third PartiesConsumer Duty to Report a Lack of Conformity (Product Defect) Further Explained by Supreme Court in the Netherlands

property law

Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021Project Developer Entitled to Deduct VAT from Costs Partly Beneficial to Third PartiesRecent ‘Shared-Housing’ Developments in Amsterdam

RE-STRUC

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable MarketESG Opportunities for Distressed Real Estate

real estate

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Considerations for Real Estate Businesses in an Unpredictable MarketESG Opportunities for Distressed Real EstateThe Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring Deals

Uncategorized

The ePrivacy Regulation: The Next European Initiative in Data ProtectionBrexit Consequences for Governing Law and Jurisdiction ClausesACM verduidelijkt regels mededingingsrecht voor samenwerkingsverbanden geboortezorg