AFM's Fine Of NCIC For Misleading Trading Practices Becomes Final

The Hague Court of Appeal has delivered its ruling on an appeal concerning the quantum of confiscation in a 2024 sanctions violation case involving the export of goods to Russian companies. Despite rejecting all defense arguments regarding cost deductions and financial means, the Court unexpectedly reduced the confiscation amount from €298,310 to €250,195 without providing any reasoning or legal basis for the reduction.

Dutch authorities have arrested two men in connection with allegations of violating EU sanctions by operating a web-hosting company that facilitated destabilizing activities against the European Union. The investigation centers on claims that a newly established Dutch company served as a front for a sanctioned entity involved in cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and interference operations.

A new EU Directive on anti-corruption will require businesses with EU operations to reassess their anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC) frameworks.

The proposed International Sanctions Measures Act intends to modernize the Dutch sanctions framework by significantly expanding enforcement and intervention options for sanctions violations...

In 2025, Dutch enforcement authorities prioritized targeted indictments and penalty orders, with new guidance on self-reporting and cooperation shaping internal investigations.

On 8 May 2025, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (the EPPO) announced that it had conducted sixteen searches across Belgium, Germany...

Recent discussions suggest that policy changes implemented during President Trump's administration...

On 14, 16 and 17 October 2024, the substantive hearings in the criminal trial against Hasna A. will commence before the WIM (International Crimes Act) Chamber of the district court of The Hague in the Netherlands.

This morning, the International Crimes Division of the District Court of The Hague handed down its judgment in the criminal case against the Dutch Syria-goer/IS-bride Hasna A.

Today, a group of 20 Palestinians filed a criminal complaint with the Dutch Office of the Public Prosecutor (Openbaar Ministerie) for impeding and influencing the ICC investigation into the ‘Situation in the State of Palestine' and the harassment, intimidation, pressuring and defamation of ICC staff, including the ICC prosecutor, in the course of this investigation.

A critical deadline looms for European issuers with securities traded outside the EU, as a key grandfathering clause under the CSD Regulation expires on 17 January 2027. Without timely regulatory action, third-country central securities depositories like DTC may be forced to suspend services to affected EU issuers, potentially disrupting trading in their equity and debt instruments on international markets.

On 8 November, the Dutch Supreme Court formulated the questions it will refer to the European Court of Justice in a case between Anne Frank Fonds and our clients, Anne Frank Stichting, KNAW and the Belgian association VOOHT.

On 24 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important ruling in Kwantum v Vitra.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force on 25 July 2024, and EU member states have until 26 July 2026 to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the CSDDD.

On November 22, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (NPPS) published a long-awaited instruction - see our unofficial translation here - outlining the framework and conditions for self-reporting and cooperation in criminal investigations into possible offences committed by legal entities.

On 22 November 2024, in a case between Panasonic and OPPO, the Mannheim Local Division (LD) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) handed down the first ever full-fledged substantive decision on the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms...

Helen Gornall and Marloes Wantenaar have written an article about the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) - issued on 19 September 2024 - in Booking.com BV and Booking.com (Deutschland) GmbH v 25hours Hotel Company Berlin GmbH and Others. Helen and Marloes represented Booking.com in these proceedings.

On 20 January 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order relating to Pillar II.

As we step into 2025, IP law in the European Union is set to undergo interesting changes.

Developed in the US since 2016 and now a relatively common phenomenon in the US, liability management exercises (LMEs) are making their way into European debt structures.