The Minister of Finance has published an amendment to the bill introducing a ban on bonuses at state-aided financial institutions.

EU Commissioner Michel Barnier has set up a High-Level Expert Group to examine possible reforms to the structure of the EU's banking sector.

1 January 2016 is an important date – one that all insurance companies are familiar with: the new Solvency II regime enters into force.

Courts in the Netherlands assume jurisdiction to grant cross-border injunctions in infringement cases involving intellectual property rights under certain conditions.

Draft legislation by the European Commission concerning the European Trademark System was recently leaked.

De Brauw has successfully defended anti-piracy foundation BREIN, eliciting a landmark ruling by the District Court of The Hague on 24 October 2012 which marks a new step in BREIN's battle against internet piracy.

The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 18 September 2015 that the State can be liable for issuing national statutes that conflict with EU law.

In an interim judgment, the District Court of The Hague decided that a report of findings prepared by external legal counsel had to be produced to the defendants in the proceedings.

Opening up information via search engines creates a need for new a debate on end dates.

The amendment introduces a notification obligation for security breaches related to personal data held by telecommunication network and service providers, which has become effective today, 5 June 2012.

The Dutch act implementing the European directive on consumer rights will enter into effect on 13 June 2014.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Royal Philips Electronics on the divestment and lease back of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to a Dutch consortium of private investors, and many related legal aspects.

This is the Netherlands Update for The City, an initiative of De Brauw's London office

The Minister of Justice has sent a letter to parliament in which he describes the features of possible statutory provisions regarding long-term shareholding and loyalty rights.

As part of a regulatory reform programme, the UK Financial Services Authority ("FSA") has begun operating under a new regulatory structure since 2 April 2012: the 'twin peaks' model.

The Serious Fraud Office has reviewed its policies on facilitation payments, business expenditure (hospitality) and corporate self-reporting.

The outcome of the UK referendum on Thursday, 23 June 2016 is that the UK will in time leave the EU.

Another court decision upholds that US laws do not automatically apply to foreign conduct. The decision is the latest since Morrison v National Austria Bank.

The US Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have taken official enforcement actions against JP Morgan Chase.

Allianz SE has agreed to pay USD 12,396,423 to settle charges of violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.