On 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg finance minister introduced a bill ("the bill") aimed at implementing European Union (EU) recommended preventive measures.

The Netherlands has, together with other countries, declared its commitment to realising a fully climate-neutral energy supply in 2050.

One of the still unresolved questions of trade mark law is under what circumstances a shape mark is not eligible for protection because it consists of a shape that gives substantial value to the products for which protection is sought.

Lundbeck held various patents relating to citalopram, both in respect of the substance itself and in respect of various production processes.

Recently, the Court of Appeal of Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, rendered a judgment in the Stokke/Marktplaats case.

If shares in a company are bought or sold, or if, for example, the profit-sharing rights attached to an existing shareholding are increased, it is important to determine whether transfer tax is due.

Yesterday the Court of Appeal of The Hague rendered its judgment in the Apple/Samsung case on design right issues.

Today, on 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its Schrems II judgment invalidating the European Commission's adequacy decision with respect...

On 20 December 2011, the Dutch Senate has adopted the Tax Bill 2012.

On 20 December 2011, the Dutch Senate adopted the Tax Bill 2012. The maximum corporate income tax rate remains 25% and the participation exemption regime remains unchanged.

Lauded by some yet criticized by others since its introduction, it comes as no surprise that the notional interest deduction (NID) is one of the first tax breaks to be curtailed at a time when governments are being urged to put their fiscal houses in order.

As of January 1, 2012, persons that offer securities in the Netherlands making use of an exception or exemption from the requirement to publish an approved prospectus are required to include a uniform warning in the form of a pictogram (also referred to as the "wild west sign") in each advertising document and other document containing or announcing an offer to indicate that they are not supervised in the Netherlands.

NautaDutilh's senior associate Marinke Israëls wrote an opinion article in which she argues that the current discussions about shale gas should not threaten conventional gas exploration and extraction. She urges the Minister of Economic Affairs to apply special regulations to conventional natural gas sites.

In a country where 15% of all income earned by families in 2013 was transferred to savings accounts, the tax rules applicable to such income is a hot topic.

In a judgment of 8 June 2011, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that a judgment issued by a Bulgarian court goes against public policy and thus cannot be recognized under the Brussels I Regulation.

As the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, small businesses are struggling to survive, affected by successive lockdowns.

On 30 December 2013, an act to insert Volume VI into the Commercial Code was published in the Belgian State Gazette.

The Squatting and Vacancy Act (Wet kraken en leegstand) entered into force on 1 October 2010.

Pursuant to the Act of 14 December 2005, all bearer shares, for both listed and unlisted companies, must be recorded in the issuer's shareholders' register or deposited in a securities account with a financial institution by 31 December 2013.

On 20 October 2011 the European Commission published formal legislative proposals intended to update and strengthen the existing framework insuring investor protection under the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC) (the "MAD").