The Dutch House of Representatives (‘Tweede Kamer’) has approved legislation (‘Wet inroepbevoegdheid ACM’, 36.774) that would give the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) the power to review and potentially prohibit certain mergers and acquisitions that fall below the
More than 600 people have fallen sick as part of three Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom and two have died.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and others are investigating
Manasa is a legal consultant specialising in Public International Law and International Human Rights. She presently works as a consultant in Amsterdam, running an independent legal practice – ‘MSV Consultancy NL.’ From July 2023 to August 2025, she
I’m writing this from the Netherlands. Today I spent the day at the Noordwaard, a former farming polder (or protected basin) on the edge of De Biesbosch National Park. I traveled here with NAFSMA (the National Association of Flood and
As of 1 October 2026, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) will change its policy on the reappointment of policymakers at financial institutions. From that date, such reappointments will no longer need to be reported using the specific
In 2024, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful but said nothing about the sea. What are Palestine’s maritime entitlements, and does the ruling reach its waters too?
Netherlands: From our Amsterdam office, we have observed a significant increase in the range of Dutch tax risks being brought to the insurance market. Through this brochure, we aim to provide you with practical insight into the types of Dutch tax
On 7 September 2026, Ratko Mladić was buried in Belgrade. Known to the world as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska had died ten days earlier in The Hague, while serving
Een nieuwe uitspraak verduidelijkt wanneer beoordelingsaspecten van een BOPA, zoals parkeren, kunnen worden doorgeschoven naar een latere vergunningsfase.
Kats of AmsterdamThe Katfriends at Kisaco Research wish to inform IPKat readers that their Patent Litigation Europe event is returning to the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam on 18-20 January 2027. The agenda is available here.As explained by the organizers,
