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Dutch Supreme Court Rulings on the application of the dividend withholding tax exemption in international holding structures
14 August 2025 -
On 18 July 2025 the Dutch Supreme Court issued two rulings regarding the withholding tax exemption for dividends. Both cases concerned the question of whether...
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IT & Privacy
Defence & Security: Key considerations around increased investment in cybersecurity
5 August 2025 -
A Europe-wide decision has recently been made to invest up to 5% of GDP in defence and related sectors. This means that significant funds will gradually be...
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Corporate & M&A
Defence & Security: Investing, innovating and protecting
5 August 2025 -
In light of rising geopolitical tensions, NATO member states have recently agreed to a new NATO benchmark of 5% of GDP. The Dutch defence and security sector...
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Banking & Finance
Defense & Security: SecFund financing opportunities
29 July 2025 -
In light of increasing geopolitical tensions, there is consensus that more money should be invested in the defense industry. In line with this, NATO countries...
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Banking & Finance
Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions Act
2 July 2025 -
The Senate has passed the Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions Actand its effective date is known, which is July 1, 2025. The Act has an impact on how parties can...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Key differences between trade mark and trade name protection
28 April 2025 -
Trade marks and trade names offer businesses protection against unauthorized use of identical or similar signs to such marks and names, but they are subject to...
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IT & Privacy
Limiting vendor lock-in: how do you maintain freedom and flexibility in a digital world?
11 April 2025 -
In an increasingly digital world, we rely on numerous third-party vendors for their software, cloud solutions and other IT services. This collaboration often...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Intellectual Property in the Netherlands and the EU: Development, Ownership and Exploitation
7 April 2025 -
Technological advancement and globalization have dramatically changed the world economy. These developments continue to have a material impact on value chains,...
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Banking & Finance
Personal Security under Dutch Law: Suretyship & Guarantees
3 April 2025 -
In our last month’s blog we introduced the various types of security interests under Dutch law. Under Dutch law, obligations (claims) can be secured by...
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Resilient organisation
Platforms of dominant companies and mandatory interoperability: Important ruling by the CJEU on Android Auto
31 March 2025 -
On 25 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important preliminary ruling in the case between Alphabet (Google) and the...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
The ECOVER decision; a win for eco friendly trademarks?
18 March 2025 -
The recent court decision in the ECOVER v. ECOVIE case may have significant implications for eco-friendly branding.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Product packaging: where design and trade mark law meet
3 March 2025 -
On 12 February 2025, the General Court of the European Union issued a significant ruling in a product packaging case, relevant for both design law and trade...
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Banking & Finance
Security interests under Dutch law
27 February 2025 -
Our team of Banking & Finance specialists have put together a short overview of the various types of security interest under Dutch law. Under Dutch law,...
