New urban development; further developments
In a judgment dated 15 March 2017 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2017:694), the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State gave an interesting decision concerning the sustainable urbanisation ladder and the...
View ArticleLadder for sustainable urbanisation: relativity, offices, events and...
In a judgment dated 15 March 2017 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2017:671), the Division gives an opinion on a zoning plan that provides for five sub-plans zoned for ‘Mixed use’. The planning regime in force prior to...
View ArticleCombination of minor exemptions list elements [kruimelgevallenlijst] in...
Some time has now passed since the minor exemptions list was expanded on 1 November 2014 by means of the Crisis and Recovery Act Decree [Besluit Crisis- en herstelwet] (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees...
View ArticleCombination of minor exemptions [kruimelgevallen] in planning matters is...
It is commonplace for a proposed project to be contrary to the applicable zoning plan or applicable management by-laws. In these cases, there are three options to depart from this zoning plan or these...
View ArticleHefty fine for infringing housing regulations
Last year, the Municipality of Amsterdam tightened up the regulations for renting residential accommodation via websites like Airbnb. For instance, under the tighter policy, residential accommodation...
View ArticleThe ladder for sustainable urbanisation: a step lower as regards the “new...
In a previous contribution I referred to a decision dated 15 March 2017 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2017:694) in correlation with a decision dated 20 April 2016 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2016:1075). In these two decisions, the...
View ArticleRelativity requirement and the Water Act
In a ruling of 25 April 2017 (ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2017:2109) the relativity principle was tested in an appeal against a water permit for a hydropower station. The reliance of the appellant competitor on the...
View ArticleSustainable urbanisation ladder: qualitative need is not sufficient to rule...
In a ruling of 17 May 2017 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2017:1309) a zoning plan which included an XL supermarket failed. No investigation had been carried out into other, realistic spatial planning options for a...
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The new procedure of tele-hearing in Greek courtrooms
With a recent amendment of article 270 of the Civil Procedure Code, it has been provided for the first time that the court, at the request of the parties or ex officio, may order that parties and their...
View ArticleAs from March 1st – new changes in Law on the Legal Status of Aliens
On March 1, 2015 new law amending the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens No. IX-2206 (hereinafter – the Amending law) came into force in the Republic of Lithuania. Changes in the procedure of issuing...
View ArticleVarious Laws (Succession) (Amendment) Act, 2015 (‘the Succession Amendment Act’)
The objective of this Act is to allow the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 650/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of the 4th July 2012, on jurisdiction, applicable...
View ArticlePossible post-Brexit models for engaging with the EU
A lot has been written about the economic effects of Brexit, much of it contradictory – for example: The 100 “worst” EU derived regulations are consistently said to cost the UK economy £33 billion per...
View ArticleEU referendum (should we stay or should we go?) – Employment implications
On Thursday, 23rd June 2016, the public will determine whether the United Kingdom remains in the European Union. A lot has been written and said by the ‘Brexit’ and ‘Bremain’ camps about the impact of...
View ArticleArticle 50 – Royal Prerogative or Parliament?
On 23 June 2016 the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. While non-binding, the new government has said that the Brexit vote will be given effect. The response in the UK to the...
View ArticleNovelization of the Czech Civil Law – part one
Changes of the New Civil Code So-called technical novelization of the New Civil Code, i.e. the Act No. 460/2016 Coll., by which the Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code (“the NCC”), is amended, was...
View ArticleNovelization of the Czech Civil Law – part two
Novelization of the Business Corporation Act Novelization of the Business Corporation Act, i.e. the Act No. 458/2016 Coll. by which the Act No. 90/2012 Coll., the Business Corporation Act (“the BCA”)...
View ArticleHouse building near an industrial estate: customised regulations, noise...
Building houses near an industrial estate is not straightforward. On the one hand, it must be guaranteed that the homes to be built offer a proper quality of life, but, on the other, this may not...
View ArticleLegislative News 2018 – part one
This article provides an overview of the most significant changes in Czech legislation that approach in 2018. In part one of this article we concentrate our attention on Czech Civil and Commercial law....
View ArticleLegislative News 2018 – part two
In this article we provide an overview of the most significant changes in Czech legislation that approach in 2018. Part two of this article is focused on Labour law and other areas of law. II. Labour...
View ArticleIncreasing the thresholds for Europe-wide procurement procedures
Every two years, the EU Commission reviews the threshold values for the application of EU public procurement law. Effective as of January 1, 2018, increased sums apply and are directly applicable...
View ArticleBudget Day 2018
On Tuesday 18 September 2018, Budget Day 2018, the Dutch Minister of Finance has published the Tax Plan 2019. Below the most important measures from an international perspective will be outlined. For...
View ArticleProblems for the Brussels International Business Court
The draft bill setting-up the Brussels International Business Court, a proposed specialized English language court for international business disputes (see ), was due to be sumitted to the Belgian...
View ArticleUBO definition and UBO register
In connection with the legislative bill for the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive Implementation Act, the Minister of Finance has on 6 April 2018 submitted the Draft Money Laundering and Terrorist...
View ArticleLegislative bill to introduce UBO register
From January 2020, UBOs of particular legal entities are obliged to register in the Dutch UBO register. This registration duty follows from the “Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners of Companies...
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