Regulatory

Our top-tier Regulatory team has an excellent track record in all strategic energy regulatory issues in and out of court. The team advises and litigates about sector specific laws and regulations and has an unrivalled network and day-to-day dealings with policy makers, industry associations, authorities and the Dutch energy regulator (ACM).

Our team

Joost  van den  Bogaerd

Joost van den Bogaerd

Veii Jacobs

Veii Jacobs

Jan Erik Janssen

Jan Erik Janssen

Gerard de Jongh

Gerard de Jongh

Tobias Kok

Tobias Kok

Bart van Oorschot

Bart van Oorschot

The best in the Netherlands; fantastic reputation

Energy and Natural Resources

Regulatory

The Regulatory team advises and litigates on sector-specific issues and represents clients before European and national regulators and policymakers on sector-specific legislation and litigation issues.

We help clients in the complex world of changing laws and regulations, as well as regulation and enforcement of sector-specific laws and regulations by regulators like the ACM. We can provide assistance and advice across every sector of the economy.

We have unique expertise and an outstanding track record in the Energy and Utilities sector. We represent our clients (including major industrialists, grid managers, energy producers, energy suppliers and industry associations) in oil and gas, electricity and heat, and in the development of relatively new activities around CCS(U) (carbon capture and storage (and usage)), geothermal energy, sustainable heat, green hydrogen and sustainable and circular energy projects. We are involved in key themes like energy transition and energy law in the broadest sense and help our clients resolve or prevent disputes or issues in areas including tariff regulation, state aid, market and government, subsidies (such as the SDE(++)), electricity grid congestion, market abuse (REMIT), handling complex connection situations, major accidents and grid failures, and ambiguities in European and Dutch legislation and regulations. We also assist clients in designing (energy) projects and transactions in regulated markets and help mitigate the risks in these projects around planning law, including environmental law and spatial administrative law.

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Track record

Stek assists Stedin in transport capacity dispute

Stek successfully represented energy distribution system operator Stedin in summary proceedings before the Rotterdam District Court. Stedin was sued by …

Stek victorious for distribution system operators in changing tariff regulation

Stek has successfully represented the electricity and gas distribution system operators, via their representative organisation Netbeheer Nederland, in appeal before …

Stek successful for Liander in transport capacity dispute

Stek successfully represented energy distribution system operator Liander in summary proceedings before the North Holland District Court against one of …

Blog

Developments on indepence of the Dutch energy regulator ACM

In an article published on Lexology, Bart van Oorschot discusses the recent developments on the independence of the Dutch energy …

Combatting high energy prices in the Netherlands

The war in Ukraine has created a unique situation in the international energy market. To combat rising energy prices, the …

The consequences of the (interlocutory) Porthos ruling for new and ongoing construction projects/activities in the Netherlands

Background nitrogen deposition issue  Nitrogen deposition has been a significant issue in the Netherlands for a while. Many nature conservation …