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In remembrance of Ebru Timtik

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague Ebru Timtik. Ebru passed away on 27 August 2020 after 238 days of hunger strike, which she started to strengthen her demand for fair trials and the administration of justice in Turkey. At 12.00 pm today we observed a minute…

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Heat Act 2: key points for investors

The draft bill ‘Wet collectieve warmtevoorziening’ (the ‘Heat Act 2’) was open for consultation until 3 August 2020. This draft bill – which will fundamentally change the regulatory framework for district heating in the Netherlands compared with the current Heat Act – aims to advance the energy transition from, among…

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Draft bill on CO2 emissions tax

In this article Jan Erik Janssen discusses the draft bill concerning a CO2 tax on emissions from industrial installations. The national CO2 emissions tax is additional to the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and aims to ensure that the reduction target for industry as agreed in the Climate Agreement is…

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FDI screening in The Netherlands: retroactive effect for legislation in the making

Despite rapid developments across the EU with respect to foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, the developments in this field were at a slower pace in the Netherlands. Until this week: the Dutch government seeks to apply retroactive effect to FDI screening legislation that is currently in the making. This means…

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Energy audits – Dutch approach

In this article Jan Erik Janssen discusses the what, why and how of energy audits in the Netherlands. The article was published on 1 June 2020 in the ILO series Energy & Natural Resources. Click here for the article.

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The Netherlands as a green hydrogen hub

In this article Veii Jacobs, Bart van Oorschot and Jan Erik Janssen discuss the Outlook on Hydrogen of the Dutch government and the steps that are necessary to make The Netherlands a green hydrogen hub. The article was published on 20 April 2020 in the ILO series Energy & Natural…

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Legal 500 2020: Again praise for Stek

Clients and peers are full of praise for Stek in the 2020 edition of the prestigious legal directory Legal 500. Stek has again been ranked for all its practice areas and a large number of its lawyers are listed in this directory. There are listings for: Banking & finance: Borrower…

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Stek welcomes Elias Ram

We are pleased to announce that Elias Ram joined Stek as an associate in our Corporate group. Elias advises corporates, private equity firms and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate law issues. He regularly works with international law firms on cross-border transactions. Before he joined Stek…

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Stek in Chambers Europe 2020

In the 2020 edition of the authoritative directory Chambers Europe clients are full of praise for Stek. Stek is described as an “excellent firm” and “extraordinarily responsive, business-minded and good to work with”. One client enthuses: “They listen to the problem and try to think of a wide range of…