Blogs

The Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) has been applicable since 12 September 2025 and aims to make the European data economy fairer and more competitive. However, the European Commission now intends to amend the Data Act once again.

Last month, we successfully represented a contracting authority in summary proceedings before the District Court of The Hague. The central question was whether a delivered machine complied with the knock-out requirements set out in the tender. However, beneath this lay a more fundamental legal question: how does the court interpret technical requirements?

On Wednesday, 15 April, the House of Representatives adopted the legislative proposal for the Cybersecurity Act. The bill will now be considered by the Senate. The Cybersecurity Act is expected to enter into force in Q2 2026. This means that organisations falling within its scope must comply with all statutory obligations from that moment onwards. It is therefore advisable to take action now and conduct a final review to assess which matters may need to be addressed (with urgency) in the coming months.

At the end of 2024, the Supreme Court held that an indexation clause providing for an annual 3% increase in the rent under a lease agreement is, in general, not unfair. I previously wrote a blog on this topic: A rent increase clause with an annual 3% uplift is generally not unfair.
 

This is the second blog in a series on the legal and strategic aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In the previous blog, the focus was on what buyers and sellers actually aim to achieve with the transaction. Once they have found each other, a next step often follows: the drafting of a letter of intent, also referred to as an LOI or intent agreement. This document marks the moment at which the parties set out their intentions in writing. But what are the legal consequences of this? And what should buyers and sellers pay attention to?

Plans for the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive are on the way. Employers will soon be required to be more transparent about salaries, make pay differences visible, and take action where necessary. That sounds logical, as there is little debate that equal pay for equal work should be the guiding principle. However, the Council of State has raised several significant concerns about the legislative proposal - and these are relevant for every employer.

In this ten-part blog series, we reflect on the life cycle of a business. Which legal form should I choose? What is required to establish a company? How does a company come to an end? Who are the stakeholders involved, and how do you deal with a business partner who leaves? In this fifth part, we discuss how arrangements within a company can be structured. We also address the importance of clear agreements.

Suppose: seller A sells a property to buyer B for €300,000. Before the property has been legally transferred to B, B resells the same property to buyer C for €330,000. In real estate transactions, it is fairly common for a property to be resold to a third party shortly after purchase. In such cases, an so-called ABC transaction can be used, in which the property is transferred in quick succession from A to B and from B to C. Although this structure can be efficient in practice, it also involves various legal, tax, and practical considerations. In this blog, we discuss how an ABC transaction is structured in practice and what parties should take into account.

This time, it concerns a blog that does not only affect our real estate practice. The Supreme Court judgment discussed in this blog affects all legal relationships in which parties owe each other mutual debts and wish to set them off against one another. On 23 January 2026, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the relationship between set-off and limitation (prescription). The judgment clarifies how far the possibility of set-off extends when a claim has become time-barred. In doing so, the Supreme Court provides a general framework that is relevant to all continuing agreements in which payment obligations play a role.