EU’s DORA Regulation: Is It A Basis For Director Liability In The Netherlands?

On 17 January 2025, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) went into force, introducing ongoing obligations for financial entities, such as maintaining registers of information, which the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) will actively supervise. The following article summarises the new ICT risk management framework that DORA...

Netherlands DSA Implementation Act enters into force

On 4 February 2025, the Dutch Digital Services Act Implementation Act, the legislation transposing the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) into law in the Netherlands, entered into force, fulfilling an important requirement of the DSA: to designate national supervisory authorities by the deadline of 17 February 2024. The following article is an...

Netherlands Labor Law 2025: Key Changes and What’s Ahead

In 2025, labor law in the Netherlands has undergone several changes. This article covers the most important changes and the legislative adjustments planned for the future.

Hague Court Rules in Favour of Greenpeace in Biodiversity Litigation Against Dutch State

On 22 January 2025 in a landmark biodiversity litigation case, the Court of The Hague ruled in favour of Greenpeace, declaring that the Dutch state has acted unlawfully by failing to meet nitrogen reduction targets for 2025 and 2030.

Commercial Interest Can Be Lawful Basis for Data Processing: EU Court Overrules Dutch DPA

On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that, under certain conditions, a purely commercial interest can be considered a legitimate interest and serve as a lawful basis for processing personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).