Are absolute privatisation bans allowed under articles 345 TFEU jo 63 TFEU?
Notwithstanding previous Golden Share case law, absolute privatisation bans to keep all shares in public hands are in conformity with EU law according to the opinion of AG Jaaskinen.
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A cure for criminal corporations?
Studies suggest there is little economic value in getting more women on corporate boards. From a criminological viewpoint, there may be good reasons for gender diversity.Read more » -
Payrolling: having your cake and eating it too?
This relatively new phenomenon of payrolling has put difficult questions to scholars, practitioners and judges.Read more » -
On Academic Integrity
What would you do if you happen to be involved in a matter of academic integrity? 30 PhDs discussed the case. The answer is simple.Read more » -
Skating on thin ice: a misleading metaphor
Who must bear the risks of vagueness in the law? The ‘thin ice’ principle uses a misleading metaphor to pass on the risk to the individual instead of to society.Read more » -
Hyping The Hague
According to a recent report in national newspaper Trouw, norms of the Muslim majority are beginning to take over in the Schilderswijk, a multi-ethnic area in the Hague.The latest hype about disadvantaged neighbourhoods.Read more » -
Tightening the ropes on standing in State aid cases
Competitors of illegal State aid recipients may challenge the legality of the aid before national courts. But who is considered a competitor?Read more »