Some Dutch Internet providers and other telecoms companies have broken laws enshrined in the European Data Retention Directive but have gone unpunished.
Rabobank has settled for US1.06 billion with regulators in the US, UK and the Netherlands, surprising many observers with the size of the payment.
Plans to locate the new HQ of the proposed Publicis Omnicom advertising giant in the Netherlands are part of a trend, according to lawyers acting in the deal.
As the Christian world rushes towards the consumer bonanza known as Christmas, Dutch MPs have risked incurring the wrath of any supreme being by discarding legislation that declares insulting God a crime.
A group of Europe's most influential and muscular independent law firms is forming an alliance to challenge the power and continuing incursions of UK and US firms on the continent.
A Dutch anti-piracy group has won a case which will see the former host of a file-sharing web site held liable for damages.
A move to extend 'disclosure' in Dutch law does not go as far as Anglo-Saxan law. Whether this is a good move depends on what side one is on, argues Carel van Lynden
Dutch law firm AKD advised on the spin-off of Cergentis - a Utrecht-based genetic analysis technology developer.
Benelux law firm NautaDutilh has assisted California-based microchip producer Intel Corporation in its research and development commitment and equity investment in Dutch photolithography systems supplier ASML Holding, which is valued at €3.3 billion.
Dutch law firm AKD has assisted mobile telephone texting service provider ClubMessage purchase Netherlands-based GSM Information Network unit from NASDAQ-listed Motricity.
International law firm Squire Sanders acted for renowned Nottingham-based global bicycle brand Raleigh Cycle in its sale to Dutch bicycle manufacturer Accell Group.
Choosing a law firm is like choosing a garage, says Shell's new legal director - and that's meant to be a complement to both lawyers and motor mechanics. It's all about the service, he tells Jonathan Ames