Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) is pleased to announce that it has appointed competition partner Andreas Reindl as its new managing partner, with effect from 1 February 2024. Andreas succeeds Philippe De Baere who has led the firm since 2016 and will continue to practise as a member of VBB’s EU and international trade law group
VBB has helped Swiss electricity transmission system operator Swissgrid prevail in the challenge of its exclusion from European electricity balancing platforms before the EU’s highest court
In the wake of restrictive trade measures announced by the US President Donald Trump, an important question on everyone’s mind is how the European Union (EU) will respond to those measures
On 13 February 2025, the Court of First Instance of Rotterdam (Rechtbank Rotterdam – the Court) largely confirmed the decision of the Dutch competition authority
On 14 January 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published the findings of its first investigation under the International Procurement Instrument (IPI)
On 10 February 2025, the Swiss medicines agency, Swissmedic, and the Swiss Association of Research Ethics Committees, Swissethics, issued an updated version of their position paper on decentralised clinical trials
