Loes Brekhof is a teacher of English at the Stichtse Vrije School. Loes Brekhof previously worked as senior case handler at Smeets van Empel advocaten and as teacher of English, Dutch and Social Studies at ROC Leiden. After obtaining her LL.M. degrees in Law and Economics and in Foundations of Law, Loes joined the Europa Instituut of Utrecht University in 2008, where she conducted research on the role of economic evidence in competition law.
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Introduction The Dutch District Court Oost-Nederland ruled on the liability for damages in a Dutch follow-on case sought after the European Commission established a cartel infringement in its ‘gas insulated switchgear’ Decision. In its ruling the District Court also considered the applicability (...)
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Introduction Following its investigations in 2009, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (hereinafter “ACM”) issued fines to several Dutch taxi companies for infringements of the Dutch cartel prohibition. According to the ACM the Rotterdamse Mobiliteit Centrale B.V. (hereinafter “RMC”) (...)
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Introduction The national society of general practitioners (Landelijke Huisartsen Vereniging, hereinafter “LHV”) was fined by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (hereinafter “ACM”) for a breach of a seal during ongoing competition investigations. In this case the District Court Rotterdam (...)
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1. Facts and procedure On the 4th of October 2011 the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven,hereinafter "Tribunal") ruled on an appeal against a judgment of the District Court of Rotterdam (Rechtbank Rotterdam, referred to as "District Court") in (...)
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1. Facts and procedure Following an extensive investigation into fraud and anticompetitive practices in the Dutch construction sector, the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") imposed a fine on ETB Vos B.V. (hereinafter "ETB") for infringing (...)
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I. Facts and procedure Reversing the judgment of the District Court Rotterdam (“District Court”), the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has annulled the fine imposed by the Dutch Competition Authority (“NMa”) on CRV Holding B.V. (“CRV”) for abuse of a dominant position. By (...)
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I. Introduction On 15 December 2009 the Dutch Competition Authority (“NMa”) adopted a decision by which it found no signs of abuse of a dominant position by TNT N.V. (“TNT”),an undertaking in the Dutch postal sector. Following a complaint from another undertaking in the postal sector, Sandd (...)
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1. Facts and procedure On 17 July 2009 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") cleared the proposed acquisition of sole control over AD Nieuwsmedia B.V. (hereinafter "AD") by PCM Holding B.V. (hereinafter "PCM"). AD is and a joint-venture of PCM (...)
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1. Introduction On 21 August 2007, the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit,hereinafter "NMa") cleared a merger between Coöperatie Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer U.A. ("Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer") and Coöperatieve Bloemenveiling FloraHolland U.A. ("FloraHolland"). Both (...)
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1. Introduction On 8 December 2006 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") cleared the proposed takeover of Essent Kabelkom B.V. ("Kabelkom") by Cinven Limited ("Cinven") and Warburg Pincus International LLC ("Warburg Pincus"). Both Cinven and (...)
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A. Facts and procedure On 9 February 2006 the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (‘Tribunal’) gave a judgment on appeal against a ruling of the District Court of Rotterdam (“District Court”). The case concerns the administrative decision of 5 September 2001 by which the Netherlands (...)
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1. Introduction On 15 December 2004 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit,hereinafter "NMa") received a notification for a merger between UPC Programming B.V. ("UPC", now Chellomedia Programming B.V.) and Canal+ N.V. ("Canal+"). According to the proposed merger (...)
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I. Introduction On 15 November 2004 the Dutch Competition Authority («NMa») cleared the proposed merger between two Dutch healthcare providers Stichting Evean Zorg(«Evean») and De Weeren, Stichting voor Zorg en Dienstverlening(«De Weeren»). Evean and De Weeren both provide for intramural and (...)
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