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          Wintertaling Attorneys & Civil-Law Notaries has been a member of the Legal Netlink Alliance, a network of independent, medium-sized law firms from around the world, since 2015. Twice a year, two firms are invited to host the event in their respective cities. This coming Friday, June 29th, Wintertaling will have the honor of organizing the 2018 Summer Meeting. Delegations will participate in the event...

Last Monday, April 23, 2018, the GDPR event took place at the Wintertaling office. The speaker, Jeroen Terstegge, gave a clear presentation on the GDPR privacy legislation that takes effect across Europe on May 25, 2018. Jeroen has 25 years of experience in privacy and was able to provide detailed information about the GDPR. The new privacy legislation places greater emphasis...

After many years, there's finally some movement in the fight against plastic bottles. Stientje van Veldhoven, the State Secretary responsible for environmental policy, has reached an agreement on tackling small plastic bottles in litter. If businesses manage to recycle 90 percent of disposable bottles within two years, there will be no deposit on small plastic bottles. Otherwise...

British outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse is coming to the Netherlands, opening its first store in Leiden at Haarlemmerstraat 140. The British company sells equipment for hiking, camping, skiing, cycling, running, and fitness. Founded in 1997 by Mark Neale, Mountain Warehouse has grown from a single outlet store to over 240 stores across the UK...

Tax authorities collect millions thanks to tipsters and do so unregulated, Dennis Evertsz Click here for the article.

Edo Smid advises Plastic Soup Surfer Merijn Tinga and the Plastic Free Sea Foundation in Leiden. Wintertaling provides this support free of charge as its contribution to the realization of socially responsible and sustainable goals. One aspect involves a campaign to disseminate awareness aimed at the packaging industry, aimed at defeating the petition for the introduction of a deposit...

In response to the article in the FD newspaper of November 28, 2017, about mass claims and mass damage settlements, Edo Smid wrote the following reader's comment: That litigation financing is not nonsense, but a necessity to help large groups of victims is sufficiently demonstrated in cases such as high-interest insurance policies, interest rate derivatives, earthquake damage in Groningen, competition violations, investment fraud, etc. Financing...

Useful article for real estate professionals involved in real estate transactions/lease agreement reviews. Use this! For more information, please contact Marlies van Schoonhoven-Sloot. Read the article here.

Earlier this week, we welcomed Marlies van Schoonhoven-Sloot to our team. Marlies van Schoonhoven-Sloot has been a lawyer since 2002. She advises and litigates in real estate, focusing on tenancy law. Her clients include both property providers and users, such as investors and (international) retailers/office users. Marlies is a member of the Dutch Tenancy Law Association...

Saskia van Balen, secretary at Wintertaling, a tax law firm, wrote an article in the FD (Financial Daily) about the flat-rate return tax. Click on the image for the full article.

EXPO Real 2017: A Wintertaling delegation will be represented at EXPO Real in Munich this week, on Thursday, October 5th, and Friday, October 6th. EXPO Real is a leading European trade fair for real estate and investments. (See www.exporeal.net) (more…)

On September 5th, Wintertaling, in collaboration with the Association for Legal Interim Professionals (VVJIP), organized a seminar on Legal Tech – technological developments with a direct or future impact on legal services. With top-of-the-line speakers and a fantastic and engaged audience, it was a resounding success. Here's a glimpse: