Léone Klapwijk

On 30 June 2021, the legislative proposal for the Security Review Investment, Mergers and Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Bill) was presented to the House of Representatives. The Bill provides for a safety test for investments, mergers and acquisitions in a vital provider or a company in the field of sensitive technology that may pose a risk to national security (Vital Services). The Act applies to companies where a sector-specific test has not yet been included in applicable sectoral legislation and where changes in control may pose a risk of affecting the continuity of vital processes, affecting the integrity and exclusivity of knowledge and information and creating undesirable strategic dependencies. 

Read and download the Dutch chapter of the latest Renewable Energy guide of Lexology GTDT, as updated by Léone Klapwijk and Loes Pustjens. The guide provides an overview of the various factors affecting this topic. You can access the chapter by clicking on the link below.

Van Doorne advised RockRose (NL) CS5 B.V., a subsidiary of Viaro Energy, on the partial takeover of the licence F5/F4A East in the Dutch North Sea from de Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM).

On 26 May 2021, the The Hague District Court (the Court) ordered Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS) to cut its CO2 emissions with 45% in 2030 compared to its CO2 emission levels in 2019. This unprecedented ruling may trigger legal actions against other companies in (and maybe even outside) the Netherlands. Below, we will elaborate on Shell's reduction obligation and the possible consequences thereof for other compa-nies.

The realisation of large sustainability projects often requires various market players to work together. Examples include cooperation between energy companies to stimulate the Dutch hydrogen economy by building hydrogen infrastructure or an electrolyser; cooperation between various stakeholders in the Regional Energy Strategies to implement agreements made under the Climate Agreement (such as heat transition in built-up areas) and cooperation within the large-scale Carbon Capture (Utilisation) and Storage projects ('CC(U)S') to achieve CO₂ savings (and CO₂ use) in the industry. However, cooperation between market players is not without competition law risks.

From 1 October, Van Doorne strengthened its position as a leading advisor within the energy industry with the arrival of partner Léone Klapwijk (1979). She completes the three-legged structure for a solid energy practice: regulatory, transactional and litigation.