02.07.2024

ADVANT Beiten Advises Dusseldorf-Based MedTech Company CUREosity Again on Financing Round

Dusseldorf, 2 July 2024 – The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised CUREosity GmbH, Dusseldorf, on a growth financing round which brought the medtech company a total of approximately…

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26.06.2024

ADVANT Beiten Advises Aesculap on Sale of TETEC AG to the Canadian Octane Group

Dusseldorf, 26 June 2024 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided interdisciplinary advice to Aesculap AG, a subsidiary of the B. Braun group seated in Melsungen, Germany, on the sale of its…

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26.06.2024

Draft bill on the modernization of the German arbitration law of the Federal Government of Germany

Today the Federal Government of Germany has presented a draft bill on the modernization of the German arbitration law [BMJ - Aktuelle Gesetzgebungsverfahren - Modernisierung des deutschen…

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25.06.2024

ADVANT Beiten Reinforces its Munich Office with Tax Expert Heiko Wunderlich

Munich, 25 June 2024 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten continues to expand its Tax practice group by winning Heiko Wunderlich from SKW Schwarz. Heiko Wunderlich will join ADVANT Beiten's Munich…

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31.05.2024

Silent whistleblowers? Effects of the Whistleblower Protection Act on confidentiality agreements

In addition to the much-publicised obligations, in particular the establishment of reporting channels, the new Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) primarily contains rights for whistleblowers. They now…

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27.05.2024

Infringement of Shareholders' Attendance Rights

Schleswig Higher Regional Court (OLG), judgment of 07 February 2024 – 9 U 41/23 The right of shareholders to attend the annual general meeting (AGM) of a stock corporation is a fundamental and generally…

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24.05.2024

EU Supply Chain Act finalized - relevant for companies worldwide

It did indeed take quite a while. And there was indeed a lot of back and forth. But now, it is final and binding: Today, the European Council gave its final green light for the so-called EU Corporate…

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16.05.2024

Liability of Managing Director Despite Formal Approval of Past Actions?

Brandenburg Higher Regional Court, judgment of 24 January 2024 – 7 U 2/23 A managing director is personally liable to the company if the director negligently or wilfully violates their responsibilities,…

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10.05.2024

Boycotting the Supervisory Board by Permanent Absence? – Federal Court of Justice Rejects Appointment by Court

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) takes the stance that a supervisory board member boycotting the board by repeatedly being absent does not give rise to the right to have an additional member…

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06.05.2024

EU Company Certificate Is On Its Way

The EU plans to introduce a European Company Certificate to make company information available EU-wide in a standardised form. It aims at facilitating cross-border activities while avoiding costs for…

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02.05.2024

Update AI Act - the ten most important questions for users of AI systems

After the political agreement on the AI Act was effectively announced in the media in December 2023, the now provisionally final version was adopted on 13 March 2024. The AI Act was approved by the…

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26.04.2024

Solar I Package - Further Improvements for Solar Power Systems

We’ve reported on the principal changes to the Solar I Package with respect to decentralised energy supply. But the Package also deregulates certain aspects and contains numerous incentives to encourage…

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