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    Verbandsklagenricht-linienumsetzungsgesetz enters into force
    Today, the so-called "Verbandsklagenrichtlinienumsetzungsgesetz" (VRUG) entered into force [BGBl. 2023 I Nr. 272 vom 12.10.2023]. The core part is the new Consumer Rights Enforcement Act (VDuG).…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Wörwag Pharma on Takeover of Mauermann Arzneimittel KG
    Freiburg, 22 September 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided comprehensive legal advice to Wörwag Pharma GmbH & Co. KG on the takeover of Mauermann Arzneimittel KG. The parties…
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    Oliver Korte joins ADVANT Beiten as Equity Partner
    Hamburg, 20 September 2023 – The international corporate law firm ADVANT Beiten strengthens its Hamburg office and wins Oliver Korte as Equity Partner. Together with Associate Helena Thiel, Mr Korte joins…
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    Interim relief from an incorrect list of shareholders after a resolution
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF BERLIN OF 17 MAY 2023 IN CASE NO. 23 U 14/23 Facts of the case At a meeting of shareholders, to which the majority shareholder concerned was not properly invited,…
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    Federal Government of Germany approved on the establishment of Commercial Courts
    On 16 August 2023, the German Federal Government passed the draft of the „Justizstandorts-Stärkungsgesetz“ regarding the establishment of commercial courts and English as language of the proceedings…
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    Liability of board members and managing directors for antitrust infringements –NO recourse for fines but possible recourse for cartel damages claims
    Cartel members or their board members and managing directors, who violate their fiduciary responsibilities, are not personally liable for fines imposed against the undertaking. In contrast, the Court held…
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    Dismissal of a supervisory board member for serious grounds related to conduct
    Supervisory board members can be removed for good cause even when they are accused of misconduct not directly connected to their activities on the supervisory board. In its judgment of 1 March 2022, the…
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    ADVANT Beiten Expands Corporate and M&A Practice in Frankfurt Office with Roy Naor
    Frankfurt, 3 August 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten continues to expand its Corporate/M&A practice group by winning Roy Naor, LL.M. (New York), LL.B. for its Frankfurt office. Prior to…
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    The applicability of the UN CISG on the arbitration agreement
    Both the material validity of an arbitration agreement and the effective integration in the contract of an arbitration clause contained in general terms and conditions can comply with the UN Convention on…
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    Adacta and ADVANT Beiten Advise EBARA on the Acquisition of a Business Division of SKF
    Munich, 24 July 2023 - The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A. (EPE), part of the Japanese EBARA Corporation (EBARA), on the acquisition of the business…
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    Brexit and Its Effects on Dispute Resolution - A How-to Guide on Civil Disputes Post-Brexit (Vol.4): Anti-Suit Injunctions in EU after Brexit
    In the recent published parts of our "Brexit-Series" we focussed on the consequences of Brexit on Civil Disputes (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). Our last part of the so-called "Brexit-Saga" highlighted a recent…
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    Free rein for data transfers to the U.S.?
    The ECJ ruling of July 16, 2020 and its impact The European Court of Justice (ECJ) had ruled in the so-called "Schrems II" judgment in July 2020 that the so-called EU-US Privacy Shield, which until then…
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