22.01.2023

Legal trends for the games industry to watch in 2023 | Opinion

"Dr. Andreas Lober and Luca Guidobaldi analyse the topics that games companies need to be aware of this year - and revisit their 2022 predictions. One year ago, we made some predictions on legal trends for…

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22.01.2023

Receipt of E-mails in the Course of Business Transactions

E-mails have become a popular and indispensable means of communication in business transactions used not only to transmit information quickly but also to conclude agreements. In this context, the German…

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12.01.2023

New German Company Register for Companies under Civil Law (GbR)

With the entry into force of the German Act on the Modernisation of Company Law (MoPeG) on 01 January 2024, a new register will be created, the company register. This register will be an independent…

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10.01.2023

ADVANT Beiten Advises Wienerberger on acquiring significant part of French Terreal Group’s business

Berlin, 11 January 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten advises the leading international manufacturer of building materials and infrastructure solutions, Wienerberger AG, on acquiring major…

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09.01.2023

ESOP, VSOP & Co.: Employee share ownership options

Many companies are looking for qualified and motivated employees and junior staff − the 'war for talents' has been going on for a long time. Especially for start-ups and young companies that cannot pay top…

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08.01.2023

ADVANT Beiten recruits Equity Partner for Compliance and White Collar Crime practice in Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf, 9 January 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has expanded its Dusseldorf office at the turn of the year 2022/23, welcoming on board Dr Jochen Pörtge for the Compliance and White…

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05.01.2023

Games Law in Germany: 2022 RECAP

After having had an excellent start into the new year, we would like to look back on the year 2022 from a German "games law" perspective and go into a "speed run" through –what we personally think were…

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20.12.2022

The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - will it become a reality?

Exporters in third countries and importers have to start preparing for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Companies importing iron, steel, cement, aluminium, fertilizers and electricity will…

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08.12.2022

BAG in the fast lane

"BAG decision of 13 September 2022 – 1 ABR 22/21: obligation to record working time for all employers. Life has plenty of challenges in store for employers at the moment: there’s the ubiquitous shortage…

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07.12.2022

Federal Labour Court publishes judgment on the recording of working time – duty to act and co-decision right

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 13 September 2022 in Case No. 1 ABR 22/21 Employers must record the beginning, end and duration of the daily working time of employees, and do not have a grace…

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01.12.2022

The International Comparative Legal Guide: Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2023

This edition provides a global analysis of common issues in foreign direct investment regimes across 31 jurisdictions. We are happy to contribute to this important publication with a whole chapter…

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29.11.2022

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: Acting Before it Becomes Expensive

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Is Coming On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament has adopted the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive…

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