27.01.2025

Football and Law - Episode 1: SUPER LEAGUE = SUPER LITIGATION

Football competitions are a billion-dollar business. And they are getting bigger…

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07.01.2025

Business affiliations, family and the irrebuttable presumption: chaos and uncertainty in dealing with family ties

Introduction The discussion about the irrebuttable presumption of joint action…

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16.10.2024

ADVANT Beiten Advises Amphenol on Acquisition of Luetze Group

Berlin, 16 October 2024 - The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised…

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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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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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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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11.10.2023

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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17.08.2023

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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17.07.2023

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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09.07.2023

The new collective action lawsuit - Consumer Rights Enforcement Act has been passed in the Bundestag

"Potius sero, quam numquam." (Titus Livius, ab urbe condita) On 25th of June 2023, the deadline for implementation of the EU Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective…

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04.07.2023

Brexit and Its Effects on Dispute Resolution - A How-to Guide on Civil Disputes Post-Brexit (Vol.3): Possible Liability Trap for Shareholders of UK Corporations

In the last part of our "Brexit-Series" we highlighted the consequences of Brexit on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments as well as arbitral awards in the European Union and the United…

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20.06.2023

Brexit and Its Effects on Dispute Resolution - A How-to Guide on Civil Disputes Post-Brexit (Vol.2): Enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards

In the first part of our "Brexit-Series" we highlighted the influence of Brexit on the Choice of Law and Jurisdiction. This second part focuses on the consequences of Brexit on the recognition and…

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