08.03.2021

German Supply Chain Law: RegE (Government Draft Law), FAQ and EU

In our blog post "Here we go after all: National Supply Chain Act coming!" of 12 February 2021, we reported: After tough negotiations, the responsible ministers Heil, Müller and Altmaier have reached a…

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03.03.2021

The duty to notify losses under German Company Law – a case of liability for managing directors!

German legislators extended the suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency, such as for limited liability companies (GmbHs) that have filed a claim for financial aid due to the impact of the…

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02.03.2021

"Pandemic Jurisdiction" on Commercial Leases - Another Higher Regional Court Speaks Out (Reference Decision of the Munich Higher Regional Court of 17 February 2021

Only yesterday we gave you an update on the current decisions in our blog post in our blog post "One Year of Commercial Lease Law in the Pandemic - an Overview". For the first time, we were also able to…

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02.03.2021

International Women’s Day, 08 March 2021

Congratulations on the wonderful spring bank holiday, International Women’s Day! May this spring offer you countless happy moments and joyful meetings! We wish you good health, prosperity and a…

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01.03.2021

One Year of Commercial Lease Law in the Pandemic - an Overview

In our blog post "One Year of Commercial Lease Law in the Pandemic - an Overview" of 5 February 2021, we had summarised for you the current status at that time. Up until then, our summary had to be limited…

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01.03.2021

2021 Update – An overview of the most important labour law updates for start-ups

2021 does (not) make everything new. However, a few new developments in labour law are also relevant for start-ups. Dr Michaela Felisiak LLM and Dr Erik Schmid outline the most important labour law…

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28.02.2021

The Home Office Telegram

SARS-CoV-2 ++Stop++ Corona Pandemic ++Stop++ Conference of Minister Presidents of 19 January 2021 ++Stop++ Employer's Duty to Enable Home Office Where Implementable ++Stop++ Home and Mobile Office ++Stop++…

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25.02.2021

EU First – Venture Capital Funds, Start-ups and the German Foreign Investment Control

The draft bill of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) dated 22 January 2021 for the 17th Amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance underlines that the…

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25.02.2021

Expensive Protective Shield Procedure - How Companies Secure Financing at an Early Stage

In times of the corona crisis, the protective shield procedure is the only way for many companies to permanently reorganise themselves. Due to the high costs of the protective shield procedure, early…

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24.02.2021

The New German Competition Law: What’s in It for Start-ups and VC?

Since the middle of January, Germany has had a new competition law designed to take account of the increasing digitalisation of the economy. For start-ups, this new competition law means simpler access to…

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23.02.2021

GDPR Fine of 14.5 Million Euros Averted

Immobiliengesellschaft Deutsche Wohnen SE has been able to avert the record fine in the amount of EUR 14.5 million imposed in 2019 for the time being. The Regional Court Berlin considers the fine notice…

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23.02.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the Acquisition of a Shareholding in Limbic Entertainment GmbH

Frankfurt, 24 February 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the acquisition of a shareholding in the German game developer Limbic…

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