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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22.02.2021

Whistleblower Protection Act: New Whistleblowing Duties Affect Medium-Sized Companies

New Act stipulates new duties for all companies with more than 50 employees, including freelancers. From December 2021 at the latest, affected companies are to set up their own whistleblowing system…

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18.02.2021

New Developments Regarding Taxation of IP Registered in Germany

After the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMoF) issued a letter of guidance on the taxation of IP merely registered in Germany on 6 November 2020, concerns grew on the correct treatment of such matters.…

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18.02.2021

Falk Tischendorf stressed the vital role of the pharmaceuticals and medical industry at the 8th Conference on Strategic Cooperation between Russia and Germany – 2021

The 8th Conference on Strategic Cooperation between Russia and Germany of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was held…

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15.02.2021

C&A Must Pay Rent in Full - Payments of Rent Arrears are Reasonable Under Section 313 German Civil Code

In its judgement of 12 February 2021, the Regional Court Munich I states that it was reasonable for the department stores' chain C&A "in general and also on the basis of the profits from the previous three…

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14.02.2021

Dear Employee, Unfortunately I Do Not Have a Workplace for You Today

With this headline I am of course not credible when I claim that I do not follow "GNTM" (Germany's next top model). But I do know the show, roughly the format and - from wherever - Heidi Klum's saying when…

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11.02.2021

Here We Go After All: National Supply Chain Act Coming!

For a long time it seemed that this project of the Grand Coalition would not come to completion in this legislative period. The differences between the German Federal Ministers Müller, Heil and Altmeier…

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10.02.2021

Falk Tischendorf has been appointed Chairman of the Committee for Localisation of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and as Responsible for Localisation Issues of the Russian-German Economic Council

At a meeting of the Committee for Localisation and Industrial Production of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce held in December 2020, attended by Andrey Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development…

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07.02.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises SWT on the Acquisition and Financing of the AWG Specialist Store Ensemble near Esslingen

Munich, 8 February 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised SWT Verwaltungs GmbH based in Rain, Bavaria, on the acquisition and financing of the "Kö8" shopping centre, the…

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