16.03.2021

Saving free movement and the tourism industry with an EU vaccination passport - dubbed a Digital Green Certificate

The freedom of movement in the European Union has been battered by EU countries imposing border closures within the EU for over one year now, with tremendous negative consequences for industry and…

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16.03.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises VITAL Materials Co., Ltd. on the Acquisition of the Industrial Site Langelsheim from PPM

Berlin, 17. March 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised VITAL Materials Co., Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of special metals and their derivatives, on the acquisition of…

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14.03.2021

Nine lawyers of BEITEN BURKHARDT Russia were recommended by the Russian Pravo.ru-300 rating

A list of recommended lawyers was published on 11 March 2021 based on the research of the Russian legal rating company Pravo.ru-300 for 2020. The list includes nine lawyers of the Moscow Office of BEITEN…

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10.03.2021

Will there soon be a new limited liability company form for start-ups? Next round of discussions start on the limited liability company in steward ownership

Many founders of start-ups wish to ensure during the establishment phase or at an early stage that the company will be directed in “steward ownership”. This means that the capital of the company and the…

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10.03.2021

欧盟优先 - 风险投资基金、初创企业和德国投资审查

德国联邦经济和能源部在2021年1月22日推出的关于《德国对外贸易和支付条例》第17次修正案的草案中明确表示，德国联邦政府希望在未来的外国投资审查中，特别针对外商对有前景的行业的德国公司作出的投资进行审查。计划中的收紧投资审查可能会引起创业资本基金和初创企业的特别关注。本所律师，同时也是参与目前与德国联邦经济能源部讨论该法案草案的投资审查法专家：冯蔚豪博士（Dr Christian von…

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10.03.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT advises the shareholders of a leading specialty insurance broker on the sale to Warweg

Frankfurt am Main, 11 March 2021 – International commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised one of the leading and most successful specialty insurance brokers on the sale of shares to Warweg…

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09.03.2021

Transparency Register: New draft bill introduces significant changes and new obligations

On 10 February 2021, the German Federal Government published a draft bill for a Transparency Register and Financial Information Act (Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetz, TraFinG, draft bill).…

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09.03.2021

Interference with the Basis of the Transaction Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic?

In our blog posts of 21 October 2020 and 13 November 2020, we presented the first court decisions on the obligation to pay rent in the event of operational closure orders during the Covid-19 pandemic.…

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09.03.2021

Termination of Disagreeable Leases During the Corona Pandemic by Failure to Comply with the Written Form Requirement

In the course of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there is a particular need for many lessees to terminate current lease agreements. As the above contribution in this newsletter shows, it is often very…

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08.03.2021

Friendship Ends at Lunch - Works Council's Right of Co-Determination in the Implementation of the Corona Regulations

Curried sausage, schnitzel with chips, lentils with spaetzle, spaghetti bolognese, bami goreng, chicken fillet with vegetables, curry with rice, meatballs, burgers, sausages with mashed potatoes and fish…

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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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