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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04.02.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises DeinHandy on Acquisition of Mobilezone

Frankfurt am Main, 5 February 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised DeinHandy GmbH, Heusenstamm, on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in einsAmobile GmbH…

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01.02.2021

Unavoidable personnel reduction – negotiation strategy tips for fast, creative and legally secure implementation

"Legal Framework Whether a pure personnel reduction constitutes a change in operations within the meaning of Section 111 BetrVG (German Works Constitution Act) and is therefore subject to the obligation…

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31.01.2021

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Köpper Group on the Sale of Three Car Dealerships to Tiemeyer Group

Duesseldorf, 1 February 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Köpper Group on the sale of three car dealerships with the brands Volkswagen and Audi to Tiemeyer Group…

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25.01.2021

"First Employer to Kick Out Vaccination Refusers"

Much is said and much is written about these two stars. They are being protected by bodyguards - as is appropriate for big stars. The two are much sought after, many want to see and feel them, but - also…

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