26.11.2020

Legislative Initiative to Simplify Taxation of ESOPs

The European country with the most experience in employee participation is the United Kingdom. Here, as far back as the 1950s, conservative intellectuals and politicians sought an answer to the threat…

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26.11.2020

Second Closing for Financing Rounds

Irrespective of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the most essential factor in the search for new investors and/or business angels is the time: only the time determines when and if money flows at…

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26.11.2020

Will There Soon Be a New Legal Form for Start-ups?

In addition to the "classic" GmbH, the GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts or BGB-Gesellschaft, [partnership under the German Civil Code]) which is not particularly popular and the somewhat younger UG…

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26.11.2020

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Vision and Classification Under Corporate Law

"The 50 Million Robbery" is the headline of FAZ newspaper. The magazine Wired speaks of "The Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever - the DAO - Is Kind of a Mess". Thus, the so-called Decentralized…

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26.11.2020

Duty of Notification under the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act and the German Foreign Trade Act and Payments Regulation

In accordance with section 67 para. 1 of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung - "AWV"), notification of foreign payment transactions to the Deutsche Bundesbank…

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24.11.2020

Legislative Debate on Corona-Related Restrictions and Closures

The Federal Ministry of Justice is currently dealing with the issue of whether state-imposed restrictions and corona-related closures constitute a rental defect. So far, only regional courts have dealt…

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23.11.2020

The Probationary Period during the Corona Pandemic

The corona pandemic is dominating life, There must be no contact with friends, the author therefore stays at home, and his blog appears in German rhymes. No more pizza at the Italian restaurant…

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23.11.2020

Concluding a lease agreement after the pandemic. What should a tenant pay attention to?

"The pandemic and the restrictive measures that came in its wake hit all market participants hard. The first to suffer, naturally, were tenants, who attempted (often fruitlessly) to win a discount on rent…

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12.11.2020

Coronavirus-related Closures and Lockdown - Three Courts, Two Opinions!

In our post dated 21 October 2020, we reported on the decision of the 15th Chamber of the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (judgment of 2 October 2020 - 2-15 O 23/20). In this decision, the Regional…

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11.11.2020

Termination without Notice Due to Private Internet Use

Private use of the business e-mail account and private use of the business Internet access despite a prohibition agreed in the employment agreement can justify a termination without notice. Inadmissibility…

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11.11.2020

Coronavirus Protests and the Limits of Labour Law

The coronavirus pandemic poses great challenges for the country and is unsettling in various ways. Recently, a protest in Leipzig against the measures to contain the pandemic made headlines. The so-called…

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11.11.2020

The International Comparative Legal Guide: Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2021

2nd Edition This edition provides a global analysis of common issues in foreign direct investment regimes across 24 jurisdictions. We are happy to contribute to this important publication with a…

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