29.10.2020

Regulation on Reporting Duties under the German Money Laundering Act - Real Estate (GwGMeldV-Immobilien)

Overview On 1 October 2020 the new regulation on reporting duties under the German Money Laundering Act - Real Estate (hereinafter the "Regulation") has come into force. With the Regulation, the…

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25.10.2020

Beep, beep, beep – At The Sound of the Next Tone: Certificate of Incapacity for Work, Issued by Phone

There it is again, the medical certificate of incapacity to work by telephone (AU). It's been a long-standing tradition when it comes to ordering pizza: Beep Beep "Pizza Avanti Good Evening", "Good…

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20.10.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT congratulates the winners of the 10th German-Russian Legal Award 2020

The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has been supporting the German-Russian Legal Award for a number of years as a sponsor. This year the prize was awarded for the 10th time. Through this award…

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20.10.2020

Commercial Space Rent Remains Due Even During Corona Closure

The issue of "coronavirus" or "COVID-19 pandemic" has been given considerable attention in real estate law in recent months. One of the first legal issues to be intensively discussed in connection with…

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18.10.2020

Corona Labour Law ‑ More Short-Time Work

The coronavirus - since it has existed - was never gone and is now back. The coronavirus is not a friend and it is not welcome. Nevertheless, we still have to deal with the coronavirus and its…

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12.10.2020

Is the "nice one" the stupid one? - Caution when travelling to training courses before starting work

Munich, 13 October 2020 - Tomorrow, 14 October 2020, the Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) has to decide a case in which the employer had allowed a new employee to travel to a training…

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11.10.2020

Voluntary Flu Vaccination at the Workplace

As there is currently no approved vaccine against "Corona" but next winter is approaching, this blog unfortunately only addresses voluntary flu vaccination at the workplace. However, the explanations given…

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11.10.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Ledvance on the Sale of Its Subsidiary Radium Lampenwerk

Munich, 12 October 2020 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Ledvance GmbH, Garching, Germany, a company specialising in general lighting, on the sale of its subsidiary Radium…

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11.10.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Suzhou TZTEK Technology Co Ltd on the Acquisition of MueTec Automatisierte Mikroskopie und Meßtechnik GmbH

Munich, 12 October 2020 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has provided comprehensive legal advice to Suzhou TZTEK Technology Co Ltd ("TZTEK") on the acquisition of MueTec…

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04.10.2020

The Moscow office of BEITEN BURKHARDT is advising IDS Borjomi Russia during the implementation of a project to build a Svyatoy Istochnik water bottling plant in Moscow Region

IDS Borjomi Russia, a leading bottler of mineral water, has begun construction of its largest plant in Russia, which will allow the company to double output of the product marketed under the Svyatoy…

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30.09.2020

A limited liability company in steward ownership?

Over the past few years, it has become increasingly popular in Germany for companies to choose steward ownership, even during the start-up phase, and to anchor this structure in young companies. The UN…

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22.09.2020

Updating the German competition rules for big players in the Digital Economy

The German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) Digitalisation Act is coming – slowly. The draft bill under the heading of Competition Law 4.0 was already published at the end of January. Now the…

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