16.08.2020

EU Commission Publishes Study on Sustainable Corporate Governance

In our latest Newsletter ESG and Law we report on the "Study on directors' duties and sustainable corporate governance" ("Study") recently published by the EU Commission. The Study, compiled by EY on…

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10.08.2020

New Developments Regarding Business Shutdown Insurances

By now, most of those affected will know how their insurer handles shutdown insurance claims in the coronavirus crisis. Some insurers are settling the claims while others refuse to accept any liability. In…

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31.07.2020

EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement In Force

The Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Vietnam, abbreviated EVFTA, entered into force on 1 August 2020. It is the EU's second free trade agreement in the ASEAN region after the agreement with…

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22.07.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Moscow: Falk Tischendorf combines extreme sports with social activism in Russia

The German-Russian Forum announces the "Swimming across Russia" social project, initiated by Falk Tischendorf. This project, aimed at supporting rural schools, children’s institutions, and children’s…

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21.07.2020

Falk Tischendorf participated in the 23rd Potsdam Meetings

The Postdam Meetings, initiated by the former President of Germany Roman Herzog in 1999, are conducted annually in the form of a two-day conference. They bring together high-ranking representatives of…

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20.07.2020

Support from Brussels: The EU Recovery Plan and Budget

The members of the European Council (i.e. Presidents and Prime Ministers) agreed in Brussels, after lengthy discussions, on the long-term budget of the European Union for 2021 - 2027 and a recovery plan…

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15.07.2020

National Supply Chain Law Upcoming

To start off our newsletter series "ESG and Law“, we will be reporting on new laws in the areas of environment, social & governance (ESG), sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) that have…

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14.07.2020

The Commission suffers another setback in its fight against illegal state aid

On 15 July 2020, the European General Court (GC) rendered its verdict on the Commission decision of 30 August 2016 requiring obliging Ireland to claim the payment of € 13 billion of back taxes from Apple.…

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08.07.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Lakeward on Joint Venture with AAW Guse

Frankfurt am Main, 9 July 2020 - The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised the Swiss investor and asset manager Lakeward on the structuring and establishment of a joint venture with AAW Guse…

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07.07.2020

Brexit and Data Protection: Secure Your Data Transfers!

The transitional period for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union is not extended and thus ends on 31 December 2020. No use has been made of the consensual extension of the transitional period that…

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30.06.2020

Extension of Tax Benefits for Electric Vehicles as Company Cars

In the course of the second German Coronavirus Tax Relief Act, the legislator has increased the maximum amount of the gross list price up to which a preferential taxation of private use of fully electric…

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30.06.2020

Reintroduction of the Reducing Balance Method of Depreciation of Movable Assets

The second German Coronavirus Tax Relief Act restores the possibility, urgently demanded by the business community, of using the declining balance method of depreciation on movable fixed assets. The…

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