25.03.2020

Antitrust Law in the Corona Crisis: German Merger Control Risks

Merger control also applies in times of crisis. The changing economic environment may allow mergers that would have been prohibited in the past. More often, however, the corona crisis will delay merger…

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25.03.2020

Compensation for Employers under the German Protection Against Infection Act?

Already today the coronavirus pandemic pushes many large and small companies to the brink of their economic capacities. In their distress, companies clutch at any straw. This is all the more understandable…

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25.03.2020

Coronavirus: Refund of VAT Special Advance Payment

In addition to the measures discussed by us on 19 March 2020, the fiscal authorities of some of Germany's federal states have now decided on further relief ‑ particularly for VAT ‑ in order to strengthen…

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25.03.2020

Continued Payment of Wages in the Case of Closure of Childcare Centres and Schools - New Legislative Regulation

In almost all companies, the effects of the closure of childcare facilities and schools are being felt. Parents have to look after the children at home because the grandparents belong to the risk group…

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24.03.2020

Antitrust law in the corona crisis (2): Suppliers / Distributors

Antitrust law also applies in times of crisis. But: Antitrust law allows companies the necessary flexibility to react to the challenges of the corona crisis. One such reaction is reaching bilateral…

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24.03.2020

Update: Federal Government Legislative Package to Mitigate the Effects of the COVID 19 Pandemic

Today, 25 March 2020, the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament) adopted the draft bill proposed by the parliamentary groups of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)…

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24.03.2020

Lease Law in the Legislative Package against the Consequences of the Corona Crisis

As a remedy for the severe distortions to the overall economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government has drafted a package of laws that provides for far-reaching temporary changes in civil…

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24.03.2020

Guide for Investors - Russia

Contents The “Guide for Foreign Investors” is a unique publication. This kind of publication has never before been produced in either German or English. This guide was created with the support of the…

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23.03.2020

Online Mediation - Taking new Paths in Times of Corona

The repercussions of the coronavirus on the economy have already assumed enormous dimensions and have put many business relationships in a precarious situation. This bears a great potential for conflict,…

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23.03.2020

Start-up Venture Capital - Labour law amid the Coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus affects the whole world, including the world of work and labour law. The crisis does not stop at start-ups either. The disease is spreading rapidly and with it questions around labour law. Much…

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22.03.2020

Insurance versus Corona - When does a shutdown insurance pay?

The corona crisis has reached a new dimension with the forced closure of many businesses. In this context the question arises as to whether insurance will cover the costs of the Corona crisis. In the first…

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22.03.2020

Digital Signatures (not only) in Times of the Coronavirus

Due to the coronavirus, work in the area of start-ups is at present also frequently or predominantly done in the home office. In this context, the question of whether and to what extent documents can be…

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