22.03.2020

Antitrust Law in the Corona Crisis (1): Cooperations

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 cooperating with…

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22.03.2020

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

The German federal government today presented the "Draft of a law to mitigate the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic". The legislative draft can be retrieved here. The legislative draft contains…

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19.03.2020

State Support Measures Bypass Start-ups (so far)

+++ Update as of 04 May 2020 +++ After long negotiations between the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Finance as well as VCs and start-ups, the matching fund for…

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19.03.2020

The Effects of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) on Supply Relationships and their Conse-quences under the Law of Obligations, especially for Start-ups

The effects of the coronavirus on national and international supply relationships are already being noticeable. Due to the numerous measures that are being taken worldwide against the spread of the…

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19.03.2020

Update on the Legislative Proposal for the Temporary Suspension of the Obligation to File for Insolvency due to the Corona Epidemic

The legislative draft announced last week by the Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJV) to ease the obligation to file for insolvency is expected to be passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat (federal parliament…

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18.03.2020

Start-ups and the Corona Crisis – Adjust and Move on

Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com) shared on 5 March 2020 the post "Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020". The venture capital investor recommends that the start-ups in which it has indirectly…

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18.03.2020

Update: Tax reductions in the corona crisis

German Federal Ministry of Finance takes a stand on tax reductions for companies encountering liquidity problems because of coronavirus Many companies have made very good profits in previous years, and…

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17.03.2020

Particular impact of SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) on managing directors' duties of start-up companies

Generally speaking, the question has arisen for all companies for some time whether management boards, managing directors and supervisory boards are under special legal obligations with regard to…

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16.03.2020

Relevance of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) for Functional Management Specifications

Are management boards, managing directors, supervisory boards under special legal obligations with regard to SARS-CoV-2, i.e. the coronavirus? The question is becoming increasingly crucial: The coronavirus…

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16.03.2020

Working from Home During the Coronavirus Crisis: Data Protection Requirements

In order to reduce the risk of infection and spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), many companies are currently choosing to allow their employees to work from home if possible. If personal data are…

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16.03.2020

Coronavirus – Legal Recommendations for Business in Russia

The World Health Organisation has officially called the spread of SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic; at present it has affected most of the world’s countries. There are already serious economic consequences.…

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15.03.2020

Corona virus and data protection: Which data may be processed to what extent?

Not only but, in particular, with regard to employment relationships in times of the corona pandemic the question arises whether relevant data may be collected and processed with regard to the employees.…

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