10.03.2020

"So test, therefore, who join forever!" – Trial periods in an employment relationship

Employees, in particular start-ups who have little money or time to waste, should make good use of probationary periods in employment relationships. Trials serve as a time to test something before the…

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10.03.2020

The question of health insurance for start-ups. Interview with Frank Mayer

Frank is the Regional Managing Partner for BARMER in Frankfurt am Main and has been advising businessmen and businesswomen in the Rhine-Main Region since 2015. Mr Mayer, young entrepreneurs, and those…

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05.03.2020

Labour Law Immune System - Tips for Employers in the Time of Coronavirus

The coronavirus continues to spread and more and more companies are affected. To ensure that you are well prepared for the questions of your employees and that the company gets through the next weeks and…

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23.02.2020

Strengthening of Investment Controls in Germany

In November 2019, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) presented its concept for an “Industrial Strategy 2030 - Guidelines for a German and European Industrial Policy”. The…

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09.02.2020

2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Outlook: More sustainability, more laws, more risks

In the new decade, the spotlight will be on sustainability. The already rapid developments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will gather even more speed. Companies involved in real economy and the…

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05.02.2020

The Coronavirus and Business Travel - Employees with a Temperature make Employers Work up a Sweat

The coronavirus continues to spread within and beyond China despite drastic measures such as quarantines for whole cities, obligations to wear face masks, closures of airports and parts of public…

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13.01.2020

Update on the German Transparency Register: Reporting obligation for GmbH & Co. KG's due to the change in practice of the German Federal Office of Administration

Since October 2017, German law requires the so-called "beneficial owner" of a GmbH or partnership to be entered in the Transparency Register. The beneficial owner under the German Money Laundering Act is…

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10.09.2019

A fresh breeze from Brussels: The future EU Commissioners in the areas trade, competition and digitalization

The President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented on Tuesday September 10th her new team and the structure of the next Commission. We took a closer look at the designated…

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04.09.2019

New companies and
associations code in
Belgium brings
fundamental changes

Belgium enacted a new Companies and Associations Code ("Code des sociétés et des associations"; CSA/WVV, or Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen)[1] as well as new tax legislation in February 2019…

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11.08.2019

Steward-Ownership for Start-ups

While some DAX corporations are still busy, trying to find a clear purpose (Handelsblatt dated 18 April 2019 – “The question of why: what gives our work meaning” (“Die Frage nach dem Warum: Was unserer…

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11.08.2019

Schrems vs. Facebook: much ado about nothing? How organizations can transfer personal data to the USA

The judgment of the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") of 6 October 2015 (Case No. C-362/14) invited more media attention than one might expect from such a ruling. Maximilian Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and…

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11.08.2019

The new German Trade Secrets Act in a nutshell – an overview of the new legal system

On 26 April 2019, the German Trade Secrets Act (Geschäftsgeheimnisschutzgesetz, GeschGehG) entered into force in Germany. This act implements the European Union Directive (EU) 2016/943 and establishes and…

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