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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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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