17.05.2021

The Third Corona Wave Ends - the Corona Wave in Court Begins

The corona case numbers and the incidence value are falling. Medically speaking, the third corona wave is broken. It seems, however, that the "fourth" corona wave, the labour court wave, is beginning. More…

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05.05.2021

Lessees Do Not Have the Right to Withdraw from the Lease Contract in the Event of a Cancelled Event

In its judgement of 29 April 2021, the Regional Court Munich I ssued a first decision on the interference with the basis of the transaction pursuant to Section 313 of the German Civil Code (BGB), which…

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29.04.2021

BAG: He who has suffered damage: the financial burden of compliance investigations by external third parties

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 29 April 2021 in Case No. 8 AZR 276/20 Grave compliance infringements can justify the termination of an employment relationship. When the grounds for termination…

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29.04.2021

BAG: Data protection as a trigger for a settlement: a blanket demand for copies of data is insufficient

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 27 April 2021 in Case No. 2 AZR 342/20 The Federal Labour Court (BAG) was asked to take a decision on the practical question of to what extent an employer must…

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25.04.2021

"Go to Homeoffice. Go directly to home office. Do not pass GO. Do not collect £ 200".

The "Go to Home Office Chance Card" applies to all employees from now on. It applies by virtue of the German Infection Protection Act. Workers do not even have to land on the Chance space. In the Monopoly…

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17.04.2021

Пакет оптимизационных поправок в 44-ФЗ: анонсированы важные изменения в государственных и муниципальных закупках в сфере строительства

Правительство Российской Федерации 26 января 2021 года внесло в Государственную Думу РФ законопроект, направленный на "комплексное совершенствование положений Федерального закона "О контрактной системе в…

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11.04.2021

新《德国反垄断法》简析

2021年1月14日，德国议会通过了对《德国反限制竞争法》的一项重大修正案。该修正案包含了对德国合并审查制度的深远变革。它将大大削减许多并购交易中的繁文缛节。 1.…

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11.04.2021

Federal Ministry of Finance publishes letter of guidance on the application of rules regarding reportable cross-border arrangements

The publication of the letter of guidance dated 29 March 2021 is largely an affirmation of the views taken in the draft dated 14 July 2020. Key facts With its Act on the "Implementation of Reporting…

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06.04.2021

Russian-German tax practice – Intragroup services and shareholder activity

Contracts on intragroup services traditionally trigger disputes with the tax authorities, first and foremost in the jurisdiction where the group’s companies incurring economically the burden of expenses on…

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28.03.2021

Dismissal of an employee after serious racist remarks lawful

Press Release of Dusseldorf Regional Labour Court dated 23 March 2021 If an employee insults his colleagues with statements such as: "I wished for a gas chamber, but I didn't get it. The Turks should be…

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24.03.2021

Recent EU regulation on crowdfunding

On 20 October 2020, the "Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business" (ECSP-Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. To date,…

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23.03.2021

SPAC fever 2021: Recommendations for early-stage start-ups

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACs") are companies that are listed on the stock exchange as empty shells and are used to raise capital which, at some stage, is invested through a merger with an…

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