24.06.2020

Effects of the planned reduction of VAT rates on the real estate industry

1. Introduction On 3 June 2020, the coalition committee of the German government adopted the economic stimulus package "Combating corona effects, securing prosperity, strengthening sustainability". On…

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21.06.2020

Taxonomy Regulation for Sustainable Investments Adopted

On 10 and 18 June 2020, the European Council and the European Parliament adopted the Regulation establishing a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (2018/0178/COD procedure). This so-called…

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16.06.2020

The Council Presidency Trio Commits to More Sustainability

Enterprises should prepare for increased ‑ also regulatory ‑ measures to promote a sustainable economy and the announced transition to a green economy. In our newsletter "Corona vs. Does the Virus also…

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15.06.2020

Second Coronavirus Tax Relief Act: Tax relief on the one hand, significant effects for criminal tax law on the other

Coronavirus tax relief or lex cum/ex? The main point is, it is criminal tax law! With a second law on the implementation of tax aid measures to overcome the coronavirus crisis (Second Coronavirus Tax…

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09.06.2020

German Federal Cartel Office Supports Cooperation with Competitors for 'Coronavirus Restructuring'

The automotive industry shows that cooperation with competitors in order to deal with the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic in a coordinated manner is possible in accordance with antitrust…

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28.05.2020

Cross-sector supply chain due diligence obligations underway

As described in our newsletter "Corona versus CSR" in April, plans for a German supply chain law are currently on hold until the second round of monitoring of the National Action Plan on Business and Human…

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28.05.2020

Update: Entry into force of the Medical Need Health Care Assurance Regulation ("MedBVSV") of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)

The Health Care Assurance Regulation MedBVSV which was announced on 14 April 2020 (please also see our post dated 17 April 2020) entered into force on 27 May 2020 (LINK to MedBVSV). The Regulation…

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17.05.2020

Commercial Lease Law: Dispute about Rent Payments in Times of Corona

1. Initial situation In response to the corona crisis, all German state governments took measures to slow down the spread of the new corona virus, mainly in March 2020 on the basis of the Infection…

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17.05.2020

Back to the Future - Returning from the Corona Lockdown

What have the last weeks and months really been bringing about since the beginning of the corona pandemic?  For me personally, more home office, lunch breaks without canteen, hardly any court hearings,…

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17.05.2020

Second Act for the Protection of the Population in the Event of an Epidemic Situation of National Significance

Subsequent to the "Act for the Protection of the Population in the Event of an Epidemic Situation of National Significance" dated 25 March 2020 (see our blog post dated 30 March 2020), the German…

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13.05.2020

Distressed M&A in Germany

Insolvencies in Germany were at a record low in 2019 and insolvency administrators were feeling underworked. And along came a virus that changed economic reality in a heartbeat. Whilst the German…

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12.05.2020

State rescue package for start-ups implemented as two-pillar model

Following the announcement of further aid measures at the beginning of April and the decision on the Matching Fund at the beginning of May, additional details are now available. The so-called Corona…

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