22.03.2023

Forewarned is forearmed – Dealing with product liability and the increased risks arising from the new EU Product Liability Directive

The central tenet of the Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz, ProdHaftG) is found in § 1 (1). According to this provision, manufacturers must provide compensation for a defective product when that…

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13.03.2023

Virtual general Meetings of members of an Association

Background Previously – more specifically: before COVID – meetings of members had to be held in person unless – as was the case for most associations - association by-laws expressly provided the option…

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08.03.2023

Notification obligations under foreign trade law – the risks and stumbling blocks for M&A transactions

The legal due diligence assessment carried out as part of an M&A transaction provides a careful assessment of the legal risks associated with the target and is an indispensable element of every…

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01.03.2023

Implementing the Mobility Directive

Introduction The German Act Implementing the Mobility Directive (EU) 2019/2121 was originally supposed to enter into force in January 2023, after the Federal Cabinet agreed on the draft bill on 6 July…

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28.02.2023

Recent Developments in the Act on the Modernisation of Partnership Law

The legislative procedure for the modernisation of partnership law is over. The “Act on the Modernisation of Partnership Law” (Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Personengesellschaftsrechts, in short: MoPeG)…

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20.02.2023

Equal pay for men and women: negotiating skills are not an objective differentiation criterion

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 16 February 2023 in Case No. 8 AZR 450/21

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19.02.2023

New sustainability reporting and extended duties of business managers

Large capital market-oriented companies, financial institutions and insurance companies with an annual average staff of more than 500 have been obliged to provide non-financial reports since 2017 (s289b(1)…

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09.02.2023

ESG Due Diligence for Company Acquisitions

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance and relates to the planning and implementation of sustainability goals and responsible corporate governance. Specific requirements vary, depending on…

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06.02.2023

Is Consumer Protection finally getting teeth? EU Commission targets web stores and shopping apps

With the statement "Consumer authorities will finally get teeth to punish the cheaters," former Commissioner for Justice, Consumer Protection and Gender Equality, Vera Jourová, announced the redesigned…

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06.02.2023

Globalisation of court proceedings through so-called commercial courts

With increasing cross-border trade, the globalisation of legal dealings is becoming increasingly widespread as well. There is, therefore, an urgent need for a contemporary justice more accessible for…

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31.01.2023

Digital Services Act: New obligations for many online services as of 17 February already

It seems that many online service operators still pay much less attention to the Digital Services Act than they should. The DSA will be a real game changer - for "online platforms" more than for other…

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29.01.2023

Social selection: how close an employee is to retirement can be considered to the employee’s detriment

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 8 December 2022 in Case No. 6 AZR 31/22 (Press release) When performing the social selection to determine which employment relationships will be terminated for…

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