12.08.2024

Russian Supreme Court: Arbitrators from “Unfriendly States” are Not Impartial and Objective

On 26 July 2024 the Russian Supreme Court decided on the enforcement and recogni…

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12.08.2024

All gone: retroactive withdrawal of the managing director's non-competition compensation

The retroactive and complete withdrawal of a non-competition compensation in the…

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12.08.2024

General meeting: ban on bringing devices suitable for image or sound recording is inadmissible

Shareholders may not generally be prohibited from merely carrying mobile phones …

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02.08.2024

The fight against corruption: introducing section 108f of the German Criminal Code

1. Introduction Since 18 June 2024, the "inadmissible representation of interes…

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18.07.2024

Ursula von der Leyen re-elected European Union Commission President

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected Commission President w…

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10.07.2024

The European Commission's Revised Market Definition Notice in Practice

Market definition permeates every competition law assessment. It is an essential…

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08.07.2024

Mandatory electronic invoices for services between domestic entrepreneurs from January 1st 2025

It is well known that electronic invoicing between domestic entrepreneurs will become mandatory from 1.1.2025 with transitional periods until 1.1.2028 at the latest. The Federal Ministry of Finance publish…

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26.06.2024

Draft bill on the modernization of the German arbitration law of the Federal Government of Germany

Today the Federal Government of Germany has presented a draft bill on the modernization of the German arbitration law [BMJ - Aktuelle Gesetzgebungsverfahren - Modernisierung des deutschen Schiedsverfahrens…

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31.05.2024

Silent whistleblowers? Effects of the Whistleblower Protection Act on confidentiality agreements

In addition to the much-publicised obligations, in particular the establishment of reporting channels, the new Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) primarily contains rights for whistleblowers. They now …

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27.05.2024

Infringement of Shareholders' Attendance Rights

Schleswig Higher Regional Court (OLG), judgment of 07 February 2024 – 9 U 41/23 The right of shareholders to attend the annual general meeting (AGM) of a stock corporation is a fundamental and generally a…

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24.05.2024

EU Supply Chain Act finalized - relevant for companies worldwide

It did indeed take quite a while. And there was indeed a lot of back and forth. But now, it is final and binding: Today, the European Council gave its final green light for the so-called EU Corporate Sust…

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16.05.2024

Liability of Managing Director Despite Formal Approval of Past Actions?

Brandenburg Higher Regional Court, judgment of 24 January 2024 – 7 U 2/23 A managing director is personally liable to the company if the director negligently or wilfully violates their responsibilities, r…

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