06.07.2021

The specifics of formalising “built-to-lease” and “built-to-suit” transactions

Over the past few years there has been a perceptible increase in the number of “built-to-lease” and “built-to-suit” transactions concluded on the Russian real estate market, in particular, in the warehouse…

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13.06.2021

Coronavirus labor law in Germany

"Labor law has never been more fast-moving than in the past year. There have never been as many new regulations in labor law as in the last 18 months. Which new impulses labor law received in the pandemic …

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07.04.2021

Sustainable City of the Future: Legal Challenges

The concept of sustainable development has become part of the Russian legal agenda, in part thanks to the consequences of the pandemic. The pandemic updated the topic of the sustainable development of citi…

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01.02.2021

Unavoidable personnel reduction – negotiation strategy tips for fast, creative and legally secure implementation

"Legal Framework Whether a pure personnel reduction constitutes a change in operations within the meaning of Section 111 BetrVG (German Works Constitution Act) and is therefore subject to the obligation…

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23.11.2020

Concluding a lease agreement after the pandemic. What should a tenant pay attention to?

"The pandemic and the restrictive measures that came in its wake hit all market participants hard. The first to suffer, naturally, were tenants, who attempted (often fruitlessly) to win a discount on rent…

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11.11.2020

The International Comparative Legal Guide: Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2021

2nd Edition This edition provides a global analysis of common issues in foreign direct investment regimes across 24 jurisdictions. We are happy to contribute to this important publication with a whol…

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16.04.2020

Pre-shift medical examinations for employees driving vehicles who are not employed as official drivers - mandatory or voluntary?

At the end of 2018, amendments were introduced to Federal Law No. 196-FZ dated 10 December 1995 “On Road Traffic Safety” (the Road Traffic Safety Law). The key amendment is that previously the general requ…

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24.03.2020

Guide for Investors - Russia

Contents The “Guide for Foreign Investors” is a unique publication. This kind of publication has never before been produced in either German or English. This guide was created with the support of the Mi…

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05.02.2020

Cheat software: Can publishers level the playing field?

Our legal expert Dr Andreas Lober offers practical advice to publishers battling the rise of cheat software in online games. "In every walk of life, there have always been people who will take shortcuts…

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05.12.2019

Rethinking the Judiciary?!

"This has been the title of the 7th Symposium ‚Law – Made in Germany‘ on 6 November 2019 at the Chamber of Commerce in Frankfurt. Plenty of participants discussed intensively whether Germany needs a Commer…

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26.11.2019

Tech giants – Taming made easy?

"The digital economy is developing at a rapid pace. Tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon create constant pressure on competition law through their constant innovative development of new, c…

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12.11.2019

Key resellers claim legitimacy - the courts say otherwise | Opinion

"Buying activation keys on reseller websites currently ranks among the cheapest ways to purchase a game. While there is controversy between some of these platforms - such as G2A - and developers, users gen…

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