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    Internal Investigations
    Internal investigations have become an essential tool for companies operating in…
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    Accessibility becomes mandatory: What companies need to know
    1. Introduction On 28 June 2025, the German Accessibility Reinforcement Act…
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    Fight against corruption: Council of the European Union proposes new standards
    On 17 June 2024, the Council of the European Union published its Proposal for a…
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    The fight against corruption: introducing section 108f of the German Criminal Code
    1. Introduction Since 18 June 2024, the "inadmissible representation of…
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    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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    Hamburg Office Strengthened: Martin Seevers and His Team Transfer from EY Law to ADVANT Beiten
    Hamburg, 1 March 2024 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten strengthens its Hamburg office in the tax and corporate criminal law practice with a team of three from Ernst & Young Law. Martin Seevers,…
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    ADVANT Beiten recruits Equity Partner for Compliance and White Collar Crime practice in Dusseldorf
    Dusseldorf, 9 January 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has expanded its Dusseldorf office at the turn of the year 2022/23, welcoming on board Dr Jochen Pörtge for the Compliance and White…
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    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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    Whistleblower Protection Act: New Whistleblowing Duties Affect Medium-Sized Companies
    New Act stipulates new duties for all companies with more than 50 employees, including freelancers. From December 2021 at the latest, affected companies are to set up their own whistleblowing system…
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    Risk of Fraud when Applying for Emergency State Aid in the Corona Crisis
    The restrictions on public and economic life due to the coronavirus have led to a large number of companies drastically reducing or even completely suspending their business operations. To prevent the…
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    No Duty to File for Insolvency but Risk of Fraud!
    With the German Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings Law and the COVID-19 Insolvency Suspension Act (COVInsAG) contained therein…
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