06.04.2025

USA introduces high tariffs on imports - Europe and automotive sector particularly affected

On April 2, 2025, Mr. Trump, President of the United States, decided to impose m…

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05.12.2024

New: The Regulation on the prohibition of products made with forced labour ("Forced Labour Regulation")

On 19.11.2024, after the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union …

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28.06.2023

Dealing with product liability risks in M&A transactions

1. What are the risks under the Product Liability Directive? 1.1 Draft Product Liability Directive On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a new product liability direc…

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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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15.08.2022

ADVANT Beiten Advises Glenrock International on the Sale of two grocery retail markets in Mülheim an der Ruhr und in Nuremberg

Frankfurt am Main, 16 August 2022 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has comprehensively advised real estate investor Glenrock International Limited on the sale of two grocery retail markets in Mül…

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24.01.2022

ADVANT Beiten Client Achieves Success at Bonn Regional Court in Mask Supply Dispute

Munich, 25 January 2022 – ADVANT Beiten successfully represented a client in enforcing claims against the Federal Republic of Germany arising from contracts for protective equipment. successfully represent…

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