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• Crypto Exchanges: German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) License And New Obligations

  Dec 30, 19 • Banking Regulations, Blockchain, Digital Currencies • No Comments • Benjamin Kirschbaum
  

  On November 14, 2019, the German Bundestag passed a law to implement the fifth EU anti-money laundering directive. Among other things, it regulates cryptocurrencies and crypto custody transactions. Crypto exchanges now regulated by law The law also covers crypto exchanges which […]

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• Opening Clause Necessary to Establish A Supervisory Board in A German Limited Liability Company

  Dec 30, 19 • Corporate Law • No Comments • Thomas Schwab
  

  The most important bodies of a German limited liability company are the shareholders’ meeting and the managing director. If you don’t want these two bodies to be solely governed by generally applicable statutory regulations, the articles of association must contain corresponding […]

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• Why Compliance With Customs Regulations Now Offers Twice The Benefits

  Dec 30, 19 • Customs Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko
  

  The German Federal Government is cracking down on white-collar crime. The Federal Ministry of Justice recently presented a draft bill for an association sanctions act. The purpose of the law is to fight corporate crime, referring mainly to property offenses that […]

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• Check Your Own Trademark Rights Regularly!

  Dec 30, 19 • Intellectual Property Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  There is probably no one around who hasn’t held the multicolored magic cube called Rubik’s Cube in their hands at some point. The dispute over the European trademark rights to the cube, designed by the Hungarian Ernö Rubik, has now been […]

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• Establishment of a Subsidiary for Financial Services in Germany

  Sep 26, 19 • Banking Regulations • No Comments • Phillipe Dagobert Winterstein
  

  The establishment of a branch in Germany offers European companies an undreamt-of advantage. This advantage will be revealed below. Furthermore, the relevant supervisory law for the establishment of a subsidiary in Germany will be examined. Freedom of permission for the establishment […]

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• BaFin Publishes New Leaflet for ICOs and STOs

  Sep 26, 19 • Banking Regulations, Blockchain, Digital Currencies • No Comments • Benjamin Kirschbaum
  

  The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has published a new, detailed information note on the current legal situation regarding the so-called Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and Security Token Offerings (STOs). The authority explains which licensing obligations may exist for an ICO, […]

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• Import, Export and Customs Issues: the Consequences of a Hard Brexit

  Sep 26, 19 • Customs Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko
  

  In the referendum of June 23, 2016, a small majority of British voters decided to withdraw from the European Union. Since then, the British government and the European Union have been conducting unsuccessful withdrawal negotiations, with a particular focus on trade […]

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• Half a Holiday Is Not a Holiday

  Sep 26, 19 • Employment Law • No Comments • Dr. Eric Uftring
  

  In Germany, there are always disputes between employers and employees regarding holidays. Employers and employees are often unable to agree on the periods during which leave is to be taken. The legislation stipulates that, if possible, holidays are granted for several […]

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• Trademark Infringement on the Nespresso Bicycle? Charity vs. Food Company

  Sep 26, 19 • Intellectual Property Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  The Armenian singer Charles Aznavour once said that a good weakness is better than a bad strength. The world’s largest food company probably thought the same thing with a simple idea: So why not praise the used Nespresso capsules as climate […]

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• Thomas Cook Bankruptcy: Affected Business Partners Must Register Claims to Be Included in the Insolvency Table

  Sep 24, 19 • Commercial Law, Corporate Law, German Business Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko
  

  All attempts to save Thomas Cook, the second largest tour operator in the world after TUI, have finally failed. The Thomas Cook Group has filed an application for creditor protection. One can only speculate on the precise extent of the mountain […]

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