Compliance Management Structures in Germany: An indispensable tool for release from liability
Developments in recent years regarding directors’ and officers’ liability make it clear: The personal – otherwise unlimited – liability...
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“Best Effort” obligations in the acquisition of companies and in contracts in Germany
In contracts, such as company purchase agreements or supply agreements, there are often clauses according to which a party is not wholly obliged to perform...
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Working on Sunday is not permitted in Germany
For German employers it is often preferable that employees also work on Sundays. But is that legally permissible? The law in Germany intends to ban work on...
No materiality threshold for damages under the GDPR?
Damages as a sanction under the GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) empowers supervisory authorities to impose heavy fines. These fines can be...
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Staff Leasing: Foreign Collective Agreement to Be Applied to German Employment Contracts
A large number of regulations must be observed when leasing staff abroad. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now ruled that, under certain circumstances,...
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Intellectual Property Interests as “Substantial Capital” for U.S. E-2 Investment Visa
U.S. E-2 investment visa: value is high, but so is the cost Investing in a U.S. business venture can be exciting and highly lucrative. The E-2 investor visa is...
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Cryptocurrencies as Wages: What Employers in Germany Need to Know
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are becoming increasingly popular. While cryptocurrency was only traded sporadically in the beginning, some of the currencies...
Moving Nonprofit Organizations From Abroad to Germany
The Berlin Court of Appeal (Kammergericht, KG) has decided: The registration of an association from another EU state in Germany by way of a cross-border change...
Interim Aid in Germany: Which Companies May Apply for Financial Assistance?
The German Federal Ministry of Economics is once again granting financial aid to small and mid-sized companies to mitigate the economic consequences of the...
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Use of External Personnel in the German Meat Industry: Restrictions as of January 1, 2021
After lengthy negotiations, the German parties SPD and CDU have reached an agreement on legal changes in the meat industry. This tightening of the law was...
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