During an investigation, it is not uncommon to discover that an individual has forwarded business emails to their private email address. This ruling from the Higher Regional Court Munich shows the potential implications of...more
11/4/2024
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Confidential Information ,
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Corporate Misconduct ,
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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Sensitive Business Information ,
Termination ,
White Collar Crimes
German authorities have intensified and accelerated their enforcement activities in 2023, following a slowdown of both investigations and court proceedings during the pandemic.
This had led to a surge of dawn-raids in...more
1/11/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Paying a cyber ransom will, allegedly, secure your data and give you back control of your systems. But there are legal, operational and ethical risks to consider....more
Companies may recover from their employees the cost of internal investigations conducted by external law firms, according to a decision by the German Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht). However, the court has set out...more
Companies in Germany should be aware of Germany’s looming implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937). The now available first working draft bill for a Whistleblower Protection Act...more