1. Upsides of Arbitration on Shareholder Disputes over Litigation before Civil Courts -
Generally, shareholder disputes in German law companies are subject to litigation before ordinary civil courts. If shareholders wish...more
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is currently forcing employers to rethink their usual working practices and adjust those practices to challenging circumstances. As a result, the number of employees working from home has...more
The German antitrust authority (FCO) has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data outside Facebook’s platform without the user’s “voluntary consent.” The decision breaks new ground because it links data protection and...more
2/8/2019
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Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition Authorities ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facebook ,
Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Instagram ,
Monopolization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
WhatsApp ,
Without Consent
The German Federal Court issued a series of groundbreaking rulings on July 4, 2017. Arrangement fee clauses in German law loan agreements are invalid if they are included in general terms and conditions set by the lender....more
Volkswagen AG (VW) has lost more than one-third of its value following the September issuance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a Notice of Violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act to VW and certain affiliated...more