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GDPR Risks, and the Need for Compliance, Keep Going Up

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Compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has long been a complicated, arduous task, but compliance officers can always start with one universal driver: your company’s GDPR risk keeps going up....more

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Einfluss der Zustimmung des Aufsichtsorgans auf die Geschäftsleiterentlastung im Rahmen der BJR

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In Prozessen, welche die Haftung von Geschäftsleitern betreffen, kommt der Genese unternehmerischer Entscheidungen oftmals eine wesentliche Bedeutung zu. Hierbei sind Unternehmen und anwaltliche Vertreter gut beraten, auch...more

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ESG liability and litigation risks with a focus on Germany: Greenwashing

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The European Commission ("Commission") is relentless in its fight against Greenwashing and the misrepresentation of sustainability impacts or benefits of a company’s products or actions. Following the global ESG trend and the...more

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The New German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (With a View Across the Border)

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On 11 June 2021, the German Federal Parliament approved the draft bill on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act), which was approved by the German Federal Council without any changes on 25...more

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COVID-19: State Intervention In Times Of Vaccine Shortages

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The European Union (“EU”) and its Member States are struggling with the pace of their vaccination programs. This is partly due to shortages of vaccine availability. Germany, like the rest of the EU, is scrambling to obtain...more

Spirit Legal

Liability risks for companies in crisis and how to avoid them

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Incoming payments pose liability risks for GmbHs on the brink of insolvency - Generally speaking, payments made by customers and debtors are always welcome. Unfortunately though, if a GmbH (German limited liability company)...more

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Risks and opportunities for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Germany

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Who would have thought that a large Japanese city would change the entire German energy environment? The German federal government responded almost immediately to the tragic nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, in March...more

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German Federal Court of Justice submits copyright dispute over YouTube to CJEU

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This week, copyright is all over the place. After the European Parliament voted on proposed copyright reform in Europe last Wednesday (12 September 2018), the long-awaited decision of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH)...more

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Closing the so called "Sausage gap" – Cartel fine procedures after the 9th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of...

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With the amendments to the cartel fine procedure introduced by the 9th amendment of the GWB the legislator intends a harmonization with EU-law and significantly extends the liability for cartel fines....more

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The return of the kin liability (Sippenhaft) – Liability of parent companies after the 9th amendment of the German Act against...

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The Middle Ages are regarded as the golden age of the kin liability (Sippenhaft) in Germany. According to the principle of kin liability, family members had to stand up for the actions of their relatives, regardless of...more

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