On 12 April 2023, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Justice published the draft bill for a law on the financing of future-proof investments (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – “ZuFinG-E“). The draft...more
Das BMJV hat den Entwurf zum Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz (HinSchG) veröffentlicht und setzt damit die EU -Whisteleblowing-Richtline um. Ab den 17. Dezember 2021 müssen Unternehmen und Behörden ein Hinweisgebersystem...more
The German Federal Ministry of Justice has presented a draft bill intended to combat corporate crime. The bill has not yet been published. The most significant provisions can be found in the proposed "Association Sanctions...more
The Situation: On August 22, 2019, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented the draft Corporate Sanctions Act ("CSA"), a bill that would establish corporate criminal liability in Germany. The...more
Justizminister Heiko Maas (SPD) hat im Streit gegen den Internetblog „Netzpolitik.org“ den Generalbundesanwalt Harald Range entlassen. Aufgrund schwerer Anschuldigungen seitens des Generalbundesanwalts sei das...more
Although Germany is a party to The Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters, the German Ministry of Justice has placed certain restrictions regarding how voluntary depositions of...more