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Neuregelung der Registerfälle durch das Jahressteuergesetz 2022 – Fortführung der Besteuerung bei Transaktionen mit Steueroasen...

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Today, two weeks after the German Federal Parliament (“Bundestag”), the German Federal Council (“Bundesrat”) also passed the 2022 Tax Amendment Act (Jahressteuergesetz 2022)....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

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The end of dark patterns in “cookie walls”: German court bans deceptive designs

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Website operators are not permitted to use cookies and similar tracking technologies for analysis and marketing purposes without the informed consent of users, if this involves sharing personal data with third parties and...more

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CJEU: Website operators are "jointly responsible" for embedding social media or 3rd party code

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Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more

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German insolvency law: Group payments (sometimes maybe) not per se voidable?

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Germany has notoriously broad voidability laws. As a rule of thumb, any payment by a third party has high voidability risks if the third party has no obligation to make the payment under the contract....more

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BFH confirms "tax-free" deposit refunds by third-party companies and clarifies further details

In its judgment of 10 April 2019 (Ref .: I R 15/16), the BFH again confirms the possibility of a tax-free deposit refund by third-country companies. The BFH clarifies that also third-party companies have to observe the...more

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Germany: Filling a trademarked dispenser with goods from third-party manufacturers may constitute trademark infringement – Tork

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In the case “Tork”, for which the judgement was released earlier this year, the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) had to decide to what extent “aiding and abetting trademark infringement” is constituted if paper towels are...more

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Platform Bans: German Competition Authority Critical Despite Coty Judgment

Since last year’s “Coty” judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), it may have seemed settled that authorized dealers in a selective distribution network can be prohibited from selling products via third-party...more

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Coty Case: Luxury Brands Can Restrict Online Sale via Marketplaces Such as Amazon

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On 6 December 2017, the European Court of Justice (“the Court”) handed down its preliminary ruling in the Coty case confirming that a manufacturer operating a selective distribution system of luxury goods is allowed to...more

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Hyperlinking in Hamburg and Prague: How national courts apply GS Media

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On 8 September 2016, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down judgment C-160/15 on the means of hyperlinking which caught quite some attention. It has become known as the GS Media decision. In essence, this CJEU...more

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Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter - January 2017

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Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more

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OLG München entscheidet im Richtungsstreit über die Vertretung der InvKG: Die Gesellschaft wird durch ihre Organe gesetzlich...

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Das Oberlandesgericht München hat in einem Urteil vom 1. Oktober 2015 (23 U 1570/15, das Urteil finden Sie unter diesem Link) entschieden, dass die extern verwaltete geschlossene Investment-Kommanditgesellschaft gesetzlich...more

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