Germany

The National Law Review covers legal matters in Germany authored by lawyers, tax consultants and notaries in various locations including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg. Business law issues addressed include:   mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, data privacy, employment and national and international dispute resolution practices. Specific sectors focused on include: finance, capital markets, private equity, technology, venture capital, real estate, restructuring, commercial, and regulatory compliance matters.

We also include legal news coverage specific to the following industries: automotive, biotechnology, chemical, commodities, engineering, pharmaceutical, employment, nanotechnology, information technology, renewable energy, media, software, outsourcing, telecommunications and many more.

The NLR covers legal news concerning:

  • the German Supreme Court;
  • the German Labor Court;
  • the German Bankruptcy authority;
  • the German Antitrust Authority;
  • CFIUS Filings;
  • the German Ministry for Economy;
  • German BaFin;
  • MiFID2;
  • the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research;
  • the German Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (DPAs);
  • the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the interaction between German law and E.U., U.S. and other jurisdictions legal systems.
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Aug
16
2016
German DPA Plans to Challenge Privacy Shield Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
20
2015
German DPA Questions Validity of Use of Consent and Model Contractual Clauses to Transfer Personal Data to U.S., and Its Peers Seem to Agree Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
26
2015
German DPAs Announce Policy Severely Limiting Mechanisms for Lawful Germany-to-U.S. Data Transfers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
4
2016
German DPAs Auditing 500 Companies International Data Transfer Practices Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
28
2021
German Employers’ Mandatory COVID-19 Testing and Telecommuting Requirements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
28
2022
German Employer’s Obligations to Record Employees’ Working Time Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
22
2024
German Employment Law Changes for 2024 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
31
2022
German Employment Law Fall 2022 Update: Bonuses, COVID-19, and Annual Leave Entitlements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
19
2016
German Employment Law Update: Higher Labour Court Düsseldorf Finds Belated Right to Object to Employment Transfer McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
7
2022
German Employment Law: A Look at Important Changes for 2022 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
2
2014
German Employment News: German Employer’s Obligation to Compensate for Break Times if Break Times Have Not Been Properly Allocated McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
14
2019
German Environmental Agency Will Hold Conference on Advanced Materials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
31
2015
German Exemptions from Mandatory Rebates for Pharma Companies Are in Line with EU State Aid Rules Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
26
2021
German Federal Administrative Court Overturns Berlin Pre-emptive Rights Practice Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
31
2011
German Federal Cartel Office Consults on Substantive Merger Control - Draft Guidance Focuses on Market Dominance McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
24
2013
German Federal Cartel Office Levies Administrative Fine Due to Incomplete Merger Notification McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
19
2018
German Federal Civil Court strengthens Leasing Receivables Securitisation, Factoring and Asset Based Lending in the Lessor’s Insolvency Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
14
2017
German Federal Constitutional Court delays UPC Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
5
2020
German Federal Constitutional Court Judgment of 5 May 2020 Prohibits Bundesbank from Participating in ECB’s Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
14
2022
German Federal Court of Justice Rules on the Obligation to Pay Rent in the Event of Business Closures Due to the Pandemic Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
19
2023
German Federal Court Paves the Way for Stock Price Evaluations for Corporate Appraisals and Appraisal Disputes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
15
2018
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Publishes Guidance on the Regulatory Framework for Cloud Services Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
6
2018
German Federal Labor Court Rules Limitation Periods in Employment Contracts That Do Not Explicitly Exclude the Minimum Wage Are Ineffective Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
10
2021
German Federal Labor Court States Employers Must Provide Employees With Work Equipment Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
14
2023
German Federal Labor Court: Employers May No Longer Cite ‘Better Negotiating Skills’ as an Argument for Unequal Pay Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
14
2016
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Publishes Action Plan Nanotechnology 2020 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
29
2015
German Federal Supreme Court Confirms Successor Liability for Coffee Roasters in Spite of Corporate Restructuring Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
11
2013
German Federal Tax Court: Distributions from U.S. Trusts Are Subject to German Gift Tax McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
15
2019
German Government Publishes Proposed Law for Proprietary Trading Firms Katten
Nov
19
2016
German Government’s Enhanced Scrutiny of Recent Chinese-German M&A Transactions – A Turning Point or Just a Temporary Resentment? K&L Gates
Apr
13
2016
German Insolvency Law applies to Director of English Company operating in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
29
2016
German Labor Court Allows Review of Employee’s Browsing History Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
2
2020
German Law Aspects of Crypto Assets Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
11
2017
German Ministry for Economy Publishes White Paper on Digital Platforms Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
8
2015
German Monopolies Commission Publishes its Report on Digital Markets Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
20
2022
German Parliament Approves Familiar Health and Safety Measures to Address Another COVID-19 Season Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
6
2022
German Parliament Approves Increase in Minimum Wage to €12 per Hour, Effective October 1, 2022 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
3
2015
German Parliament Enacts Law on Mandatory Quota for Women’s Representation in Businesses McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
3
2022
German Patent Act Reform Poses Substantive Changes but Not a “Game Changer” McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
30
2015
German Perspective: EU and U.S. Data Protection “Umbrella Agreement” McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
24
2022
German Podcast Series—Germany’s New Employment Contract Requirements (English) [PODCAST] Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
22
2015
German Real Estate Transfer Tax: A Trap for the Unwary Multinational McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
1
2015
German Regulator BaFin Opens the Way for Credit Funds in Germany Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
28
2017
German Regulators Craft Guidelines Addressing the Ethical Issues Raised by Driverless Cars Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
12
2014
German Schuldschein Loans Grow in Popularity Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
6
2016
German Statutory Minimum Wage May Include Vacation and Christmas Bonuses McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2022
German Supervisory Authorities: Online Traders Must Allow Guest Access for Customer Orders Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
14
2017
German Supreme Court: Loan Administration And Management Fees Are Invalid Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
17
2023
German Whistleblower Protection Act Enters Into Force K&L Gates
Apr
7
2022
German Works Council Election Procedures: Changes to Upcoming Elections in 2022 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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