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New rules on German dividend taxation: impact on fund taxation

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Germany
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  • March 7 2013

Germany has implemented a new dividend taxation regime as from 1 March 2013 whereby the tax exemption of portfolio dividends in the hands of

Remuneration policy for non-tariff employees no competence of the company works council

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • October 8 2010

The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) has held that responsibility for the exercise of the co-determination right regarding the introduction of remuneration principles for non-tariff employees (außertarifliche Angestellte) lies with the local works council and not with the company works council (Gesamtbetriebsrat

Standing of environmental NGOs: new measures to fast-track proceedings

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 5 2013

The landmark ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Trianel (case C- 11509) significantly increased the legal standing of environmental

Mandatory information in business emails

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Germany
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  • February 26 2007

The German legislator has clarified that the mandatory information to be supplied in business letters by sole proprietors, commercial partnerships and companies must also be included in business emails

European litigation trends

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 30 2007

Litigating in Europe is a complex process

German 'Bad Bank Act' in force

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • August 31 2009

Under the 'Bad Bank Act', which came into force on 23 July 2009, banks in Germany have three models at their disposal to relieve their balance sheets of risk positions, in particular from structured securities

Fracking new legal framework proposed

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • April 3 2013

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal Ministry of Economics have jointly proposed a draft legal framework for the potential

BaFin tightens requirements for life insurers' capitalisation contracts

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • October 26 2010

In general, German life insurers are authorised to perform only insurance-related business (section 7 paragraph 2 sentence 1 of the German Insurance Supervision Act (Versicherung-saufsichtsgesetz; VAG

European market abuse news: winter 2011

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 16 2011

This fourth issue of our European market abuse newsletter focuses on the proposals to replace Directive 20036EC on insider dealing and market manipulation (MAD) published by the European Commission on 20 October this year

International labour law bulletin - Summer 2012

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium, China, European Union, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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  • September 5 2012

A round-up of developments in international employment law over the past quarter