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For free? Product replacement, refitting and repair under German product liability laws

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • September 1 2009

The German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) recently issued a ruling which attracted quite some attention in the German business community

The new regulations regarding employee data protection complicate ensuring the company’s internal compliance

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • August 26 2009

Directors and managers are in danger of being personally liable if they do not take suitable measures to ensure compliance, especially to avoid corruption and other economic crimes

The acquisition of a bank in Germany requires knowledge of the financial sector's complicated regulatory background

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • October 6 2009

The German banking market is on the move

German employment law

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • October 12 2009

German employment law is based on a variety of sources

New rules in the statutes regarding the appropriateness of the management board’s remuneration call for supervisory board members to follow their duties more closely than before

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • October 12 2009

The Act regarding the Appropriateness of the Management Board’s Remuneration (Gesetz zur Angemessenheit der Vorstandsvergütung, VorstAG) came into force on August 5, 2009

The compliance officer’s function within a company the Federal Supreme Court decides on compliance officers’ criminal liability regarding violation of their duties and challenges the compliance organizations within the companies

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • December 22 2009

In a current decision (BGH 5 StR 39408) the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) has taken a stance regarding a compliance officer's responsibility within a company

New German arbitration rules meant to expedite proceedings

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • August 10 2009

One of the most important advantages of arbitration, when compared to litigation, is supposed to be speed

German employment law

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Germany
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  • August 2 2010

German employment law is said to be complex and employee-friendly

German insolvency law is geared towards liquidation of the debtor insolvency plan procedures are only applied in exceptional cases

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • May 31 2010

German insolvency law is governed by a comprehensive Insolvency Code which entered into force on January 1, 1999 and has been amended from time to time

The new German government effects on the real estate industry

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • December 3 2009

On October 26, 2009 the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Liberal Party (FDP) (the Coalition) signed their coalition agreement (the Coalition Agreement) as a basis for their political program for the coming four years