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Conflict management in Germany under the DIS rules

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • May 9 2013

The conflict management rules (CMR) of the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS), the German Institution of Arbitration

Persons deemed managing directors in fact in Germany have fiduciary duties under German law

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • May 7 2013

Under German corporate law, the managing director of a GmbH (German limited liability company) has general fiduciary duties to the company. While

German Federal Tax Court: distributions from U.S. trusts are subject to German gift tax

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • April 9 2013

The German Federal Tax Court clarified that distributions from foreign trusts to beneficiaries resident in Germany are subject to German gift

UK Government announces proposals for an “opt-out” collective competition damages action

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

On 29 January 2013, the UK Government's Department for Business, Innovation & Skills announced new proposals designed to improve the ability for

German Federal Cartel Office levies administrative fine due to incomplete merger notification

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • January 24 2013

The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has imposed an administrative fine for the submission of incomplete information in a merger notification. The

Social media privacy around the globe

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Burkina Faso, China, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, USA
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  • November 28 2012

As the popularity of social media and information sharing grows, so too does the importance of that shared data to employers

Workplace e-mail monitoring in Germany

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • November 28 2012

In 2009, the German public was shaken by several scandals that revealed a number of international companies systematically, continuously and comprehensively monitored their employees’ personal data

Legitimacy of social media background checks in Germany

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • November 28 2012

In an ideal situation, the employment relationship should last for a significant time, so it should be as easy to manage and smooth-running as possible

Agreeing to license standard-essential patents on RAND terms may bar foreign injunctive relief

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • October 31 2012

Addressing an anti-suit injunction in the context of patent licensing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction issued by a district court temporarily enjoining the enforcement of a German patent injunction

Germany amends competition law: key changes

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Germany
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  • October 30 2012

On 18 October, the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) adopted several changes to German competition law