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The clock is ticking: States to cancel international legal protections, endangering existing claims of international investors
On 5 May 2020, 23 of the 27 EU Member States signed a treaty to terminate existing bilateral agreements for the protection of foreign investments (BITs) between themselves. At the same time, the EU…
Works council meetings during the corona crisis / Digital decision-making
The question of whether works councils can hold meetings in the form of telephone or video conferences and thereby effectively pass resolutions has been the subject of intense debate in the…
First "app on prescription" already in August? The Digital Health Applications Ordinance (Digitale- Gesundheitsanwendungen-Verordnung, DiGAV) has entered into force and the BfArM’s guidance to the fast-track procedure has been published
The Digital Health Applications Ordinance (DiGAV), which entered into force on 21 April 2020, specifies the requirements for application, examination, structure and content of the directory and…
Halloumi - a grilled cheese in court
The proprietor of the EU collective mark "Halloumi” has brought the dispute about the registration of the EU trade mark "BBQLOUMI" all the way before the Court of Justice of the European Union…
The corona protection shield for start-ups
Whereas previous corona aid programmes de facto excluded start-ups, there is now an aid programme specifically aimed at these young companies. However, the sluggishness of the programme's…
***UPDATE*** Competition Law in a State of Emergency in times of COVID-19
Brief update: As of today (29 May 2020), the review deadlines for German merger control proceedings are extended for transactions notified in the period from 1 March to 31 May 2020. The respective…
Can restructuring by means of debtor-in-possession management be an alternative to government support measures during the corona crisis?
For several weeks now, companies worldwide have been in a state of emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden collapse in sales in many companies. The retail trade, the tourism industry,…
Short-time work and termination for operational reasons
For the first time since the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009, many employers have to deal with short-time working on a large scale. Once again employers are faced with the question of what…
Overcoming the crisis in the automotive sector: The Bundeskartellamt temporarily tolerates certain forms of cooperation during the restart of production and restructuring
During the Corona crisis, all OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) in the automotive industry shut down large parts of their production in Germany, which also caused a stagnation for hundreds of…
Update on the EEG levy: federal government's economic stimulus package and simplification of application procedure to make use of the Special Equalisation Scheme
1. Reduction of the EEG levy By far the largest financial position in the energy sector is the planned reduction of the EEG levy. CDU/CSU and SPD have decided to reduce the EEG levy as…