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Luther memo: Legal effects of the coronavirus on IT companies
IT companies are particularly susceptible to the effects of the coronavirus owing to their networking nature. According to a survey by the digital association Bitkom, one in four German IT…
Coronavirus - effects on shipping
Luther.Sea: Since the beginning of the year, the news has been dominated by the coronavirus, a topic that is also becoming increasingly important for the maritime economy. For example, seven of the…
Coronavirus in Germany - permissible measures to combat proliferation
To control communicable diseases, the competent authority has various protective measures at its disposal, which can also be enforced, if necessary. If circumstances so require, basic rights such as…
COVID-19 – will the coronavirus accelerate crises and insolvencies?
COVID-19 - better known in Germany as the "coronavirus" - has now spread in Germany as well. Events are currently being cancelled or postponed on a large scale. At the same time, the impact of the…
Die COVID-19-Pandemie – Auswirkungen auf gewerbliche Mietverhältnisse nach der Einführung des Art 240 § 2 EGBGB (Stand: 25.3.2020)
Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat den deutschen Immobilienmarkt nunmehr mit „voller Wucht“ erreicht. Neben den bisherigen Auswirkungen auf die Hotelbranche sind nun auch eine Vielzahl weiteren Branchen durch…
The temporary suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency for those affected by the coronavirus crisis
On 16 March 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) announced that it would promptly create a legal regulation according to which companies that are experiencing…
Coronavirus meets investment control: German vaccine producers in the focus of international investors
In the course of the global search for vaccines and drugs against the novel lung disease Covid-19, companies from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science sectors are particularly sought…
Italian Desk News 3/2020
Il diritto tedesco e il Coronavirus: quali rimedi giuridici posso utilizzare per contrastare gli effetti del coronavirus sui contratti di fornitura cross border Italia-Germania o per ottenere un…
Corona lockdown and compensation for plant closures
Germany is in the tight grip of COVID-19 by now. Schools and daycare centres are being closed, as are non-food retail stores. Events are to be cancelled, social contacts should be avoided as far as…
CORONA crisis: restrictions on visitation rights in nursing homes and hospitals as a protective measure - legally permissible?
For residents of nursing homes or patients in hospitals, visits from relatives and friends are a prerequisite for their well-being. In the wake of the corona crisis, far-reaching bans on visits are…