In a judgment of 30 July 2025, the Higher Regional Court of Munich sentenced a former member of the Bundestag to a suspended sentence of nine months and a fine of EUR 10,000 for bribery of Council of Europe parliamentarians...more
Reports of investigations and raids related to false self-employment ("Scheinselbstständigkeit") have dominated headlines this week, with authorities increasing their focus on businesses across various industries. Among...more
Coinciding with the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has demonstrated a tougher stance in the enforcement of the EU sanctions. These actions serve as a stark reminder to companies to bring their export...more
Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice submitted a new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive should have been transposed by 17 December 2021 already. This...more