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Corporate Liability Germany

Hogan Lovells

The implementation of the Environmental Crime Directive will tighten environmental criminal law and increase pressure on companies

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Germany must transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive into national law by 21 May, 2026. The Environmental Crime Directive primarily aims to expand and intensify corporate liability. Companies should therefore conduct a...more

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German Energy Company Succeeds in Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case

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On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, sided with the defendant energy company in a landmark climate change litigation case brought by a Peruvian farmer. The farmer wanted the energy company to pay (in...more

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Business and Human Rights for Small Companies – What is the Impact of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act on the Supplier...

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ESG (Environmental Social Governance) has already become an important topic in responsible corporate governance. Globally, there is a rapidly growing body of legislation that requires companies to take action and report on...more

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Erfahrungsbericht: Verteidigung gegen DSGVO-Bußgelder

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Bußgelder wegen Verstößen gegen die komplexen Anforderungen des EU-Datenschutzrechts werden zu einem immer größeren Risiko für Unternehmen. Europäische Aufsichtsbehörden haben bereits mehrere dreistellige Millionenbußgelder...more

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Bundesinnenministerium bestätigt: Datenschutzbehörden können DSGVO-Geldbußen nicht direkt gegen Unternehmen verhängen

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Die deutschen Datenschutzbehörden verhängen derzeit Bußgelder wegen Verstößen gegen die DSGVO direkt gegen das jeweilige Unternehmen. Diese Möglichkeit ergibt sich nach Ansicht der Behörden aus dem sogenannten...more

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Germany introduces a corporate criminal liability regime – Draft bill coming soon

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I. Background - To date, Germany – in contrast to the U.S. and many European jurisdictions – has not introduced a genuine corporate criminal liability regime, meaning that corporations cannot be held criminally liable....more

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Germany to Introduce Wider Merger Control Regime to Catch Tech Start-Ups

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On 28 September 2016, the German government proposed legislation to amend the Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) for the ninth time. Presuming that it will pass the further steps required, the proposed amendment is...more

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New Size-of-Transaction Test in German Merger Control

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Proposed legislative amendment to include changes to merger control thresholds, dominance test, parental liability, and to implement EU private damage directive. This Client Alert focuses on amendments to merger control,...more

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