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Investor Considerations in Germany’s Renewable Energy Sector
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In a decision on immaterial damages under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Higher Regional Court of Dresden, Germany (case number 4 U 940/24), set out important monitoring and auditing...more
In two recent decisions, the German Higher Regional Courts (Oberlandesgerichte – OLG) of Cologne and Munich have clarified the – strict – German requirements for cancellation buttons on websites of tech companies providing...more
On June 23, 2022, the German Bundestag passed the draft law (BT-Drs. 20/1636, 20/2245) in the committee version (20/2392) to implement the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union...more
Traditionally, industry in Germany has enjoyed close commercial ties with Russia and Ukraine. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed on Russia—and by Russia—will inevitably affect these business...more
Arbeitsverträge unterliegen keinem Formerfordernis? Bezogen auf unbefristete Arbeitsverträge ist das grundsätzlich richtig. Dennoch werden Arbeitsverträge regelmäßig noch mit handschriftlichen Unterschriften versehen, um den...more
Die Umsetzung der europäischen Warenkaufrichtlinie (2019/771) und der Richtlinie über die Bereitstellung digitaler Inhalte und digitaler Dienstleistungen (2019/770) in nationales Recht bringt einige wichtige Änderungen des...more
The implementation of the Sales of Goods Directive (Directive 2019/771/EU of May 20, 2019) and the Digital Content and Services Directive (Directive 2019/770 (EU)) into national law entails some important changes to the...more
Bedürfen Änderungen von Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen der aktiven Zustimmung durch den Vertragspartner? Mit dieser Frage setzte sich der XI. Zivilsenat des BGH in seinem Urteil vom 27. April 2021 auseinander (Az. XI ZR...more
Does the owner bear the risk in case of bankruptcy? Due to the tense situation in the hotel industry, various lessees are currently approaching their lessors asking for deferral or abatement of rent payments for the...more
Corona virus as a force majeure event in hotel lease agreements - Rent payment and business interruption insurance - Since the hotel industry is severely affected by the current situation due to the new corona virus...more
Shutdown of hotel operations due to COVID-19 "Corona Virus" - Force Majeure? The COVID-19 "corona virus" pandemic keeps almost the whole world in suspense. The effects on the global economy are not yet foreseeable. ...more
The Corona Crisis has hit the real estate market in general, but in particular it is impacting the retail and hospitality sectors. The scale and business relevance of the Corona Crisis is somehow unprecedented, and therefore...more
On April 1, 2020, an exemption from the landlord's termination right comes into force, which protects tenants against the loss of their apartment or commercial space in the event of late payment of the rent. However, this...more
German government plans to qualify usage restrictions due to state Covid-19-related measures as a disruption of the business basis of lease agreements. On 13 December 2020, the Federal Government and the Minister Presidents...more
With our blog post of December 14, 2020, we had already pointed out the corresponding legislative initiative. In record time, two new provisions on commercial leases (excluding residential leases) were subsequently adopted on...more
Germany has notoriously broad voidability laws. As a rule of thumb, any payment by a third party has high voidability risks if the third party has no obligation to make the payment under the contract....more
Setting the scene The long anticipated European Commission (DG COMP) report on "EU loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets" (see here) has finally been published. The study primarily focuses on the...more