Newsletter Labour Law, IV/2011
Labour law developments over the fourth quarter of 2011: Current case law, developments in the Law read more >>>
Newsflash Data Protection, December 2011
Since 2010, consultations are ongoing on the revision of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, which forms the legal basis for the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG). Now, an in-official proposal for its revision by the EU Commission leaked out. read more >>>
Newsletter Antitrust Law, November 2011
Changes by the 8th ARC-amendment (Draft bill of the BMWi) read more >>>
Newsletter Tax, November 2011
Germany agrees with UK and Switzerland on Arbitration Procedures to resolve Double taxation
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Newsletter Antitrust Law, October 2011
German Federal Court of Justice [Bundesgerichtshof] acknowledges the validity of the termination of a press wholesaler by the Bauer publishing house, European Court of Justice misses the chance to clarify the right to inspect procedural files of the cartel prosecution authorities (leniency policy), Reformed European antitrust procedures and the extended role of the Hearing Officer read more >>>
Newsletter Labour Law, III/2011
Labour law developments over the third quarter of 2011: Current case law, Business year 2012 – cost block company retirement pension read more >>>
German data protection authority forbids certain Facebook features
The data protection commissioner’s office of the German federal state of Schleswig Holstein (Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz, “ULD”) called on all institutions located in Schleswig Holstein (“Website Operators”) to shut down their fan pages on Facebook and remove social plug-ins such as the “I-like” button from their websites. read more >>>
Newsletter Tax, June 2011
Germany denies Input-VAT refund upon supposedly incomplete application read more >>>
Newsletter Labour Law, II/2011
Labour law developments over the second quarter of 2011: Current case law, Concept for Securing Skilled Workers read more >>>
Newsflash Export control law - Regulation on restrictive measures against Iran, May 2011
On 24 May the Official Journal of the European Union published a Regulation (503/2011) on the Implementation of the Iran Embargo Regulation (961/2010) dated 25 October 2010. read more >>>
Newsletter Labour Law, I/2011
The year 2011 has been ushered in with a number of legislative projects and legal developments which have direct consequences for business practice. read more >>>
Newsflash Export Control Law, March 2011
The conducting of business with Iran has recently become more difficult due to the so-called Iran Embargo Regulation (EU/961/2010 dated 25 October 2010) with its numerous additional prohibitions or authorisation obligations. read more >>>
Newsflash Export Control Law - Tunisia, February 2011
In view of the situation in Tunisia, the Council of the European Union has issued a regulation on restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies. read more >>>