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Innovative office concepts such as desk sharing and open work spaces can be found in more and more companies, alongside an increasing acceptance of home offices and flexible working. Such office concepts are part of the New Work approach which, among other things, encourages interaction between employees.

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Oppenhoff has advised the Pohl Group on the complete sale of its subsidiary Systea Pohl GmbH to the French Etanco Group. Systea will continue to operate as an independent company.

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The use of artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the digitisation of retail. According to the "Executive Summary World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots" of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Germany ranks fifth worldwide in the use of industrial robots - after China, Japan, the USA and South Korea.

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After long political negotiations, the German Federal Ministries for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) have agreed on a draft law on corporate due diligence in supply chains. With the draft bill on the so-called Supply Chain Act of 15 February 2021, the Federal Government wants to oblige larger German companies to comply with human rights and environmental protection standards along their global supply chain from 2023 onwards. The bill is expected to be passed before the end of this legislative period.

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Oppenhoff advised nd industrial investments B.V. on the Series B financing round of Next.e.GO Mobile SE. As majority shareholder of Next.e.GO Mobile SE, nd industrial investments B.V. acted as lead investor for the Series B financing round.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has given online commerce a powerful boost. At the same time, COVID-19 has repeatedly caused supply bottlenecks, resulting in products being out-of-stock at the customer’s preferred dealer. When looking for alternatives, customers then like to take advantage of offers from foreign traders.

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There is a lot happening in the field of Digital Business. Below, we have summarised the most important legal developments.

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On 3 February 2021, the German Federal Cabinet [Bundeskabinett] adopted a draft law to adapt copyright law to the requirements of the digital single market. EU member states must transpose the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/790 ("DSM Directive") into national law by 7 June 2021. With the bill, its implementation is now close to completion.

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Detlef Scheele, the Chairman of the Board of the German Federal Employment Agency [Bun-desagentur für Arbeit], had recently reconfirmed in a newspaper interview that the Employment Agency is going to check every company that has received short-time work compensation. The final checks are scheduled to start in April 2021. Anyone who is not sure whether he did every-thing correctly or who already knows that mistakes were made should take action. Our partner Jörn Kuhn summarises the key points.

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The EU has adopted two directives to harmonise the European digital single market and ensure the highest possible level of consumer protection. In particular, these will noticeably change the law on sales contracts in Germany: on the one hand, the so-called "Sale of Goods Directive" ((EU) 2019/771 - Directive on certain aspects of the law applicable to contracts for the sale of goods) and, on the other hand, the "Digital Content Directive" ((EU) 2019/770 - Directive on certain aspects of the law applicable to contracts for the provision of digital content and digital services).

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