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10.4 million euros in fines: unauthorised video surveillance in retail

The Data Protection Commissioner of Lower Saxony [Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen, LfD Niedersachsen]) announced on 8 January 2021 that it had imposed a fine of €10.4 million on notebooksbilliger.de AG.

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12.01.2021 News

Oppenhoff advises Hawesko on the sale of Ziegler

Oppenhoff has advised listed Hawesko group on the sale of Gebrüder Josef und Matthäus Ziegler GmbH to private investors. Hawesko will remain Ziegler's exclusive distribution partner.

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Employment Law08.01.2021 Newsletter

Update: Childcare regulations relevant to remuneration

By decision of the Minister Presidents' Conference of 5 January 2021, the lockdown is being continued. School and childcare closures are also being extended until the end of January. In order to ease the burden on parents, child sickness benefit will be granted for an additional 10 days per parent (20 additional days for single parents) in 2021. A complex issue here is its interaction with the compensation claim according to § 56 (1)(a) German Infection Protection Act [Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG]. Our experts Anja Dombrowsky and Jörn Kuhn have summarised the main points.

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Oppenhoff advises MRH Trowe on growth partnership with AnaCap

Oppenhoff advised the shareholders of MRH Trowe Holding AG, the holding company of one of the leading industrial brokers in Germany, on the minority investment by private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners.

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Employment Law06.01.2021 Newsletter

FAQ: Labour law aspects in connection with corona vaccinations

The first corona vaccinations have been carried out. The plans for widespread vaccination are becoming more concrete as each new vaccine is approved. The possibility of getting vaccinated has also led to an increasing discussion in company practice of the questions this raises with regard to the employment relationship. In our FAQ, our experts Annabelle Marceau and Jörn Kuhn have summarised the most important questions and answers.

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Lease payments during the COVID 19 pandemic - the legal attempt at a solution

The Bundestag has clarified by law that in the case of government imposed closures and restrictions, commercial lessees may be entitled to a rent adjustment claim on grounds of a disturbance of the business basis.

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Employment Law16.12.2020 Newsletter

Focus on Labor Law - 4th quarter 2020

The year 2020 has been strongly influenced by the corona pandemic, also in terms of labour law. This is reflected not only in the legislation but also in the case law. This newsletter provides you with an update on the laws of relevance to employers that were passed by the Bundestag shortly before the end of the year to cushion the blow of the corona crisis. Also outside of corona, how-ever, the labour law courts once again have some exciting rulings to offer. Read for yourself!

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Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Law10.12.2020 Newsletter

18th German Corporate M&A-Congress

At this year's 18th German Corporate M&A-Congress, our experts Myriam Baars-Schilling and Dr. Markus Rasner joined our distinguished guests Matthias Lüttges, Head of M&A and Transaction Solutions at Aon Germany, and Martin Lambrecht, attorney and insolvency administrator at LAMBRECHT, in a panel on the topic of "Distressed Investments - Bargain or Bad Buy".

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09.12.2020 News

Oppenhoff appoints new partners

Oppenhoff has appointed new partners with effect from 1 January 2021.

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