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The independent commercial law firm Oppenhoff advised Ford on the complex cooperation agreements with Marelli.

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Data transfers to third countries outside the EU have been made considerably more difficult by the Schrems II decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 16 July 2020. While the EU-US Privacy Shield has been declared null and void, the EU standard contractual clauses, among others, continue to be valid, but in certain cases need to be supplemented by addition-al protective measures.

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In the course of the ongoing pandemic, the legislator has adopted further regulations primarily concerning the right to the continued payment of remuneration or compensatory benefits as well as the utilisation of care leave. Here, we are summarising the most important relevant amendments to the Third Civil Protection Act [Drittes Bevölkerungsschutzgesetz], which came into force on 19 November 2020, and the Hospital Future Act [Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz, KHZG], which came into force on 29 October 2020:

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The independent commercial law firm Oppenhoff has advised the shareholders of Babybe GmbH on the sale of all of its shares to Natus Medical Incorporated. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Babybe has been advised by Oppenhoff since the first financing round.

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On 9 November 2020, the European Council and the European Parliament agreed on new regulations for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items. Since the Dual-use Regulation came into force in 2009, it has already been amended several times. The list of controlled items was adjusted annually. As early as in 2016, it became clear that the existing regulation would have to be adapted to the rapid technological, economic and political changes. After years of discussions by the EU Council and EU Parliament, an amendment to the Dual-use Regulation is now within reach. The final draft of this agreement has now been published.

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The corona vaccine is on the horizon. In this context, employers are already facing a variety of questions: for example, can employees be obliged to get vaccinated or can they be denied access to the company without proof of vaccination?

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The independent commercial law firm Oppenhoff has been nominated as “German Law Firm of the Year 2020” at this year's The Lawyer European Awards.

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Companies in the agricultural and food supply chain face many changes In the food supply chains, small and medium-sized agricultural producers are facing what in some cases are powerful processing and retail companies. In the agri-food sector, these include in particular large supermarket chains, large dairies or slaughterhouses.

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As of 1 December 2020, tenants will have a legal claim against their landlords to the toleration of structural changes to install charging points. Commercial lessors are also affected by the reform and will have to tolerate installations by their lessees in future - all in the spirit of promoting e-mobility.

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Oppenhoff has advised VHV Versicherungen on the acquisition of the Eucon Group. The seller is the British private equity fund HgCapital. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

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