Germany: Corporate and Company Law

In early 2024, the European Commission conducted unannounced searches of several tyre manufacturers on suspicion of cartel agreements, basing its initial suspicion largely on publicly available information – in particular transcripts of analyst calls, press releases and presentations.

If an application for provisional measures is to be served under the Hague Convention, and the authority responsible for the service informs the Court several months after the request that service...

Internal Control Systems (ICS) have for centuries been a central pillar of responsible corporate governance — representing both an expression of managerial due diligence...

Frankfurt Regional Court declines to recognize the effect of Projekt Fürst's restructuring plan, but this should not impact the recognition of English Schemes of Arrangement.

Recent disruptions in payment transactions have made it clear how vulnerable the payment system remains despite state-of-the-art infrastructure.

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With the Accessibility Enhancement Act (BFSG) and the BFSG Ordinance, private companies will also be required to make their products and services accessible for the first time from June 28, 2025.

Abwerbeverbote sind ins Visier der Kartellbehörden geraten: Die Europäische Kommission hat zum ersten Mal Bußgelder wegen Kartellabsprachen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt verhängt.

No-poach agreements have come under scrutiny by the antitrust authorities: For the first time, the European Commission has imposed fines for cartel agreements in the labour market.