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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brought a lot of uncertainties in its wake, but above all the promise of greater data security, too. […]

Two referrals by the Federal Fiscal Court (Bundes­finanzhof, BFH) brought before the ECJ the question as to whether or not the German regulation […]

Many banks and Sparkassen [savings banks] have been trying for months to enforce their new terms and conditions. Recently, the Hanover regional court […]

In 2019 already, the ECJ decided that Member States would have to adopt national legislation that would oblige employers to set up a system for […]

These days, correspondence between companies mainly takes place via e-mail. However, you should be aware that e-mails quickly make their way to the […]

Our lives are increasingly shifting into digital spaces; here, passwords protect access to personal services such as online banking or social […]

According to settled case law, a profit transfer agreement (PTA) would only have actually been implemented if the profit that has been determined is […]

Overtime is only paid out if the employer is aware of the additional work that has been performed. In cases of doubt, the employee has to be able to […]

Parity financing of health insurance contributions was reintroduced in 2019 and will likewise continue for 2023. Accordingly, employees and employers […]

Processes in personnel and legal departments can be digitalised and speeded up by using legal tech. In the following section we outline legal tech […]

On 1.1.2023, Germany will replace Hartz IV [its means-tested basic income scheme] with the so-called Citizens’ Basic Income [in German: Bürgergeld] as […]

The previous report already included a question relating to the application of the limitation period to unexpired leave entitlement that was referred […]

When business assets are gifted or inherited, the non-operating assets will be of particular importance because it is not be possible to make an […]

The ‘Dieterle clause’ is primarily used for the last will and testament of divorced persons. In doing so, a testator can ensure that a divorced spouse […]

There is sometimes a desire not to bequeath wealth that has been built up in accordance with the statutory succession rules. This can moreover be […]

If a car parking space renter does not actually use their space at all then a question that arises is whether or not a vehicle that has been illegally […]

The German Federal government approved the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework legislation (Gesetz über den Stabilisierungs- und […]

In recent years, case law related to the assessment of a managing director under social security law has steadily developed further. The Federal […]

If a flight is delayed then an airline from the EU has to pay compensation to its passengers if the delay exceeds a certain amount of time. The ECJ […]

Recently, the Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) decided that rental charges for trade fair stand space that a company rents for exhibition […]