Coronavirus & competition. Breach of Competition Law? “Price gouging” or not?
First one: Coronavirus & competition – any potential link?
LG Berlin: Reference must be made to GmbH’s legal form
A company’s legal form as a GmbH is a key piece of information for consumers. Withholding information from advertisements about its legal form constitutes an antitrust violation according to a ruling of the LG Berlin.
Valeriya Kachura is a new partner at LP Law Firm.
LP Law Firm is pleased to announce the promotion of counsel Valeriya Kachura to a partner of the Bureau as of March 2, 2020.
Illegal price rigging – Bundeskartellamt imposes fines totaling 154.6 million euros
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, has imposed fines totaling around 154.6 million euros on seven pesticide wholesalers for entering into illegal, anticompetitive price-fixing arrangements.
azur100 Ranking: Raue zählt zu den Top-Arbeitgebern für Juristen
Raue gehört nach dem jüngst veröffentlichten azur100 Ranking zu den TOP-Arbeitergebern für Juristen in Deutschland und konnte seine Attraktivität als Arbeitgeber auf Platz 42 steigern.
Raue wählt Friedhelm Unverdorben zum Partner und aktualisiert Karrieremodell
Mit Wirkung zum 1. Januar hat Raue Friedhelm Unverdorben zum Partner gewählt. Ebenfalls zum Jahreswechsel werden sieben Senior Associates in die neu geschaffene Position des Counsels befördert. Vier Associates werden zu Senior Associates ernannt.
Raue Elects Friedhelm Unverdorben as Partner and Updates Career Model
With effect from 1 January, Raue elected Friedhelm Unverdorben as partner. In addition, seven senior associates are promoted to the newly created counsel position. Four associates have been appointed senior associates.
azur100 Ranking: Raue is among the Top Employers for Lawyers
According to the recently published azur100 ranking, Raue is one of the TOP employers for lawyers in Germany and was able to move up to the 42nd place.
Antitrust & Competition Law: Medical practice that does not admit inpatients is not a Klinik
A medical practice that does not provide overnight accommodation for patients is not a Klinik and is not allowed to style itself as such. That was the verdict of the Landgericht (LG) Hamburg in a ruling from November 15, 2019 (Az. 315 O 472/18).
BGH – Use of protected seal of approval only allowed in connection with licensing agreement
The use of seals of approval that are protected trademarks is not permitted without corresponding licensing agreements. That was the verdict of Germany’s Federal Supreme Court, the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), on December 12, 2019 (Az.: I ZR 173/16, I ZR 174/16, and I ZR 117/17).