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Mit dem Inkrafttreten des NIS-2-Umsetzungsgesetzes und der Reform des BSI-Gesetzes stehen Vorstände und Geschäftsführer persönlich in der Pflicht für IT-Sicherheit. Die neuen Anforderungen an das IT-Risikomanagement sind drastisch verschärft worden, wobei der Ermessensspielraum der Geschäftsleitung beim "Ob" der Umsetzung gesetzlicher Mindestmaßnahmen endet. Dieser Beitrag zeigt auf, welche organisatorischen und haftungsrechtlichen Anforderungen zwingend zu beachten s

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities has released its 2027 Annual Work Programme, detailing coordinated priorities across banking, insurance, and securities supervision. How will the increased specificity in digital operational resilience oversight, conglomerate capital reporting, and innovation work focused on AI and tokenisation affect firms' compliance strategies and cross-sectoral risk management?

The Higher Regional Court of Hamm has ruled that non-compete obligations in a company's articles of association can extend to wholly owned subsidiaries of shareholders under the principle of good faith, even when those subsidiaries are not themselves shareholders. This decision addresses whether shareholders can circumvent contractual restrictions by channeling competitive activities through controlled entities that share economic identity with the parent company.

Das OLG Hamm hat entschieden, dass gesellschaftsvertragliche Wettbewerbsverbote auch auf hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaften erstreckt werden können, wenn wirtschaftliche Identität besteht. Die Entscheidung klärt zudem die Anforderungen an die sachliche Reichweite solcher Verbote und die prozessualen Voraussetzungen nach § 46 Nr. 8 GmbHG im Eilverfahren.

The European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable across all Member States in August 2026, introducing new compliance obligations for manufacturers, importers, and distributors. The European Commission's updated FAQ provides crucial guidance on role classification, conformity requirements, and enforcement approaches, yet significant questions remain regarding operational implementation and the allocation of responsibilities throughout the value chain.

German corporate group law grapples with a fundamental tension: reconciling the economic interests of a corporate group as a unified entity with the legal principle that each group company operates as an independent legal entity with distinct interests.