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Der EuGH hat mit Urteil vom 19.03.2026 (C-43/25, „SML Maschinen") entschieden, dass sich der Empfänger von Rückzahlungen auf ein Gesellschafterdarlehen nicht auf Art.

The written form as required for long-term lease agreements is already observed if the lease agreement is documented in two (identical) written copies, which are each signed by only one of the parties, even if the copies are subsequently not sent to the respective other party.

Our White Paper summarizes efficient approaches to reduce these risks if the agreement is properly tailored in advance.

In February 2025, the European Court of Justice clarified the application of the essential facilities doctrine in the context of digital platforms in its "Android Auto" judgment (ECJ, judgment of February 25, 2025, C-233/23).

Money-back guarantees reduce the barrier for purchase considerably and help to build trust, which makes them an extremely powerful marketing tool.

With unanimous vote, the German Parliament passed the Law to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, criminal and insolvency law. This new law brings with it several (temporary) changes of law...

Unternehmenskäufe bergen seit jeher die Herausforderung, eine ausgewogene Verteilung etwaiger (wirtschaftlicher) Risiken zwischen Verkäufer und Käufer zu finden.

Bridge loans provide critical short-term liquidity during corporate restructuring, but they carry significant legal risks for both lenders and borrowers in crisis situations. This analysis examines the legal framework governing bridge financing in restructuring contexts, including insolvency avoidance rules, unconscionable lending liability, and the ongoing obligation to file for insolvency.

Generally, the effects of insolvency proceedings on agreements are governed by the law of the country where the proceedings are opened.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that shareholder creditors cannot use foreign choice-of-law clauses to avoid claw-back actions under insolvency proceedings.

The new Sanctions Regulation (EU) 2022/576 prohibits contracting authorities from awarding contracts to companies with links to Russia. This also applies if subcontractors with a connection to ...

In 2003, Kabel Deutschland had acquired a subsidiary of Telekom Deutschland, including its broadband cable networks.

On March 3, 2021, the German Federal Government agreed on the draft of a so called Supply Chain Act. It is intended that the German Bundestag (Parliament) adopts it before the summer recess.

On 26 June 2017, the new German anti money laundering act has entered into force. The act provides for the establishment of a German transparency register.

Ein Geschäftsführeranstellungsvertrag kann, wenn im Vertrag selbst keine abweichende Regelung getroffen wurde, auch durch mündliche Vereinbarung beendet werden.

In view of the large number of stumbling blocks and special issues in A&D carve-outs, which we have already dealt with in Part I (regulatory hurdles) and Part II (structuring of the transaction and operative unbundling), careful preparation is the key to success

Das OLG Düsseldorf hat entschieden, dass öffentliche Auftraggeber bei produktspezifischen Ausschreibungen konkret nachweisen müssen, warum eine produktneutrale Ausschreibung nicht möglich ist. Die Entscheidung betrifft eine Ausschreibung der Stadt Datteln, die ausschließlich Apple iPads zuließ, und stellt hohe Anforderungen an die Dokumentation von Mehrkosten und technischen Beeinträchtigungen. Auftraggeber müssen nun bei jeder Vergabe erneut prüfen und vergabere

German insolvency law's principle of equal creditor treatment faces a critical challenge through Section 131 of the Insolvency Code, which addresses "incongruent coverage" - situations where creditors receive security or satisfaction they weren't entitled to receive, or not in that form or timing. The practical stakes are substantial: within the last month before insolvency filing, objective incongruence alone suffices for avoidance actions, with no requirement to prove the creditor's knowledge of the debto