ArticleVesting Periods For Pensions —The Promise of a Promise is… a PromiseEven if an employer quits his job in Germany before being entitled to a full pension, he may not necessarily be left with empty hands. GermanyStrategyJones Day
ArticleCan The Discontinuance of an Outsourcing Contract Constitute The Transfer of a Facility?As discussed in the preceding article, if a buyer acquires substantial assets of a facility and the buyer continues operating that facility, then the employees of that facility will automatically be deemed to have been assigned to the buyer. GermanyEmployment and HRJones Day
ArticleHow Can Digital ID Management Reduce Cost And Increase IT Flexibility For Insurance Companies And Banks?Digital ID topics are by their nature cross-functional and require the involvement of many departments and systems within organizations. For example, the introduction of a Customer...GermanyStrategyAlixPartners Asia LLC
ArticlePension Provisions - Ministry Decree On Excessive PromisesThe finance ministry has issued a decree on the calculation of the 75% of salary limit indicating a possibly excessive promise reflecting future salary rises.GermanyStrategyPricewaterhouseCoopers
ArticleA "Standalone" Mindset: How It Differs Post-Carve-Out From Global Corporate Co-habitation?Carve-outs today are an increasingly pressurised environment, with the time to complete and start performing as standalone entities post-separation diminishing.GermanyCorporate/Commercial LawAlixPartners Asia LLC
ArticleExpanding Crown Holding's Global Footprint Through US$1.65 Billion Food Packaging DealFounded in 1892 by the inventor of bottle cap, Crown Holdings is one of the world's leading suppliers of metal packaging for foods, beverages and household and industrial products, with revenues of US$8.5 billion in 2012.GermanyCorporate/Commercial LawDechert LLP
ArticleInvestment Tax Law As Of 2018 | Letter Ruling From German Tax Authorities Affecting Certain Partial Tax ExemptionsDuring calender week 24, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) commented on the determination of the applicable partial exemptions with respect to investment funds...GermanyTaxPOELLATH
ArticleFinance Ministry Decree On Redundancy PaymentsThe finance ministry has issued a decree on the conditions under which redundancy payments still rank for favourable tax treatment, despite continuing or additional benefits to ex-employees.GermanyStrategyPricewaterhouseCoopers
ArticleBürokratieentlastung Im Arbeitsrecht: Kleine Schritte, Aber In Die Richtige RichtungDie Wirtschaft ächzt unter zu viel Formalia, schon die Ampel wollte da Abhilfe schaffen. Ihr Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz, das nun voll in Kraft tritt, soll die Hemmschuhe abstreifen.GermanyEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleMISP geht in die politische Verhandlungsphase: Was die mehr als 1.900 Änderungsanträge für die künftige Marktarchitektur der EU bedeutenThe European Union's Market-in-Sustainable-Products (MiSP) initiative enters a critical political negotiation phase with over 1,900 proposed amendments that could fundamentally reshape the EU's market architecture. GermanyEnvironmentPwC Legal Germany
ArticleLicensing, Up To ExhaustionSoftware can be sold in the widest variety of formats, for example based on a data carrier, by transfer of a master copy on a data carrier, by online download, in OEM models or for online use (cloud computing, ASP, etc.).GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPreu Bohlig & Partner
ArticleNew Rules for the Taxation of Ship FundsAs a result of tax benefits available under German tax law and high returns on investment, German ship funds have enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years, attracting a considerable amount of equity from private investors. Ship funds are vehicles which collect private equity from a limited number of investors to build and operate one or more ships (eg, container ships). The return on investment consists of tax benefits (in particular, losses which can be offset against earnings) on the one GermanyTransportAllen & Overy
ArticleMarketing To German Insurance Investors: A SummaryGerman insurers have historically been conservative investors that are highly exposed to fixed-income investments.GermanyInsuranceMacfarlanes LLP
ArticleReal Estate Investment Trusts (G-REITs) In GermanyThis resolution will be retroactively having effect as at 1 January 2007. This will provide investors with an alternative for indirect real estate investments.GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionMoore Australia
ArticleDIN 77006: Neuer Qualitätsstandard für das Management von Intellectual Property in UnternehmenKünftig gibt es auch für die Qualität gewerblicher Schutzrechte (Intellectual Property / IP) eine DIN-Norm.GermanyIntellectual PropertyDennemeyer & Associates S.A.
Article066. Parent Subsidiary Directive - German Implementing Provisions Violate EU LawGermanyStrategyKPMG Germany
ArticleThe New Telecommunications Act - Part 1 - A Chronicle of the New ActGermanyEnvironmentGleiss Lutz
ArticleData Privacy And Ownership – Who Owns Car-Generated Data?Today's cars include up to 100 electronic control units as well as numerous sensor networks and assistance systems. GermanyPrivacyMayer Brown