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After the 2025 German federal parliamentary election, the parties CDU (Christian Democratic Union), CSU (Christian Social Union), and SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany)...

As part of the new Fair Consumer Contracts Act, Germany will soon require specific cancellation/termination mechanisms for consumer subscriptions.

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

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 following two articles explore the developments and opportunities in Germany's cannabis market.

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in Case C-351/23 (GR Real) (the Judgment). The case arose from a Slovak context...

The finance ministry has published its draft bill to transpose various EU amendments and ECJ cases into national law whilst taking the opportunity to make a number of editorial changes.

QuickTake – A further step to empower individuals to act against corporate wrongdoings? Or more window dressing?

BaFin has released draft guidance on amendments to Germany's Capital Investment Code (KAGB) following the Fund Risk Limitation Act (FRiG), introducing significant changes to authorization procedures for capital management companies. The circular addresses new requirements for senior managers, including mandatory full-time employment and EU residency rules, while providing grandfathering provisions for existing structures.

German tax laws

Business and corporate investments, transactions and reorganizations are often driven (even if only in part) by tax issues.

Following recent bank failures that occurred outside of the EU, the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) on 21 March 2023 held a public hearing...

On 4 March 2024, the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) reintroduced the "Esther de Lange Report" from 2016.

The consumer credit market has changed in the wake of digitalisation. Technological advances have significantly altered both supply and demand through the introduction of new products and the evolution of consumer behaviour.