The Federal Labour Court has answered the question of whether the temporary workers employed at a company also should be taken into consideration for the application of the German Unfair Dismissals Act.

At the present time, labour law jurisdiction already strives even more than other jurisdictions to resolve disputes by trying to procure a settlement between the parties.

The employers’ association and the metalworkers’ union IG Metall agreed on 19 May 2012 on a new collective agreement for the metal and electrical industry in the pilot district of Baden-Württemberg.

In 2009 the European Court of Justice and, in line with its decision, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, "BAG") re-regulated German holiday legislation with respect to the loss of holiday claims of employees unable to work on grounds of a long-term illness.

The European Commission is consulting Member States on a crisis aid framework designed to support vulnerable economic sectors affected by the Middle East crisis.

The Higher Regional Court [Oberlandesgericht, OLG] of Karlsruhe has brought a sigh of relief to companies that have personal data hosted by an external service provider.

n a decision dated 10 October 2012 published on Friday, the Federal Constitutional Court [Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG] permitted the artificial retroactive effect of a tax law from the date after the adoption of the resolution by the Mediation Committee [Vermittlungsausschuss] (1 BvL 6/07).

By judgement dated 20 September 2022 (docket No. C-793/19, C-794/19), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the German regulations on the preventative storage of location...

Last year, the German Federal Fiscal Court [Bundesfinanzhof, BFH] ruled that when companies are transferred to the next generation, an application for so-called full exemption can be made...

Oppenhoff advised the shareholders of Re.Lion.Bat. Circular GmbH on its sale to PreZero. The legal and economic transfer to PreZero took place in October.

For more than 20 years the EU Commission has been striving to stimulate a Union-wide discussion on employee participation models – to date with moderate success.

German and European investors in the energy and commodities sector with an eye on the exchange between Chile and the EU - two like-minded regions sharing common democratic values and ambitious climate-change targets...

Sugar producers want to provide each other with production capacity in the event of a gas supply cut and resulting production stoppage at affected factories.

On Friday, 2 December 2022, the eagerly awaited reasons for the BAG's decision in the time-clock ruling were published. With astonishing clarity, the Senate, under Presiding Judge...

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).

Oppenhoff has advised the DEPPE Group on a joint venture with Fahrzeug-Werke Lueg AG regarding the recycling of batteries.

When interpreting the EU sanctions regulations, a question of particularly practical relevance was always in which cases the prohibition to provide economic ressources also affects persons...

Today, amendments to the rules on German Group Taxation have been published in the German Federal Gazette.

When terminating a contract using the new termination button in online commerce pursuant to Sec. 312k of the German Civil Code [Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, BGB], the customer may not be required...

The EU Commission is committed to promoting secure transatlantic data flows and addressing the concerns expressed by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the "Schrems II" ruling.