Germany Law Articles in English

EU-Wide Energy Market is Slow in Coming …

… and German Federal Competition Office Welcomes Government Proposal to Investigate Energy and Gas Sectors

German Federal Cartel Office Fines German Alstom Subsidiary €91 Million For Bid-Rigging

Compensation Claim to be Brought by GN Against the 2007 Decision of the German Federal Cartel Office, Prohibiting the Sale of GN Resound to Sonova

Legislation - German Law (Labour & Employment - August 2010)

Complaint by Deutsche Presse-Agentur ('DPA') Against Non-Notified Merger Between Associated Press ('AP') and Deutscher Depeschendienst ('ddp') Unsuccessful

Cloud Computing May Violate German Data Privacy Laws

Vertical Price Maintenance Fined yet again by the German Federal Cartel Office

Safe Harbor: More Stringent Requirements for the Transfer

German Federal Supreme Court approves the prohibition of the takeover of the ProSiebenSAT1 group by publishing company Axel Springer AG

German Competition Authority (BKartA) Imposes Fines On Manufacturers Of Ophthalmic Lenses

German Federal Cartel Office ('BKartA') prohibits Magna's planned acquisition of Karmann

New Tax Reporting Obligations for German Investors in US/Offshore Private Funds

Google gets Thumbs up From German Court to use Small Picture Previews

German District Court Stops Bauer Media Group And German Regional Press Wholesalers From Using 'Top 100 Titles' Logo

German Federal Supreme Court ('BGH') overturns German Federal Competition Office's ('BKartA') prohibition in Phonak (Sonova)/GN ReSound merger

Heiner Kamps, owner of Homann Feinkost, cleared to acquire Nadler Group in Germany

G1/07: EPO Enlarged Board Rules on Methods of Surgery

Deutsche Presse-Agentur ('DPA') Alerts German Federal Cartel Office ('BKarta') To Non-Notified Merger In Press Sector

Dawn Raids on Suspected Patent Infringers: German Federal Supreme Court Confirms Patent Owner's Access to Competitor's Premises

German High Court

German Federal Cartel Office ('Bkarta') Clears Merger Of Two Press Distributors In The Regional Press Wholesale System ('Pressegrosso' System)

Germany's Federal Cartel Office ('BKartA') Launches Investigation into ATM Bank Charges

International Employment Update - New Legislation (Germany)

Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards Effectively In Germany

Safe Passage Ahead - Is The Shipping Industry Unsinkable?

The Compliance Officer's Function within a Company - The Federal Supreme Court decides on compliance officers' criminal liability regarding violation of their duties and challenges the compliance organizations within the companies

Turnover Thresholds Introduced In February 2009 By The German Competition Authority ('BKartA') Mean Exemptions For Property Transactions Are Made Redundant And Are Decreed Null And Void

Antitrust Alert: German Federal Cartel Office Steps Up The Enforcement Against Resale Price Maintenance

Regional Court Denounces Smart-Ticketing Practices Among Passengers