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  • Workplace Harassment in Germany: “We take all allegations regarding harassment seriously” – but what are the consequences?

    In the third of our short series “Workplace Harassment in Germany”, Laura Sparschuh takes a look at some recent court rulings regarding harassment. Awareness of workplace harassment as an issue in Germany has significantly increased over the past couple of years. In many cases of sexual harassment in particular, employers keen to be seen to...

  • Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Cunova GmbH (Germany) and KME America Marine Tube & Fitting LLC (U.S.)

    Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Cunova GmbH (Germany); KME Group SpA (Italy); SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation (Cayman Islands) Acquired: KME America Marine Tube & Fitting LLC (U.S.) Value: $736 million Industry Tags: Specialty Metals; Metals; Aerospace         On February 20, 2024, cunova GmbH, a German based “manufacturer of high-end specialty copper alloy products,” and SDCL EDGE...

  • New US Action Against Melamine Imports

    On February 14, 2024, US melamine producer Cornerstone filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against melamine imports from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago claimed to be (a) dumped – i.e., sold into the United States at less than fair/normal value prices, and (b) government subsidized.  AD case is...

  • Workplace harassment in Germany (Part 2): a checklist for your workplace investigations

    “We conduct investigations in line with all applicable laws and regulations.” Easy for you to say, but what does that mean in practice?  In part one, Laura Sparschuh discussed the options available to employees in Germany when reporting cases of workplace harassment. In this second article, Anna-Maria Hesse and Laura highlight what employers need to...

  • Workplace Harassment in Germany: “We Encourage You to Speak Up!” But to Whom?

    In the first of a short series of blog posts on workplace harassment in Germany, Laura Sparschuh highlights Germany’s new Whistleblower Protection Act and key issues for employers to consider when handling reports of harassment.   In Germany, the Whistleblower Protection Act came into full effect in December 2023. The main news is that employers...

  • PFAS Restriction Proposal

    To curb an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway jointly proposed a restriction proposal to ban over 10,000 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) commonly designated as “forever chemicals” under Article 68 of the REACH regulation. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) initiated a public consultation to allow...

  • Germany leads the way with proposed legislation regulating crypto-assets safekeeping that will provide insolvency protection

    The European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 – MiCA), which entered into force on 29 June 2023, is a significant new regulation that will impact the treatment of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. MiCA requires the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to develop a series of regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implement technical...

  • Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Paccar Inc.; Cummins, Inc.; Daimler Trucks Group Company; EVE Energy Co., Ltd. – Joint Venture

    Status:                  Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer:              Paccar Inc. (U.S.); Cummins Inc. (U.S.); Daimler Trucks Group Company (Germany); EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired:             New joint venture (U.S.) Value:                   $2-3 billion Industry Tags:    Battery and Electronic Component Manufacturing; Electric Vehicles On September 6, 2023, PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) “ent

  • The German Whistleblower Act: the never-ending story approaches its end, maybe

    Last April, the Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany published a draft bill – the Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz/HinSchG) – to implement its obligations under the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The legislation should have come into force by last Autumn, but there have been various delays and it now looks more likely to be Summer this...

  • US Executive Branch Update – February 17, 2023

    This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office VPOTUS’ Schedule* 4:15 p.m. CET – the Vice President will attend a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany...

  • US Executive Branch Update – February 16, 2023

    This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 8:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing | The White House 5:00 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT hosts a screening of “Till” | East Room VPOTUS’ Schedule* 10:30 a.m....

  • How Will The German Supply Chain Act Affect German Companies?

    Businesses around the globe, including those situated in Germany, continue to face difficulties because of disruptions in their supply chain created, in particular, by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. To add to that, the new German Supply Act on Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (the “Act”) is likely to place further pressure on...

  • The German Supply Chain Act On Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains Is In Effect

    Previously, we have posted on the German Supply Chain Act on Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains.  That legislation is now in effect, as of January 1, 2023, and requires companies that have their central administration, their principal place of business, or any branch with over 3,000 employees in Germany to implement specific risk management...

  • Germany’s Insolvency Code Amended In Light of Current Economic Crisis

    The Law on the Temporary Adaption of Restructuring and Insolvency Law Provisions to Mitigate the Consequences of the Crisis (SanInsKG) was published in the German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) today (8 November 2022) and will become effective in German law tomorrow (9 November 2022), following a very quick legislative process. Purpose of the SanInsKG SanInsKG is...

  • Cross-Border Corporate Transformations in Germany – Important Changes Ahead

    Germany will implement the EU company law directive (EU) 2017/1132 (latest government proposal: https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/038/2003822.pdf). The new law will serve as a basis for EU-wide corporate mergers, divisions and transformations of German companies. In addition, it will provide for essential improvements to mergers and other company reorganizations. Below are some key topics and...

  • General Assemblies in Germany – Virtual or Physical?

    Abandoning the Covid-19 concept, Germany has set a new standard for virtual shareholder meetings. The German 2023 general assembly season will be a new legal venture – companies and investors need to prepare. Traditionally, shareholder meetings of German public companies were physical meetings. In principle, shareholders or their representatives needed to attend physically the meeting...

  • Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – June 25 – July 8, 2022

    The past two weeks saw the conclusion of the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summits in Germany and Spain, respectively.  The G7 Leaders’ issued a Communique affirming continued solidarity with Ukraine.  Aligning with the G7, the United States (US) started its domestic process to impose tariffs on a number...

  • Implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in Germany: latest position

    As per our previous blog post, very few members of the European Union managed to implement the provisions of the Whistleblowing Directive into their national legislation before the 17 December 2021 deadline for compliance. Germany is one of the countries that failed to meet the deadline, but as in a number of other EU countries,...

  • Executive Branch Update – June 29, 2022

    This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Tuesday Schedule* 4:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. local) – The President meets with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom on the...

  • US Executive Branch Update – June 24, 2022

    This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Friday Schedule* 9:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House Looking Ahead: The President will travel to Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 25 to attend...

  • US Executive Branch Update – June 24, 2022

    This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Friday Schedule* 9:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House Looking Ahead: The President will travel to Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 25 to attend...

  • Through the Fire? Not Anymore – European Court of Justice strengthens Rights of Patent Owners in Germany

    For many years, German courts would, in principle, only grant a preliminary injunction in a patent case, if the patent in suit had “gone through the fire” in the sense of having survived an adversarial opposition or nullity proceeding at first instance. This case law was based on the consideration that it can be extremely...

  • Through the Fire? Not Anymore – European Court of Justice strengthens Rights of Patent Owners in Germany

    For many years, German courts would, in principle, only grant a preliminary injunction in a patent case, if the patent in suit had “gone through the fire” in the sense of having survived an adversarial opposition or nullity proceeding at first instance. This case law was based on the consideration that it can be extremely...

  • US Executive Branch Update – February 7, 2022

    This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDNT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 1:30 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with H.E. Olaf Scholz,...

  • US Executive Branch Update – February 7, 2022

    This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDNT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 1:30 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with H.E. Olaf Scholz,...

  • Breaking News from Karlsruhe: Progress on the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

    The progress on the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC Agreement) had been delayed due to two constitutional complaints filed before the Constitutional Court in Germany. It was not the first attack on German UPC legislation. A first act of approval had been adopted by the Bundestag in March 2017, but...

  • Updated: Guide To Financial Support Measures Across Europe And The Middle East

    Our most recently updated guide includes updates for Germany, the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia and Prague, notably: Germany Based on the “Guideline for Federal Funding of Production Plants for Borosilicate Tubular Glass and Glass Vials for Use in Vaccine Production”, the BMWi is funding important products for vaccine supply in Germany. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

  • Germany Considers Enacting First-Ever Law Requiring Companies To Both Monitor And Control Supply Chain Practices

    Earlier this month, the German government resolved to approve a new supply chain law that would impose unprecedented obligations on German companies to control labor and control practices – not only of their own operations, but within their supplier as well.  Determining that “voluntary compliance” supply chain laws, which require companies to monitor and report...

  • How does an English administrator obtain recognition of their appointment in an EU member state?

    Since 31 December 2020 insolvency proceedings opened in England will no longer benefit from automatic recognition in an EU member state.  Instead an application will need to be made for recognition in the relevant member state where there are cross border assets or an establishment. Our quick guide gives an overview of the recognition procedure...

  • UPDATED Global Insolvency Report: Impact of Covid-19 on Insolvency Laws

    Our guide sets out how different jurisdictions are changing their Insolvency Laws to help alleviate additional pressures placed on businesses as a consequence of cash flow pressures caused by COVID-19. This week’s updates include changes in Germany and Japan. Click here to see our updated guide.

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