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| Date | | Headlines | | | 9 November 2009 |  | BB-Forum: Wie sieht das nächste Bundesdatenschutzgesetz aus?
Betriebs-Berater
Article - White Collar Defense & Compliance, Germany
Am 26.10.2009 wurde der Koalitionsvertrag für die 17. Legislaturperiode des deutschen Bundestages unterzeichnet. Er enthält Eckdaten für ein neues Bundesdatenschutzgesetz. |
| | | 15 October 2009 | | Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement
Brochure - White Collar Defense & Compliance, Germany
Companies are now facing stricter legal requirements: ignoring or losing sight of compulsory guidelines may cause penalties, damages, a negative impact on a company’s public image and finally result in an economic downturn. In contrast, a company can build confidence with owners, employees and customers by systematically ensuring that all applicable provisions are followed. |
| | | 15 October 2009 | | Purchasing Real Estate in Germany - Twelve Questions and Answers for International Investors
Brochure - Real Estate, Germany
Over the last years, the German real estate market has seen unprecedented years of investment records but also a nearly complete stand-still of investment activities in the course of the global financial crisis. Being one of the largest economies worldwide with a comparatively stable real estate market, Germany still seems to be an interesting place for investments. |
| | | 12 October 2009 | | New rules in the statutes regarding the Appropriateness of the Management Board’s Remuneration call for supervisory board members to follow their duties more closely than before.
White Paper - Corporate Governance, Employment & Benefits, Executive Compensation, Germany
The Act regarding the Appropriateness of the Management Board’s Remuneration (Gesetz zur Angemessenheit der Vorstandsvergütung, VorstAG) came into force on August 5, 2009. It falls into line with a number of legislative reactions regarding the current financial and economic crises. |
| | | 12 October 2009 | | German Employment Law is said to be complex and employee-friendly. However, if understood and used wisely, its rules can offer chances for the entrepreneur in the German market.
White Paper - Employment & Benefits, Germany
German employment law is based on a variety of sources. Typical for the German legal system, it is a dynamic area of law under constant revision by juridisction and legislation. |
| | | 12 October 2009 | | "Strafrechtliche Verpflichtung von Compliance-Beauftragten"
Betriebs-Berater
Article - White Collar Defense & Compliance, Germany
Künftig kommen auf Verantwortliche im Bereich Compliance neue Risiken zu. In einem erst kürzlich bekannt gewordenen Grundsatzurteil hat der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) klargestellt, unter welchen Voraussetungen sich Compliance-Verantwortliche in Unternehmen strafbar machen können. |
| | | 7 October 2009 | | Eine neue BGH-Entscheidung vergrößert die Risiken für Compliance-Beauftragte - und trifft möglicherweise auch Vorstände und Geschäftsführer - A new decision by the German Federal Court of Justice increases risks for Compliance officers - and may apply to board members and managing directors
Client Update - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, White Collar Defense & Compliance, Germany
Auf Compliance-Beauftragte in Unternehmen kommen neue Risiken zu: In einem Grundsatzurteil hat der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) die Funktion des Compliance Officer in Unternehmen hervorgehoben und klargestellt, unter welchen Voraussetzungen sich Compliance-Beauftragte selbst strafbar machen können, wenn Unternehmensangehörige Straftaten begehen (Urteil vom 17. Juli 2009 – 5 StR 394/08). Das Urteil ist bemerkenswert, weil es erstmals den strafrechtlichen Pflichtenkreis eines Compliance Officer höchstrichterlich umreißt und ihm dabei weitgehende Verpflichtungen auferlegt. - Compliance officers in companies have to face new risks: in a fundamental decision the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) has highlighted the position of compliance officers in companies and has clarified under which circumstances they may render themselves liable to prosecution if employees commit an offense (decision of 17 July 2009 – 5 StR 394/08). This decision is remarkable as it is the first time that Germany’s highest court outlines the duties of compliance officers under criminal law – and in doing so imposes far-reaching obligations. |
| | | 6 October 2009 | | Financial Institutions M&A: The acquisition of a bank in Germany requires knowledge of the financial sector´s complicated regulatory background.
White Paper - Corporate & Securities, Germany
An overview of the legal issues, which investors should observe when entering the German banking market. |
| | | 22 September 2009 | | Einschränkung der Insolvenzantragspflicht von Unternehmen verlängert - Relaxation of the Requirement to File for Insolvency Extended
Client Update - Corporate & Securities, Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Germany
Der Gesetzgeber hat die Änderung der Insolvenzordnung, die in bestimmten Fallkonstellationen zu einer Lockerung der Insolvenzantragspflicht führt, bis zum 31. Dezember 2013 verlängert. Sie war am 18. Oktober 2008 aus Anlass der Finanzkrise in Kraft getreten und zunächst bis zum 31. Dezember 2010 befristet. - The German Parliament had, in response to the current crisis in the financial markets, passed a legislation, which came into force on October 18, 2008, amending, inter alia, parts of the German Insolvency Code. These amendments, which had in certain cases led to a relaxation of the obligation to file for insolvency, have now been extended until December 31, 2013. |
| | | 15 September 2009 | | The rapidly growing market of Islamic Finance requires the knowledge of sharia’ah-compliant structures for finance transactions.
White Paper - Islamic Finance, Germany
Islamic finance is a rapidly growing market. Market estimates place the current volume in the region of USD 500 billion and this figure is expected to grow to USD 1 trillion within the next five years. Banks that are looking to become active participants in this market, but which are not specifically set up as “Islamic finance” institutions, have two possible routes: (i) use an “Islamic banking window” (i.e. an in-house department engaged with these financial products, which requires the capability to strictly segregate the assets of the Islamic window from the rest of the banks); or (ii) create a special subsidiary or branch within the banking group dedicated to Islamic finance. |
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